The read
It runs a compact 1h 16m.
Synopsis
It’s summertime, 2021. Isabelle Huppert plays Lioubov, Chekhov’s unforgettably heroine in The Cherry Orchard. In a near theatre, Fabrice Luchini recites Nietzsche. Both actors are premiering at Avignon’s Festival. When they leave backstage to stand out on stage, they are completely transformed. As everything seems utterly natural, audience does not imagine what happened before. By following their daily lives during the weeks preceding the premieres, Benoît Jacquot brings a singular perspective of the two actors and shows them like we’ve never seen before.
Ratings
TMDB5.9/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Benoît JacquotDirector
- Benoît JacquotScreenplay
Cast
- Isabelle HuppertSelf
- Fabrice LuchiniSelf
- Benoît JacquotVoice
Themes
aging actorstage performanceavignon festivalfrench actorfamous actor