Things to Come (2016 film)
| Things to Come | |
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| Directed by | Mia Hansen-Løve |
| Produced by | Charles Gillibert |
| Written by | Mia Hansen-Løve |
| Starring | Isabelle Huppert |
| Cinematography | Denis Lenoir |
| Edited by | Marion Monnier |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange (France) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country |
France Germany |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €3.2 million[2] |
Things to Come (French title: L'Avenir) is a 2016 French-German drama film written and directed by Mia Hansen-Løve and starring Isabelle Huppert.[3][4] Principal photography began on 22 June 2015 in Paris.[2] It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[5][6] At Berlin, Hansen-Løve won the Silver Bear for Best Director.[7]
Cast
- Isabelle Huppert as Nathalie
- André Marcon as Heinz
- Roman Kolinka as Fabien
- Édith Scob as Yvette
- Sarah Le Picard as Chloé
- Solal Forte as Johann
- Élise Lhomeau as Elsa
- Lionel Dray as Hugo
- Grégoire Montana-Haroche as Simon
- Lina Benzerti as Antonia
Production
Hansen-Løve stated that she wrote the role of Nathalie with Isabelle Huppert in mind.[8] She also admitted that the character of Nathalie was loosely based on her own mother who was a philosophy professor who separated from her husband later in life.[9]
Critical response
Things to Come received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 100% approval rating, based on 9 reviews, with an average score of 8.8/10.[10] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film received an average score of 88, based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[11]
References
- ↑ "Things to Come". Les Films du Losange.
- 1 2 "Isabelle Huppert tourne "L'Avenir" de Mia Hansen-Løve". Challenges. 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Things to Come by Mia Hansen-Love for Les Films du Losange". Cineuropa. 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Cannes: Les Films du Losange acquires Mia Hansen-Løve's 'Things to Come'". ScreenDaily.com. 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Jan 11, 2016: Berlinale Competition 2016: Another nine films selected". Berlinale. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Berlin Film Festival Adds Nine Films to Competition Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ "Prizes of the International Jury". Berlinale. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Keslassy, Elsa. "Berlin: Isabelle Huppert, Mia Hansen-Love Chat About ‘Things To Come’". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ O'Connor, Rory. "Mia Hansen-Løve on the Precision of Isabelle Huppert and the Simplicity of ‘Things to Come’". Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Things to Come (L'avenir) (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ "Things to Come". Metacritic.
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