34° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
WAVES

LE PARC

THE PARK
by Damien Manivel
Country: France
Year: 2016
Duration: 71'


Summertime. A teenage boy and girl have their first date in a park. At first they are hesitant and shy, but they get closer as they wander aimlessly, and end up falling in love. But when the sun goes down, they have to part ways… It’s the beginning of a long dark night.

Biography

film director

Damien Manivel

After working as a dancer, he directed several remarked short films including La dame au chien (2011), which won the Jean Vigo Prize. Since 2014, he has written and directed five feature films presented at the major film festivals, including Un jeune poète (2014), receiving the Special Mention of Jury Cineasti del Presente in Locarno and winner of the Pesaro Film Festival among others, Le parc (2016), presented at the Cannes Acid, winner in Jeonju and selected in Turin, Takara - La nuit où j'ai nagé (2018, directed with Kohei Igarashi), presented in Venice, Les enfants d'Isadora (2019), awarded with the Best Director Prize in Locarno and Magdala which made its world premiere at the ACID Cannes 2022 selection.

FILMOGRAFIA

Viril (cm, 2007), Soit sage ô ma douleur (cm, 2008), La dame au chien (cm, 2010), Un dimanche matin (cm, 2012), Un jeune poète (2014), Le parc (2016), Takara - La nuit où j'ai nagé (Takara - La notte che ho nuotato, coregia Kohei Igarashi, 2018), Les enfants d'Isadora (2019), Magdala (2022), L'Île (2023).

Declaration

film director

“Parks are full of ordinary stories. […] As I sit and watch, over time, I notice a strangeness emerging from the ordinary. As if something dark and mysterious was hiding behind the sunlit lawns and outdoor games. It’s these strange impressions that inspired the screenplay. Especially a typical summer story: a teenage girl and boy sitting on a bench, feeling uneasy on their first date. I chose to adopt the girl’s point of view and to relate their love story, from their first look until their separation. From this moment on, I needed to go further and show her state of shock and astonishment. The infinite night that engulfs the park, the young girl wandering in the dark and experiencing heartache.”

Cast

& Credits

regia, produttore/director, producer
Damien Manivel
sceneggiatura/screenplay
Damien Manivel, Isabel Pagliai
fotografia/cinematography
Isabel Pagliai
montaggio/film editing
William Laboury
suono/sound
Simon Apostolou, Arnaud Marten, Jérôme Petit
interpreti/cast
Naomie Vogt-Roby, Maxime Bachellerie, Sessouma Sobere, Bianca Balbuena, Hazel Orencio
produzione/production
Mld Films, Shellac Sud


contatti/contacts
The Open Reel
Cosimo Santoro
cs@theopenreel.com
www.theopenreel.it
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