The Cinema Nuovo Sacher will host Rendez-Vous 2025
The 15th-edition of Rendez-vous, the festival dedicated to new French cinema, will be held in Rome and will then make stops, with special sections and guests, in Bologna, Florence, Milan, Naples, Palermo, and Turin. In the capital, it will run from April 2nd to April 6th at the Cinema Nuovo Sacher. The program allows local audiences to explore contemporary French cinema in all its diversity, from arthouse to mainstream films.
This is the most important Italian film event dedicated to French cinema; it was born from an initiative of the French Embassy in Italy, and is co-organized by the Institut français Italia and Unifrance, the French cinema and audio-visual promotion agency in the world.
The protagonists of this edition will be three actresses, starring in three films that challenge the themes of motherhood and family.
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OPENING FILM: L’ATTACHEMENT
A young father, left to raise his child alone, struggles to find the strength to love again. A feminist librarian, single by choice, has decided never to become a mother. A six-year-old boy seeks his place in a new family. Presented in the Orizzonti competition at Venice 81, this delicate and moving film explores grief and the unexpected ways love can take shape. L’attachement celebrates chosen families, the unstoppable power of affection, and offers a fresh perspective on feminism through the character played by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. Alongside Pio Marmaï, Vimala Pons, and Raphaël Quenard, she brings to life a symphony of dialogue infused with restraint, irony, and vulnerability.
SOTTO LE FOGLIE – QUAND VIENT L’AUTOMNE
Francois Ozon surprises audiences once again with a shift in tone. His latest work, a box office success in France with nearly 700,000 tickets sold, adopts the style of a polar (French crime thriller) but subverts the genre with an intimate approach and his signature dark humor. The film boldly explores ghosts of the past, motherhood, and the passage of time. This film challenges stereotypes of old age, questioning moral boundaries, truth and deception, and the hidden violence in love and family relationships. Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Pierre Lottin) at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, the film has also earned Hélène Vincent a César nomination for Best Actress.
MA MÈRE, DIEU ET SYLVIE VARTAN – C’ERA UNA VOLTA MIA MADRE (6 aprile)
On April 6th at Cinema Nuovo Sacher, LEÏLA BEKHTI presents the Italian premiere of MA MÈRE, DIEU ET SYLVIE VARTAN – ONCE UPON A TIME MY MOTHER by Ken Scott.
In 1963, the eccentric, irresistible, and generous Esther (Leïla Bekhti) gives birth to Roland. The child is born with a clubfoot that prevents him from standing. Against everyone’s advice, Esther promises him that he will walk like everyone else and have a fabulous life. From that moment on, this unstoppable mother never stops doing everything in her power to keep her promise. Based on the autobiographical novel by Roland Perez, the film paints a humorous, tender, and captivating portrait of an incredibly authentic and unconventional woman. The outstanding cast includes Jonathan Cohen, Naïm Naji, and Sylvie Vartan as herself.
All films will be screened in their original language with Italian subtitles.
2 – 6 April 2025
Cinema Nuovo Sacher (Largo Ascianghi, 1)
