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Secret de famille | Eric Assous |
| Pierre, a lonely divorcee, is the father of Quentin who has recently become engaged to the magnificent Clémence. Clémence is in no hurry to tie the knot, however, and for a very simple reason : she is in love with the father, not the son ! |
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Parle-moi d'amour | Philippe Claudel |
| An upper-middle-class Parisian couple in their fifties has just come home from a dinner party, which triggers a clash. Their domestic dispute spares no aspect of their marriage. An explosive and ferocious mix, treated with a very amusing touch. |
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Deux petites dames vers le Nord |
Pierre Notte |
| Two sisters embark on a quest to every cemetery in Northern France in search of the grave of their father who disappeared twenty years earlier (they can’t remember where), to spread their mother’s ashes. |
Éditions l’Avant-Scène, Collection Les Quatre-Vents
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L'Européenne | David Lescot |
| What if the European cultural scene were spelled out and played out onstage, and to music ? The Arts must come to their assistance, but can they stand up to a reality check ? Does talking together guarantee we understand each other ? |
| Éditions Actes Sud-Papiers |
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Les poissons ne meurent pas d'apnée | Emmanuel Robert-Espalieu |
| Two men in a swimming pool talk about changing the world. One wears a blue cap and the other a red one... |
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Les Trompettes de la mort | Tilly |
| Annick and Henriette-Alexane haven’t seen one another in years. Henriette dreams of being a shining star up on the big screen or on stage in the capital, while Annick has remained attached to her native Brittany. |
| Éditions Actes Sud-Papiers |
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Belle(s) Famille(s) | Alain Cauchi |
| Toni and Mathilde both have problems with their family. They buy a house in the country and decide to marry - for better or… perhaps for worse, after they invite their parents for the weekend to announce the good news |
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PLAYWRIGHTS CORNERS |
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An interview with Suzanne Lebeau |
| It was a decision I made to devote my life to young audiences, first as an actress and then as a writer because I wasn’t satisfied with the plays I was performing in. I wondered what writing for an audience of children would involve. [...] » |
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An interview with Philippe Minyana |
| « I’ve been working for a while now on the theme of returning – to one’s native land, and reconciliation – and on the idea of conversation and forms of communication between human beings. So for Voilà I chose visiting as the framework, which itself involves certain rituals and codes. [...] » |
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