Feature film, musical comedy, 110 min., 2022

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Director : Noémie Lvovsky

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With : Denis Podalydès, Sergi López, Noémie Lvovsky, Judith Chemla, François Morel, Damien Bonnard, Rebecca Marder

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Written by : Florence Seyvos, Noémie Lvovsky, Maud Ameline, with the participation of Paolo Mattei. Freely adapted from the play La grande magia, by Edouardo De Filippo, based on the French translation of Huguette Hatem.

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Synopsis:

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France, the1920s. In a hotel by the sea, a magic show distracts the idle guests. Marta, a young woman unhappy with her jealous husband, agrees to take part in a disappearing act and takes advantage of it to disappear for good. In response to the husband's demand for his wife's return, the magician puts a box in his hands and tells him that she is inside. However, he must not open it unless he has absolute faith in her, otherwise she will disappear forever. Doubt then sets in for Charles...

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Partners: 

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Produced by Atelier de Production ; in coproduiction with Les Films du Poisson, NiKo Film, Magie Rouge Productions, Arte France Cinéma, Bayerischer Rundfunk. In collaboration with Arte. With the support of Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, and Filmförderungsanstalt, Sacem, Région Île-de-France and Région Bretagne in partnership with CNC. With the participation of Canal +  Ciné + and Arte France. In association with Indie Sales, Cineaxe 3, Cineventure 6, Cinémage 16, Cofinova 17 and Cofinova 18.​
 

Distribution : Ad Vitam