Those Facing Us

Story

Synopsis

In a big isolated house, Mikael, a musician, is composing a psalm. A young woman, Linda, comes to retreive a suitcase belonging to Sébastien, her companion and Mikael's friend. It contains hundreds of photographs from all over the world. While he is travelling, Sébastien has asked Linda to organise the photographs with a view to an exhibition. Mikael invites Linda to reside with him. She accepts. That is the heart of the film – an intertwining of photographs which, juxtaposed by Linda, begin to speak. In parallel with this, Linda receives cassette-letters from Sébastien. A subtle relationship is established between Linda, the young debutante, and Mikael, the man of experience. Mikael goes off to direct his psalm, Linda stays alone. The walls become covered with photographs – wall of happiness, wall of misery – the fight between Good and Evil. Linda learns of the accidental death of Sébastien and stays alone.

Director

Jean-Daniel Pollet

Writers

Laurent Roth, Jean-Daniel Pollet

Language

French

Country

France

Release date

26 September 2001

Ensemble

Cast

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  Michael Lonsdale

  Mikaël

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  Valentine Vidal

  Linda

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  Alain Beigel

  Sébastien

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  François Négret