Emmanuel Mouret’s Diary of a Fleeting Affair
The programme of the 33rd edition of FID Marseille was announced June 7 and comprises 123 films representing 37 countries. The four competition sections (International, French, Flash and First Films) comprise 49 world premieres and 2 international premieres from 27 female and 38 male filmmakers. The festival runs in Marseille, July 5 to 11.
Following the departure of director Jean-Pierre Rehm, the festival decided to go forward as a collective. “The point was less about filling a position than drawing up a new project to strengthen the singularity of the festival,” the Board of Directors wrote in March 2022.
“Feeling the need to reinvent ourselves, and the desire to carry forward another model of organisation and governance for a festival such as ours, we, the Board of Directors, in agreement with the FIDMarseille team, have therefore decided not to fill the post of artistic director which we were seeking, but to rely instead on the strengths and talents of an experienced and united team, with a horizontal and collective way of working, bringing to the forefront the skills of each and every one. FID’s current situation offers this opportunity, and today’s societal reality requires it. We are convinced that this new beginning is the best way to continue the adventure that started twenty years ago. FID is both changing and continuing,”
The opening film is Emmanuel Mouret’s Diary of a Fleeting Affair. ‘Emmanuel Mouret, the filmmaker of romantic feelings, a theme which is dear to him and that he dissects, breaks down and explores from film to film, offers us a preview showing of his latest film: a tale of encounter, desire, love, and taboo. A single mother and a married man enter into an affair with the understanding that their relationship is purely sexual. Though they agree the relationship has no future, they find themselves increasingly drawn into each other’s company,” reads the synopsis.
Click here for the full programme of FID Marseille 2022. International Competition titles follow.
International Competition
- LIFE LASTS TWO DAYS by Leonardo Mouramateus. Brazil. 82 mins. World Premiere
- A WOMAN ESCAPES by Sofia Bohdanowicz, Burak Çevik, Blake Williams. Canada/Turkey. 81 mins. World Premiere
- AFTERSUN by Lluís Galter. Spain, 70 mins. International Premiere
- CAN SOMEONE MEET ME IN DARK ALLEY? By Gaetano Liberti, Luciano Pérez Savoy. Italy/Mexico. 52 mins. World Premiere
- NIGHT DETOURby Ariane Falardeau St-Amour, Paul Chotel. Canada. 93 mins. World Premiere
- DISPATCH FROM PRZEMYŚL (NOTES FOR A DEMOCRATIC EUROPE) by Marine Hugonnier. France/Poland. 35 minsWorld Premiere
- A TALE OF FILIPINO VIOLENCE by Lav Diaz. Philippines. 2022. 409 mins. World Premiere
- THE LIFE OF INFAMOUS MEN by Gilles Deroo, Marianne Pistone. France. 83 mins. World Premiere
- GARDEN SANDBOX by Yukinori Kurokawa. Japan. 69 mins. World Premiere
- NOMOTOPOWELL by Brent Chesanek. United States. 71 mins. World Premiere
- QUARRIES by Ellie Ga. Portugal/Sweden/France. 40 mins. World Premiere
- ABOUT THE CLOUDS by María Aparicio. Argentina. 143 mins. World Premiere
- THE UNSTABLE OBJECT II by Daniel Eisenberg. France/Germany/Turkey/United States. 204 mins. World Premiere
- WHO IS AFRAID OF IDEOLOGY? PART IV REVERSE SHOT by Marwa Arsanios. Germany/Lebanon. 35 mins. World Premiere
