Partir un jour
| Partir un jour | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amélie Bonnin |
| Screenplay by | Amélie Bonnin Dimitri Lucas |
| Starring | Bastien Bouillon Juliette Armanet François Rollin Lorella Cravotta |
| Cinematography | David Cailley |
| Edited by | Audrey Bauduin |
| Music by | Thomas Krameyer |
Production company | Topshot Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Partir un jour is a 2021 French short film directed by Amélie Bonnin .
The director later adapted this film into a feature-length movie with the English title Leave One Day which premiered at the opening of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]Julien has just published his first novel. As a soon-to-be father, he returns to Calvados to help his parents move since his father decided to retire. While doing the grocery shopping at the supermarket, he runs into Caroline, a childhood friend who is also pregnant and works as a cashier at the supermarket. They meet up that same evening for an outing to the municipal swimming pool. The unspoken words from the past take shape.[2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Bastien Bouillon as Julien Beguin
- Juliette Armanet as Caroline
- François Rollin as Julien's father
- Lorella Cravotta as Julien's mother
- Mélodie Lauret as Backup singer
Songs
[edit]This short film is a musical, incorporating songs performed by the actors into the action, notably:[4]
- Partir un jour by 2Be3, which gave its title to this film;
- L'Encre de tes yeux by Francis Cabrel;
- Bye bye by Ménélik, performed by Juliette Armanet and Bastien Bouillon;
- Tu m'oublieras by Régine Zylberberg, performed by Juliette Armanet and Bastien Bouillon.
Awards
[edit]Honours
[edit]- Festival Off-Courts 2021: Audience Award for Region Normandy[5]
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022: Audience Award[4]
- Pantin Short Film Festival 2022: Best Actor Award for Bastien Bouillon[6]
- César Awards 2023: Best Fiction Short Film[7]
Nominations
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (24 April 2025). "'Leave One Day' Trailer: Mystery Movie Making History As First Debut Film To Open Cannes". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Lucile Gautier. "Partir un jour – Les films". Brefcinema (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ Francisco Carbone (19 January 2023). "Partir um Dia O tempo passa". cebas de cinema (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b Nino Bullich. "Partir un jour". formatcourt (in French).
- ^ "Encore « un excellent cru » pour le festival Off-courts à Trouville". ouest-france.fr (in French). 12 September 2021.
- ^ Léon Cattan (20 June 2022). "Le festival Côté Court de Pantin a dévoilé son palmarès". Les Inrockuptibles.
- ^ César Academy Website
- ^ Namur French-Speaking Film Festival Website
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Film page on the production company's website.
- Partir un jour at IMDb
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