SIDONIE AU JAPON

SIDONIE IN JAPAN

By Elise GIRARD

BOX PRODUCTIONS - as PROD

Drama - Production 2023

In Japan to promote her book, a well-known French writer (Isabelle Huppert) sees her life turned upside down. A little exile in the land of ghosts allows her to make the connection between her past and present.

Festivals
& Awards

Venice - Biennale 2023
Giornate degli Autori - Competition
Geneva International Film Festival 2023
International Feature Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 93 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Elise GIRARD
    • Writer(s)
    • Elise GIRARD, Maud AMELINE
    • Producer(s)
    • Sébastien HAGUENAUER (10:15 PRODUCTIONS), Felix VON BOEHM (LUPA FILM GMBH), Elena TATTI (BOX PRODUCTIONS), Shozo ICHIYAMA (FOURIER FILMS INC.)
    • Synopsis
    • Sidonie Perceval, an established French writer, is mourning her deceased husband. Invited to Japan for the reedition of her first book, she is welcomed by her local editor who takes her to Kyoto, the city of shrines and temples. As they travel together through the Japanese spring blossoms, she slowly opens up to him. But the ghost of her husband follows Sidonie: she will have to finally let go of the past to let herself love again.
    • Partners & financing
    • KIrishima1945 (Japanese co-producer), Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan : Aide aux films de co-production internationale, CNC : Aide au développement
      Distribution : Les Films du Losange
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Nov 04, 2019
    • End of shooting
    • Dec 07, 2019