BÊTES BLONDES

Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray

France 102 min. min Spanish premiere

Synopsis

The former star of a short-lived television sitcom, Fabien, drinks too much to remember everything he does and not much surprises him anymore. When his path crosses Yoni, he is not surprised to discover, in the wake of this young, tearful, military man, the head of yet another young man, beautiful like a dream, a memory, a reproach.

Themes

French CinemaComedyLGTBIQ+

Filmmaker

Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray

They are a creative duo with an extensive filmography of short and feature films. Alexia Walther (Geneva, 1974) is a graduate of HEAD in Geneva. Maxime Matray (Paris, 1973) studied at Villa Arson in Nice. Their collaboration began in 2006, and since then they have co-directed several films. Their first feature film, Blonde Animals (D’A 2019), premiered at the Venice Critics’ Week.

Filmography: Affection Affection (co-directed, 2025, D'A 2026), Blonde Animals (co-directed, 2018, D'A 2019), Malfaisant (mid-length, co-directed, 2013), Les Ambassadeurs (short, co-directed, 2012), L'Été (short, co-directed, 2008), The Run-Up (short, co-directed, 2008), Twist (short, co-directed, 2006)

Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray

Film information

Original Title: Blonde Animals
Director: Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray
Script: Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray
With: Thomas Scimeca, Basile Meilleurat, Agathe Bonitzer
Contact: Ecce Films
Country: France
Year: 2018
Format: DCP
Length: 102 min. min
Language: French
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Catalan
Edition: 2019

Awards and festivals

Circolo del Cinema di Verona Award in Venice
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