Thunder (2022 film)
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French | Foudre |
Directed by | Carmen Jaquier |
Written by | Carmen Jaquier |
Produced by | Flavia Zanon Joëlle Bertossa |
Starring | Lilith Grasmug |
Cinematography | Marine Atlan |
Edited by | Xavier Sirven |
Music by | Nicolas Rabaeus |
Production company | Close Up Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Switzerland |
Language | French |
Thunder (French: Foudre) is a 2022 Swiss drama film written and directed by Carmen Jaquier.[1] The film stars Lilith Grasmug as Elisabeth, a young woman who has spent several years in a convent school preparing to take vocation as a nun, but finds that her desires have changed when she returns home following the death of her older sister.[1]
Jaquier has described the film as inspired by the discovery of old notebooks belonging to her great-grandmother, which revealed details about her daily life and her relationship to God.[1]
The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2022,[2] and will be screened in the New Directors lineup at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[3]
Accolades
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | 17th Rome Film Festival | Special Jury Prizes | Carmen Jaquier | Won | [4] |
Special Jury Mention | Lilith Grasmug | Won | |||
BNL BNP Paribas Prize for Best First Film: Special Mentions | Carmen Jaquier | Won |
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Muriel Del Don, "Carmen Jaquier’s Foudre enters into post-production". Cineuropa, 27 July 2021.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "Frances O’Connor’s ‘Emily’ to open TIFF Platform alongside films from Maïmouna Doucouré, Rima Das". Screen Daily, 3 August 2022.
- ^ John Hopewell, "San Sebastian New Directors Section to Feature Carmen Jaquier, Laura Baumeister, Dinara Drukarova". Variety, 28 July 2022.
- ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (24 October 2022). "January triumphs at the 17th Rome Film Festival". Cineuropa.