FRANÇOIS CIVIL

WHO YOU THINK I AM (2019)
Starring Juliette Binoche, Claude Perron, Charles Berling, Jules Houplain, François Civil, Nicole Garcia, Guillaume Gouix, Marie-Ange Casta, Jules Gauzelin and Laurène Savart. Directed by Safy Nebbou.

Claire is a university lecturer and mother of two teenage boys, who is contending with the approach of middle age and remains stung by the betrayal of her ex-husband, who is building a new life with a much younger partner.

Claire has a new lover too, the handsome Ludo, but is under no illusions as to his fidelity. Out of a mix of petulance and curiosity, she impulsively creates a fake Facebook profile in which to keep an eye on him: she’s ‘Clara’, vivacious, blonde... and 24 years old. Ludo doesn’t take the bait, but his close friend Alex does, and their online connection soon becomes flirtatious. Titillated by the opportunity of being “young again”, Claire’s deceptions lead both of her identities into increasingly dangerous territory...

BACK TO BURGUNDY (2018)
Starring Pio Marmaï, Ana Girardot, François Civil, Jean-Marc Roulot, María Valverde and Karidja Touré. Directed by Cédric Klapisch.

Jean left his family and his birthplace of Burgundy ten years ago to tour the world. Learning of his father's imminent death, he returns to his childhood home where he reunites with his sister Juliette and his brother Jeremie.

After their father passes away just before the harvest begins, the three young adults rediscover and reinvent their familial bonds over the course of a year. In sync with the rhythm of the seasons, they mature and blossom along with the wine they are making.

FRANK (2014)
Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, Michael Fassbender, François Civil, Carla Azar, Tess Harper, Bruce McIntosh, Hayley Derryberry and Lauren Poole. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson.

An offbeat comedy about a wannabe musician who finds himself out of his depth when he joins an avant-garde pop band led by the enigmatic Frank - a musical genius who hides himself inside a large fake head.

ELLES (2013)
Starring Juliette Binoche, Anaïs Demoustier, Joanna Kulig, Louis-Do De Lencquesaing, Krystyna Janda, Andrzej Chyra, Ali Marhyar, François Civil, Jean-Marie Binoche and Pablo Beugnet. Directed by Małgorzata Szumowska.

Mother of two Anne, a journalist for French Elle, leads a perfectly bourgeois life in Paris, juggling family, work and leisure. Her research for an article on student prostitution cracks this serenity, as she meets Alicja, a Polish student whose persona is as troubling as it is seductive, and Charlotte, a somewhat reserved French woman who seems to exercise her trade as part of a bitter social struggle.

THE WOLF'S CALL
Starring François Civil, Omar Sy, Mathieu Kassovitz, Reda Kateb, Paula Beer, Alexis Michalik, Jean-Yves Berteloot and Damien Bonnard. Directed by Antonin Baudry.

In the near future, a French submarine finds itself in a crisis situation.

REVIEWS The Wolf's Call - Suspense, silliness and sonar sweeps