11th edition CIFF – 9-13 April 2025

FILMS 2025: Caribbean Focus | Feature Films | Short Films | Yellow Robin Award Nominees

FILMS 2024:  Caribbean Focus | Feature Films | Short Films | Yellow Robin Award Nominees
FILMS 2019: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2018: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2016: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2015: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film

Quand vient l’automne

France | 2024 | French | 103 min. | e.s.

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A perfect actor’s film set in an intimate film noir. Michelle, now retired, lives a secluded life in a quiet French village near her best friend Marie-Claude. Visits from her grandson Lucas are the true highlights of her days. After a lunch where Michelle apparently served poisonous mushrooms, her daughter Valérie forbids her from seeing Lucas again. Everything changes when Marie-Claude’s son is released from prison.

Ozon avoids spectacle, instead dropping subtle hints about the tension between Michelle and her daughter Valérie, the secret shared between Michelle and Marie-Claude, and leaves the viewer guessing with Hitchcockian suspense. A slow-burning thriller where a raised eyebrow, so to speak, has more impact than a drawn gun. With lead roles played by Hélène Vincent (81) as Michelle and Josiane Balasko (74) as Marie-Claude, the director also pays homage to older actresses, who, in his view, are becoming increasingly invisible in today’s film industry.

Place: The Cinemas 

Date: April 11

Time: 20:00

Duration:103 min

Place: The Cinemas

Date: April 13

Time: 14:15

Duration:103 min

Year in
Festival

2025

Director

Francois Ozon

Country

France

Language

French

Length

103

Year of Production

2024