Staying Vertical

Genre: Drama, International

Film Year: 2016

Locations: France

Film Length: 100 min.

Director: Alain Guiraudie

Featuring: Damien Bonnard, India Hair, Raphaël Thiéry, Christian Bouillette, Basile Meilleurat, Laure Calamy.

Leo, a filmmaker, is scouting for a wolf in the south of France when he is seduced by Marie, a free-spirited and dynamic shepherdess. Months later, after Marie gives birth to their child, she suffers from post-natal depression and abandons both Leo and their child without warning. Through a series of unexpected and unusual encounters, Leo finds inspiration for his next film amidst his new life as a single parent. With vivid, pastoral imagery, the story plays out like a fairy tale but with a dark, explicit twist that filmmaker Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake) is known for.

Saturday, November 5
2:30 PM
Downtown Mall : Violet Crown B
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Leo, a filmmaker, is scouting for a wolf in the south of France when he is seduced by Marie, a free-spirited and dynamic shepherdess. Months later, after Marie gives birth to their child, she suffers from post-natal depression and abandons both Leo and their child without warning. Through a series of unexpected and unusual encounters, Leo finds inspiration for his next film amidst his new life as a single parent. With vivid, pastoral imagery, the story plays out like a fairy tale but with a dark, explicit twist that filmmaker Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake) is known for.

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