Le grand chariot

The Plough

Competition

Three siblings comprise the latest generation in a family of puppeteers led with passion by their father. They are magicians of a kind, but can barely make ends meet, working mainly for the love of their craft. Their grandmother contributes too, not only as a seamstress but also as a repository of memories and wisdom. A tragic event will challenge the desire of each sibling to carry on.
Exhibiting a masterful command of his craft, Philippe Garrel explores themes dear to him such as love, friendship, mourning, lineage, and the figure of the cursed and self-destructive artistic soul. What is most striking here, however, is his tender and romantic view of the family unit as a sanctuary, made more poignant by the filmmaker having brought together his three children before the camera for the first time. With the precision of a documentarian, this artisan-filmmaker offers a view of a world in which traditions are dying. Supported by some of the best in the trade including cinematographer Renato Berta, Garrel makes his puppeteer magic happen. His intuitive and incisive composition gives us moments of stupefying beauty.

by Philippe Garrel
with Louis Garrel, Damien Mongin, Esther Garrel, Lena Garrel, Francine Bergé France / Switzerland 2022 French, Subtitles: English, German 95’ World premiere

With

Louis Garrel (Louis)
Damien Mongin (Pieter)
Esther Garrel (Martha)
Lena Garrel (Lena)
Francine Bergé (Grandmother)
Aurélien Recoing (Father)
Mathilde Weil (Hélène)
Asma Messaoudene (Laure)

Crew

Director	Philippe Garrel
Written by	Jean-Claude Carrière, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel, Caroline Deruas Peano
Cinematography	Renato Berta
Editing	Yann Dedet
Music	Jean-Louis Aubert
Sound Design	Thierry Delor
Sound	Guillaume Sciama
Production Design	Manu de Chauvigny
Costumes	Justine Pearce
Assistant Director	Paolo Trotta
Production Manager	Serge Catoire
Producers	Edouard Weil, Laurine Pelassy
Co-Producers	Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon
Co-Production	Close Up Films, Genf Arte France Cinéma, Paris Tournon Films, Paris

Produced by

Rectangle Productions

Paris, France

+33 156434400

World Sales

Wild Bunch International

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Philippe Garrel

Born in France in 1948, he made numerous short films during his youth and his debut feature, Marie pour mémoire, in 1967. Three years later, he directed the celebrated cult film La cicatrice intérieure with and about the rock icon Nico. He has made more than 25 feature films that have screened and won awards at the most prestigious international festivals, with three having been presented in the Forum. In 2020, Le sel des larmes was selected for the Berlinale Competition.

Filmography (selection)

1967 Marie pour mémoire 1968 Le révélateur · La concentration 1969 Le lit de la vierge 1970 La cicatrice intérieure 1974 Les hautes solitudes 1975 Un ange passe · Le berceau de cristal 1976 Voyage au pays des morts 1979 L’enfant secret (Das verheimlichte Kind) 1983 Liberté, la nuit 1984 Elle a passé tant d’heures sous les sunlights 1988 Les baisers de secours 1989 Les ministères de l’art 1990 J’entends plus la guitare 1993 La naissance de l’amour 1995 Le coeur fantôme 1998 Night Wind 2001 Wild Innocence 2004 Regular Lovers 2005 Frontier of the Dawn 2011 That Summer 2013 Jealousy 2014 In the Shadow of Women 2017 Lover for a Day 2019 Le sel des larmes (The Salt of Tears) 2022 Le grand chariot (The Plough)

Dates

Tue Feb 21 18:45

Berlinale Palast

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Wed Feb 22 09:30

Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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Wed Feb 22 12:45

Verti Music Hall

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Fri Feb 24 22:00

Verti Music Hall

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Sun Feb 26 15:30

Berlinale Palast

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Le grand chariot

Francine Bergé, Louis Garrel, Aurelién Recoing

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