Olivier

Olivier, Olivier

Director: Agnieszka Holland
Country: France

1992 | 110 min. | French
FSK | Nicht geprüft / No clearance

Cast_ François Cluzet, Brigitte Roüan, Jean-François Stévenin, Grégoire Colin Screenplay_ Agnieszka Holland, Yves Lapointe, Régis Debray Camera_ Bernard Zitzermann Producer_ Marie Laure Reye Rights_ Newen Connect

The cruelty of fairy tales: little Olivier goes to visit his grandmother and never returns. Or does he? A rediscovery!

Somewhere in the French countryside, nine-year-old Olivier disappears without a trace on the way to his grandmother’s house. Six years later, a teenager (Grégoire Colin) turns up in Paris claiming to be Olivier.

Agnieszka Holland tells this fable about guilt and identity as a thrilling rollercoaster ride of warm images and bone-chilling emotions. Alongside François Cluzet (›The Intouchables‹), the then 16-year-old Colin (›Beau Travail‹, ›Across the Sea‹) shines in his first role – promptly recognized with a nomination for the César Award for Best Male Revelation. A masterpiece!

Director

Agnieszka Holland's life has repeatedly intersected with historical turning points. Born in Warsaw in 1948, she was a student in Prague in 1968. Around 1980, during the rise of the Solidarność movement, she made her first feature films - and subsequently became one of the most important voices in European cinema. Her latest film ›Green Border‹ won several prizes in Venice, but was subjected to a state smear campaign in her home country. It is clear, therefore, that Agnieszka Holland's fight for the past, present and future of Europe is far from over.

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