Un jour d'été

  • 91'
  • France
  • 2006
A provincial town in Vendée in the summer. An unfortunate accident mars an ordinary soccer match. A boy is fatally wounded when he becomes trapped under the goal, that was probably not anchored down according to the regulations. The victim's relatives cannot understand how the accident could happen. Surrounding this event, début director Guérin paints a subtle, meticulously directed and increasingly complex and revealing picture of a community where pain, sorrow and envy lurk just beneath the surface. While the mayor - a role played by Jean-François Stevenin - finds himself embroiled in a scandal as a result of the accident, the victim's best friend, Sébastien, is especially affected by the drama. He feels obliged to go looking for the many loose ends that Mickaël left following his death. Things that Sébastien did not know about his friend. Or is it unfulfilled sexual desire, or even the desire to take his place and form part of Mickaël's rich family? Little by little, Sébastien penetrates deeper into the secret of the community and comes closer to the pain of the protagonists in this drama. (SdH)
Director
Franck Guérin
Premiere
World première
Country of production
France
Year
2006
Festival Edition
IFFR 2006
Length
91'
Medium
35mm
International title
A Summer Day
Language
French
Producers
Ostinato Production, Virginie Bonneau, Rémi Roy, ARTE France
Sales
ARTE France
Screenplay
Franck Guérin, Agnès Feuvre
Cinematography
Mathieu Pansard
Editor
Mike Fromentin
Production Design
Catherine Vié
Sound Design
Benjamin Viau, Jean-Paul Guirado
Music
Sébstien Schuller
Cast
Jean-François Stevenin, Baptiste Bertin
Director
Franck Guérin
Premiere
World première
Country of production
France
Year
2006
Festival Edition
IFFR 2006
Length
91'
Medium
35mm
International title
A Summer Day
Language
French
Producers
Ostinato Production, Virginie Bonneau, Rémi Roy, ARTE France
Sales
ARTE France
Screenplay
Franck Guérin, Agnès Feuvre
Cinematography
Mathieu Pansard
Editor
Mike Fromentin
Production Design
Catherine Vié
Sound Design
Benjamin Viau, Jean-Paul Guirado
Music
Sébstien Schuller
Cast
Jean-François Stevenin, Baptiste Bertin