The Bare Necessity

Perdrix

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Pierre is the gendarmerie captain of a tiny town, a 37-year-old bachelor who has not yet left the family house. Juliette is an intrepid woman who has her car stolen by a nudist belonging to a local revolutionary group seeking to eradicate all “superfluous” mentalities. When spirited Juliette bursts in to file a complaint, it’s like an electric shock to Pierre’s bleak routine – skirmishes between the two have the distinctive flavor of instinctive attraction. A burlesque-like comedy that navigates through the minor, yet sublime, adventures of two opposite characters caught in the most enchanting of spells: love.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Erwan Le Duc
Script: Erwan Le Duc
Cinematography: Alexis Kavyrchine
Editing: Julie Dupré
Sound: Mathieu Descamps, Alexandre Hecker, Vincent Cosson
Music: Julie Roué
Actors: Maud Wyler, Swann Arlaud, Fanny Ardant, Nicolas Maury, Patience Munchenbach
Production: Domino Films
Producers: Stéphanie Bermann, Alexis Dulguerian
Costumes: Julie Miel
Sets: Astrid Tonnellier
Camera: Marie Demaison, Charlotte Picard
Make Up: Emma Franco
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: France
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 100΄
Contact: Playtime, info@playtime.group

Erwan Le Duc

French director Erwan Le Duc has written and directed four short films, including The Virgin Soldier, which was screened at the Cannes’ International Critic’s Week. His feature debut Bare Necessity premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival. Le Duc also works as a sports journalist for the daily newspaper Le Monde.

Filmography

2011 Le Commissaire Perdrix ne fait pas le voyage pour rien (short)
2014 Jamais jamais (short)
2016 Le Soldat vierge | The Virgin Soldier (short)
2019 Perdrix | The Bare Necessity