The Divide (2021 film)

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The Divide
FrenchLa Fracture
Directed byCatherine Corsini
Written byCatherine Corsini
Agnès Feuvre
Laurette Polmanss
Produced byElisabeth Perez
StarringValeria Bruni Tedeschi
Marina Foïs
Pio Marmaï
CinematographyJeanne Lapoirie
Edited byFrédéric Baillehaiche
Production
company
Chaz Productions
Distributed byLe Pacte
Release date
  • 9 July 2021 (2021-07-09) (Cannes)
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Divide (French: La Fracture) is a 2021 French drama film directed by Catherine Corsini.[1] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] At Cannes, it won the Queer Palm.[4]

The film centres on Raf and Julie, a couple who find themselves in a hospital, having nearly suffocated, on the night before a major demonstration.[1]

Cast[]

Production[]

In September 2020, it was announced Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Marina Foïs, Pio Marmaï, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h and Aïssatou Diallo Sagna had joined the cast of the film. Catherine Corsini wrote the script alongside Agnès Feuvre, with Laurette Polmanss collaborating. Filming began on 23 September 2020 and was scheduled to place over seven weeks in the Paris region and in Lyon.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Catherine Corsini now filming La Fracture". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Sean Penn, Wes Anderson, Ildikó Enyedi Join 2021 Cannes Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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