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La Tour de Glace

The Ice Tower
Competition 2025
© 3B-Davis-Sutor Kolonko-Arte-BR
Colder than ice, her kiss pierces the heart ... It is the 1970s and, drawn by the lights of the city in the valley below, 16-year-old Jeanne runs away from a children’s home high in the mountains. She takes refuge in a film studio which she secretly explores at night. By day, the film The Snow Queen is being shot there, starring the enigmatic Cristina in the title role. Jeanne falls instantly under the spell of the beautiful, tormented star. A mutual fascination develops between the actor and the girl. Little by little, Jeanne starts to play an increasingly important role in the shoot. As her obsession with the Snow Queen’s realm grows, between set and screen, film and reality merge in a magical, labyrinthine game. But there is a price to pay. Does Jeanne love the Snow Queen enough to make the sacrifice she demands?
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by Lucile Hadžihalilović (Director, Screenplay), Geoff Cox (Screenplay)
with Marion Cotillard, Clara Pacini, August Diehl, Gaspar Noé, Marine Gesbert, Lilas-Rose Gilberti France / Germany 2025 French 118' Colour World premiere

With

  • Marion Cotillard (Cristina)
  • Clara Pacini (Jeanne/Bianca)
  • August Diehl (Max)
  • Gaspar Noé (Dino)
  • Marine Gesbert (Stéphanie)
  • Lilas-Rose Gilberti

Crew

Director Lucile Hadžihalilović
Screenplay Lucile Hadžihalilović, Geoff Cox
Cinematography Jonathan Ricquebourg
Editing Nassim Gordji Tehrani
Sound Design Ken Yasumoto, Etienne Haug
Production Design Julia Irribarria
Casting Lydia Le Doeuff
Producer Muriel Merlin
Co-Producers Victor Hadida, Ingmar Trost

Produced by

3B Productions

Davis Films

Sutor Kolonko

Arte France

Bayerischer Rundfunk

World Sales

Goodfellas

Photos

Press Conference

Red Carpet

Lucile Hadžihalilović

The writer and director founded Les Cinemas de la Zone production company in the early 1990s with Gaspar Noé, with whom she has collaborated on several films. Her debut feature film La bouche de Jean-Pierre, which she produced, wrote, edited and directed, premiered in the “Un Certain Regard” section of the 1996 Cannes film festival. In 2004, her mystery drama Innocence won the New Directors Award at San Sebastián while her horror film Evolution won the Special Jury Prize at the same festival in 2015 and Earwig the prize for Best Feature Film in 2022. Her short film De Natura screened in Generation in 2018.

Filmography

1996 La bouche de Jean-Pierre (Mimi) 2004 Innocence 2014 Nectar; short film 2015 Evolution 2017 De Natura; short film 2022 Earwig 2025 La Tour de Glace (The Ice Tower)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025