Synopsis
Daphne welcomes Maxime, her partner’s cousin, into her home. While they wait for the host’s return, the two explain their respective romantic lives. Emmanuel Mouret offers us a delightful work, structured through a series of chain passions, which connects with one of the great traditions of French cinema and narrative, which celebrates love that is made (and unmade) as much as the love that is related.
Filmmaker
Emmanuel Mouret
He graduated from La Fémis and has since directed more than a dozen films, many of which have been screened at festivals such as Locarno or Cannes and have received nominations and César awards. Comedy and romantic drama are the common themes in his filmography, through which he speaks, naturally and fluently, about the complexity of emotional relationships. His latest films have been screened at D’A, and Diary of a Fleeting Affair was the opening film of the festival in 2023.
Filmography: La Réputation (short film, co-directed, 2024), Three Friends (2024, D'A 2025), Diary of a Fleeting Affair (2022, D'A 2023), Love Affair(s) (2020, D'A 2021), Le Consentement (short film, 2019), Lady J (Mademoiselle de Joncquières) (2018), Tout le monde a raison (short film, 2017), Aucun regret (short film, 2016), Caprice (2015), Une autre vie (2013), The Art of Love (2011), Please Please Me (2009), Shall We Kiss? (2007), Change of Address (2006), Venus and Fleur (2003), Laissons Lucie faire! (2000), Caresse (short film, 1998), Il n'y a pas de mal (short film, 1997)
Awards and festivals
Best Supporting Actress