A Faithful Man
Directed by Louis Garrel
A Faithful Man
Lily-Rose Depp
Louis Garrel
Nine years after she left him for his best friend, journalist Abel (Louis Garrel) gets back together with his recently widowed old flame Marianne (Laetitia Casta). It seems to be a beautiful new beginning, but soon the hapless Abel finds himself embroiled in all sorts of drama: the come-ons of a wily jeune femme (Lily-Rose Depp), the machinations of Marianne’s morbid young son (Joseph Engel), and some unsavory questions about what exactly happened to his girlfriend’s first husband. Shifting points of view as nimbly as its players switch partners, the sophomore feature from actor/director Louis Garrel—co-written with the legendary Jean-Claude Carrière—is at once a beguiling bedroom farce and a playful inversion of the patriarchal tropes of the French New Wave.
Reviews
“Steeped in New Wave lore… capturing [Paris] in a late-60s time warp, with pairs of ravishing lovers roaming the streets.”
“Dramatically dazzling. Taps into the French New Wave while attributing the lion’s share of the relationship power not to a man, but to a woman.”
“It can’t be overstated the simple pleasures of something that’s genuine but never cringe-inducing, and light but never sugary.”
“A pleasant confection. Playfully ruminates on how matters of the heart consume people.”
“As delicate and delightful as a well-whipped meringue: light, fluffy, sweet and delectable.”
Awards
Best Screenplay (Winner) – San Sebastián Film Festival
Official Selection – New York Film Festival
Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
Prix Louis Delluc (Nominee)
| Venue | City | State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Cinema/Tallahassee Film Society | Tallahassee | FL | 1571976000October 25 - October 27, 2019 |
| Fresno Filmworks | Fresno | CA | 1570766400October 11, 2019 |
| Ryder Film Series | Bloomington | IN | 1570766400October 11 - October 27, 2019 |
| The Guild Cinema | Albuquerque | NM | 1570334400October 6 - October 10, 2019 |
| Gene Siskel Film Center | Chicago | IL | 1569556800September 27 - October 3, 2019 |
| Cleveland Cinematheque | Cleveland | OH | 1569556800September 27, 2019 |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Houston | TX | 1568433600September 14 - September 27, 2019 |
| Landmark Shattuck Cinemas | Berkeley | CA | 1568347200September 13 - September 19, 2019 |
| Landmark Opera Plaza Cinema | San Francisco | CA | 1568347200September 13 - September 19, 2019 |
| Smith Rafael Film Center | San Rafael | CA | 1568347200September 13 - September 19, 2019 |
| Landmark Kendall Square Cinema | Boston | MA | 1568347200September 13 - September 19, 2019 |
| Landmark Ritz at the Bourse | Philadelphia | PA | 1568347200September 13 - September 19, 2019 |
| Landmark Ken Cinema | San Diego | CA | 1567137600August 30 - September 5, 2019 |
| Coral Gables Art Cinema | Coral Gables | FL | 1567137600August 30 - September 5, 2019 |
| Plaza Theatre | Atlanta | GA | 1567137600August 30 - September 5, 2019 |
| South Bay Film Society | Torrance | CA | 1566360000August 21, 2019 |
| Center For Contemporary Arts | Santa Fe | NM | 1565928000August 16, 2019 |
| Malco Ridgeway Cinema Grill | Memphis | TN | 1565755200August 14, 2019 |
| Northwest Film Forum | Seattle | WA | 1565323200August 9 - August 15, 2019 |
| Laemmle Royal Theatre | Los Angeles | CA | 1564718400August 2 - August 8, 2019 |
| Boston French Film Festival | Boston | MA | 1563681600July 21 - July 26, 2019 |
| Quad Cinema | New York | NY | 1563508800July 19 - August 8, 2019 |
| French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) | New York | NY | 1563508800July 19 - July 28, 2019 |
| Sacramento French Film Festival | Sacramento | CA | 1561262400June 23, 2019 |
| Nantucket Film Festival | Nantucket | MA | 1561003200June 20 - June 21, 2019 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York | NY | 1557633600May 12, 2019 |
| Filmfest DC | Washington | DC | 1556596800April 30, 2019 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | Cleveland | OH | 1553745600March 28 - March 30, 2019 |
| New Orleans French Film Festival | New Orleans | LA | 1550293200February 16, 2019 |
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