Ava

2017 1h 46m FR

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 280

Drama

Synopsis

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Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Her mother decides to act as if everything were normal so as to spend their best summer ever. Ava confronts the problem in her own way. She steals a big black dog that belongs to a young man on the run...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Noée Abita
Ava
Laure Calamy
Maud
Juan Cano
Juan
Tamara Cano
Jessica
Ismaël Capelot
Daouda Diakhaté
Tété
Baptiste Archimbaud
Matthias
Franck Beckmann
Ophthalmologist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Léa Mysius
Writers: Léa Mysius, Paul Guilhaume
Languages: French, Spanish
Countries: France

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 17% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Léa Mysius, shot by Paul Guilhaume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Florencia Di Concilio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Pierre Deschamps shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Noée Abita and Laure Calamy and Juan Cano carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Léa Mysius directs. Paul Guilhaume behind the camera. Florencia Di Concilio scores. Pierre Deschamps cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 17% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 9 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
5Directed by Léa Mysius, shot by Paul Guilhaume. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Florencia Di Concilio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Pierre Deschamps shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Noée Abita and Laure Calamy and Juan Cano carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt6194530 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "beach", "teenage girl", "summer", "summer vacation".