Abrázame fuerte

Mathieu Amalric

Transicions France 97 min Catalan premiere Fiction

Synopsis

Clarisse, who appears to have left her husband Marc, drives an old station wagon around France. Her husband and their two children, Lucie and Paul, still live in their home, where a piano occupies centre stage. Clarisse admits to a waitress that she really misses her kids.

Themes

LoveEuropean CinemaFrench CinemaRoad MovieSocial Issues

Filmmaker

Mathieu Amalric

He made his debut as an actor in 1984 in a film by Otar Iosseliani, beginning an unstoppable career that has led him to work with some of the most important directors of contemporary cinema, from Arnaud Desplechin to Raúl Ruiz, including Olivier Assayas, Tsai Ming-liang, Alain Resnais, Marjane Satrapi, David Cronenberg, Guy Maddin or Wes Anderson. He has directed several feature films that have been awarded at Cannes, Mar del Plata or the César Awards, among others.

Filmography: Abrázame fuerte (2021, D’A 2022), Barbara (2017), La habitación azul (2014, D’A 2014), L’illusion comique (2010, D’A 2012), Tournée (2010), Le stade de Wimbledon (2001), Mange ta soupe (1997)

Mathieu Amalric

Film information

Original Title: Serre moi fort
Director: Mathieu Amalric
Script: Mathieu Amalric
Contact: Atalante Films
With: Vicky Krieps, Arieh Worthalter
Country: France
Year: 2021
Format: DCP
Length: 97 min
Language: French
Subtitles: Spanish
Edition: 2022

Awards

SEVILLA EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL
Las Nuevas Olas Special Prize

Poster

Abrázame fuerte