Grand Expectations

"One day, she will be president."

2023 1h 45m FR

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★6.1TMDB · 117

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Synopsis

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Summer 2019. Just graduated from Sciences Po, Madeleine leaves to prepare the orals of the ENA in Corsica with Antoine, her lover with whom she shares very left-wing political convictions. On a small deserted road, an unexpected encounter will seal their fate.

“One day, she will be president.”

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Cast

Rebecca Marder
Madeleine Pastor
Benjamin Lavernhe
Antoine Mandeville
Emmanuelle Bercot
Gabrielle Dervaz
Marc Barbé
Yvan Pastor
Pascal Elso
Bertrand Mandeville
Thomas Thévenoud
Thomas Peltier
Cédric Appietto
Charles Lucciani
Jean-Emmanuel Pagni
Lieutenant Hassani

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sylvain Desclous
Writers: Sylvain Desclous, Pierre Erwan Guillaume, Olivier Lorelle
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sylvain Desclous, shot by Julien Hirsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Rebecca Marder and Benjamin Lavernhe and Emmanuelle Bercot carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One day, she will be president.".

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IMDB entry: tt23647880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sylvain Desclous directs. Julien Hirsch behind the camera. Isabelle Poudevigne cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Directed by Sylvain Desclous, shot by Julien Hirsch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Isabelle Poudevigne shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Rebecca Marder and Benjamin Lavernhe and Emmanuelle Bercot carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "One day, she will be president.".
6IMDB entry: tt23647880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.