Synopsis
An all-access tour behind the scenes at France’s premiere film school, La Fémis. Showing us how successful candidates get to follow in the footsteps of such luminaries as Louis Malle, François Ozon and Alain Resnais, all of whom attended this prestigious institution. Stumbling over their words, the often-nervous candidates seem vulnerable when confronted with the veterans of the industry, who have the difficult task of discovering true talent among all these eager young people.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic69/100
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Claire SimonDirector
- Claire SimonScreenplay
Cast
- Alain BergalaSelf
- Xanaë BoveSelf
- Emmanuel ChaumetSelf
- Claire ChildericSelf
- Michaël DacheuxSelf
- Joël DanetSelf
- Émilie DeleuzeSelf
- Marie-Christine DesandréSelf
- Christel DewynterSelf
- Olivier DucastelSelf
- Jacques DénielSelf
- Sophie FillièresSelf
Stills
Themes
movie businessfilmmakingdocumentary filmmakingwoman directorarts schoolteenage filmmakersjury selectionstudent filmmakersfilm about filmmakingemerging filmmaker