Singular film taken from the real trial of an infanticide, Saint-Omer is a very great moment in cinema, and makes us go through intense emotions. After the triumph of Venice, can we dream of an Oscar? Kayije Kagame – Copyright SRAB FILMS ARTE FRANCE CINEMA 2022 In 2013, Fabienne Kabou abandoned her little girl to … Read more
Released this week in dark rooms, the drama “Saint Omer”, directed by Alice Diop, conquered the French press present on AlloCiné. The first feature film by Alice Diop, Saint Omer is freely inspired by a news item from 2013: the Fabienne Kabou case, in which a mother was convicted of infanticide. Selected to represent France … Read more
Frontal and rigorous. There are no other words to describe Alice Diop’s approach in Saint-Omerpresented this Wednesday afternoon in Competition at the 79th Venice Film Festival. Recognized French documentary filmmaker, Alice Diop proposed in particular, in We, presented in Berlin in 2021, the portrait of a plural France by following line B of the RER, … Read more