When Fall Is Coming

Quand vient l'automne

TIFF65: Greek Premiere
Michèle, now in her later years, enjoys a peaceful retirement in a quiet village in Burgundy, living close to her lifelong friend, Marie-Claude. But when her daughter Valérie sends her son to spend his school holidays with his grandmother, things take a sudden, disturbing turn. Mixing a character-driven psychological drama with elements of modern melodrama and thriller, the ever-creative and always unpredictable François Ozon once again tackles the theme of what is real versus what seems to be. In this subtle, melancholic, but full of surprises film about the “autumn” of life, Ozon tones down the pace, darkens the atmosphere, and bravely navigates the murky moral waters that surround the human soul, seeking, among other things, an answer to the question: At what age does a person stop being capable of doing harm?
Screening Schedule

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Direction: François Ozon
Script: François Ozon, Philippe Piazzo
Cinematography: Jérome Alméras
Editing: Anita Roth
Sound: Brigitte Taillandier, Julien Roig, Jean-Paul Hurier
Music: Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine
Actors: Hélène Vincent, Josiane Balasko, Ludivine Sagnier, Pierre Lottin, Garlan Erlos, Sophie Guillemin
Production: FOZ
Producers: François Ozon
Co-production: France 2 Cinéma, Playtime
Costumes: Pascaline Chavanne
Production Design: Christelle Maisonneuve
Make Up: Jean-Christophe Roger
Format: DCP
Color: Colour
Production Country: France
Production Year: 2024
Duration: 102'
Distribution in Greece: FilmTrade
Contact: Playtime
Awards/Distinctions: Jury Prize for Best Screenplay (François Ozon, Philippe Piazzo) & Silver Seashell for Best Supporting Performance (Pierre Lottin) - San Sebastián International Film Festival (2024)

François Ozon

François Ozon (born November 15, 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter whose films are usually characterized by a sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view of human sexuality. He has achieved international acclaim for his films 8 Women (2002) and Swimming Pool (2003). Ozon is considered to be one of the most important French film directors in the new "New Wave'' in French cinema, alongside Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Philippe Ramos, and Yves Caumon, as well as a group of French filmmakers associated with the ”cinéma du corps/cinema of the body.”

Filmography

1995 Jospin s’éclaire (doc)
1998 Sitcom
1999 Criminal Lovers
2000 Under the Sand
2002 8 Women
2003 Swimming Pool
2004 Five Times Two
2007 Angel
2009 Ricky
2012 In the House
2013 Young & Beautiful 
2016 Frantz
2018 By the Grace of God
2021 Everything Went Fine
2022 Peter Von Kant
2023 The Crime Is Mine
2024 When Fall Is Coming