Screen/Society--French Film Festival--"Fidelio, l'odysée d'Alice" / "Fidelio: Alice's Odyssey" [new date!] [DCP screening]
Film Screening: "Fidelio, l'odysée d'Alice" / "Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey" (Lucie Borleteau, 2015, 97 min, France, in French w/ English Subtitles, Color, DCP) / Lucie Borleteau makes her feature directing debut with this insightful study of a woman situated in an almost exclusively male milieu. Sailor Alice (Ariane Labed) joins the freighter Fidelio as a replacement engineer, soon discovering that the captain, Gaël (Melvil Poupaud), is a man with whom she was once romantically involved. Though she leaves behind a fiancé on land, she finds her feelings for Gaël have not abated. Buttressed by a remarkable international cast, the film presents a rounded portrait of a passionate woman faced with difficult choices. / -- Winner for Best Actress at Locarno International Film Festival (2015)!/ -- Nominated for two César Awards including Best Debut Feature! / "Built four-square around Ariane Labed's engaging turn as eponymous sailor Alice, this feature debut from actress-turned-writer-director Lucie Borleteau strikes a delicate balance between the sensual and the matter-of-fact." - Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter / "Easily the most fascinating film to come along and challenge traditional gender roles in the past year." - Peter Debruge, Variety / Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7UlMYgTbmo