Le Vent Tourne
Céline’s role
Collaborating writer, with screenwriters Bettina Oberli
& Antoine Jaccoud
English Title
With
the Wind
Year
2018
Form
Feature film (1h
27mins). French/English/Russian.
Trailer
Director
Bettina Oberli
Screenplay
Bettina Oberli
& Antoine Jaccoud, in collaboration with Céline Sciamma
Synopsis
An isolated farm in a remote part of the Jura
region: this is where Pauline and Alex are living in complete self-sufficient
harmony with nature. Their life project is sealed by their love, their ideals
and their work. The couple is now ready to take the step towards total
independence and start producing their own electricity. The arrival of Samuel,
who comes to install a wind turbine, deeply troubles Pauline, upsetting their
relationship and their values.
Awards/Honours
- Variety Piazza Grande Award, Locarno Film Festival (Switzerland, 2018)
Selected for
screening at
- Zurich Film Festival (Switzerland, 2019)
- Taipei Film Festival, Taiwan 2019
- My French Film Festival, 2020
- Festival du Film. Francophone de Grèce (Greece 2019)
- Lisbon French Film Festival (Portugal 2018)
- Helvetica French Film Festival (Switzerland 2018)
Excerpts from reviews
"With the Wind is the Swiss-German
director’s first feature in French, and she seems at ease with the language
switch, helped by an excellent cast. Thierry’s fresh-faced beauty lends itself
to an outdoorsy setting, and she sympathetically conveys Pauline’s inner
struggles when being a good caretaker for the earth just isn’t enough. The
script (Céline Sciamma is credited as collaborator) could have added more
subtlety to Alex’s character, but Deladonchamps is an ace at throwing himself
into extreme roles, and even Shevtsova leaves an unexpected mark despite an underwritten
role. Cinematographer Stéphane Kuthy’s light and flexible camera has a
satisfying, at times tremulous inquisitiveness, finding the balance between
people and nature."
Variety
https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/with-the-wind-review-le-vent-tourne-1202902721/
“The story beats
are largely familiar, but a fearless performance from French actress Melanie Thierry (The Princess of Montpensier)
gives the material a raw power and urgency that will help lift With
the Wind above the fray. The handsomely produced feature, which also
showcases the beautiful Jura landscapes, premiered on Locarno’s Piazza Grande,
where 8,000 people collectively swooned. This suggests the film could work in
art houses not afraid of contemporary romantic material.”
The Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/wind-le-vent-tourne-1133833/
“Swiss director-co-scriptwriter Bettina Oberli
masterfully creates a dramatic love triangle played-out by a trio of
exceptional actors.”
Cinemania
https://www.festivalcinemania.com/en/film/with-the-wind
Notes
Céline
Scimma was a collaborating writer with the screenwriters Antoine Jaccoud and Bettina Oberli (director) for this Swiss/French
co-production. I have not yet been able
to find an English subtitled DVD of this film, so if you find it please let me
know via the comments.
“Working with fellow script writers Antoine Jaccoud, Bettina
Oberli and Thomas Ritter, Sciamma’s trademark sensibility can be felt
throughout the film in the strong emotional silences between characters.”
https://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/whats-on/cinema/screenings/past-programs/celina-sciamma/le-vent-tourne-the-wind-turns
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