Visions is a 2023 French psychological thriller film directed by Yann Gozlan. It stars Diane Kruger and Mathieu Kassovitz alongside Marta Nieto.
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| Directed by | Yann Gozlan |
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| Cinematography | Antoine Sanier[1] |
| Edited by | Valentin Féron[1] |
| Music by | Philippe Rombi[1] |
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| Distributed by | SND |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | $1.3 million[2] |
The film premiered at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival and was theatrically released in France on 6 September 2023.
Plot
editEstelle is an airline captain who lives with her protective husband Guillaume. Her seemingly perfect life spirals out of control when her former flame, Ana, reappears and she begins an affair with her.[3][4]
Cast
edit- Diane Kruger as Estelle[3]
- Mathieu Kassovitz as Guillaume[3]
- Marta Nieto as Ana[5]
- Amira Casar as Johana Van Damaker
- Grégory Fitoussi as Marco
- Élodie Navarre as Charlotte
Production
editThe screenplay was penned by Michel Fessler, Aurélie Valat, Jean-Baptiste Delafon, and Yann Gozlan with the collaboration of Audrey Diwan.[6] It is based on an original idea by Fessler.[7][non-primary source needed] The film was produced by Eagles Team Entertainment (Éric Nebot), 24 25 Films (Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber), SND and France 2 Cinéma,[6] in co-production with Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Proximus, VOO, BE TV and RTBF.[8][non-primary source needed]
Principal photography began on 30 May 2022 and was projected to last 11 weeks, wrapping on 18 August.[6] Shooting locations included the Sainte-Croix Beach in Martigues. Filming also took place at the Nice Airport and in Toulon.[9]
Release
editVisions was selected to be screened at the 16th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival,[10] where it had its world premiere on 24 August 2023.[1] The film was theatrically released in France on 6 September 2023 by SND.[11][12][13] It was also screened on 2 October 2023 in the Gala Premieres section at the 2023 Zurich Film Festival,[14] where Kruger was presented with the Golden Eye Award.[4]
Reception
editVisions received an average rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 28 reviews.[15]
Jean-Luc Wachthausen of Le Point wrote, "With her blonde grace, her false fragility, her fluid acting, Diane Kruger carries this psychological thriller on her shoulders."[16] François Forestier of L'Obs echoed praise of Kruger's "superb" performance, and highlighted Gozlan's ability to "skilfully blur the tracks" of the narrative, comparing it to Alfred Hitchcock's style in Rebecca (1940).[17] Éric Neuhoff of Le Figaro noted Kruger's "feverish" performance but panned the film, comparing it unfavourably to Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (1964).[18] Pierre Lunn of Première similarly praised Kruger and concluded, "If she does not completely excel, it is because the film does not give her the means".[19] Jacques Morice of Télérama denounced the film as having "nothing really original or quite plausible", but enjoyed the addition of Marta Nieto.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Visions" (in French). Angoulême Francophone Film Festival. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Visions (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Alonso, Begoña (28 June 2023). "Primeras fotos y tráiler de 'Visions', la película donde Diane Kruger y Marta Nieto mantienen una relación". Elle.
- ^ a b Shafer, Ellise (2 August 2023). "Diane Kruger to Be Honored With Golden Eye Award at Zurich Film Festival". Variety.
- ^ a b Morice, Jacques (4 September 2023). "Visions". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Lemercier, Fabien (31 May 2022). "Ça tourne pour Visions de Yann Gozlan". Cineuropa.
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- ^ Goubert, Éric (15 June 2022). "Martigues : Diane Kruger et Mathieu Kassovitz réunis pour tourner à Sainte-Croix". La Provence.
- ^ "Le Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême annonce la couleur". Boxoffice Pro (in French). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Vely, Yannick (30 June 2023). "Bande-annonce : Visions, le nouveau film de Yann Gozlan". Paris Match (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Combe, Arnaud (16 June 2023). "Yann Gozlan revient avec un nouveau thriller, "Visions"". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Alerte nouvelles images VISIONS, le 6 septembre au cinéma". Le Film français (in French). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Programm" (PDF) (in German). Zurich Film Festival. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Critiques Presse pour le film Visions". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Wachthausen, Jean-Luc (2 September 2023). "Cinéma - Diane Kruger, vertiges et sueurs froides". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Forestier, François; Garcin, Jérôme; Leherpeur, Xavier; Schaller, Nicolas (5 September 2023). "Le Ciel rouge, Un automne à Great Yarmouth, Toni en famille... Les films à voir (ou pas) cette semaine". L'Obs (in French). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Delcroix, Olivier; Neuhoff, Éric; Poesy, Emma; Puech, Benjamin (6 September 2023). "Le Ciel rouge, Toni en famille, Anti-Squat... Les films à voir ou à éviter cette semaine". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Lunn, Pierre. "Visions (2023), un film de Yann Gozlan". Première (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2024.
