GARÇON CHIFFON
by NICOLAS MAURY
Written by Nicolas Maury, Sophie Fillières, Maud Ameline / Photography Raphaël Vandenbussche / Editing Louise Jaillette / Starring Nicolas Maury, Nathalie Baye, Arnaud Valois, Théo Christine, Laure Calamy / Produced by CG Cinéma
France 2021 / 112’
V.O. sub. ITA
first screening
Jérémie, played by Maury himself, is an inexperienced actor. Work, love, and family adversities follow and torment him also in Paris, where he has moved for work, and push him to go back home. Here he has to grapple with his father’s recent suicide and the demanding presence of his mother Bernadette (Nathalie Baye) while he is preparing for an important audition. The queer theme and the conflictual mother-son relationship remind of the last films by Xavier Dolan, including the daring and strongly expressive use of photography rich in pastel colours.

DIRECTOR

Nicolas Maury, French director and actor, best known for his role in the television series Dix pour cent (Call my agent! – 2015-2020) and in the film Un couteau dans le coeur (2018) by Yann Gonzalez.
Garçon Chiffon (My best part) is his debut as a director and has received a nomination at the César Awards for First Best Feature Film.
Maury plays himself in an autobiographical comedy-drama that has been well-received at Cannes Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival.

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