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The Tragedy and Triumph of Sophie Fillières’ ‘This Life of Mine’: Justine Triet, Director’s Children and More Reflect on Her Final Film Ahead of Cannes Premiere
Justine Triet, Agathe Bonitzer and more reflect on the tragic and triumphant path of Sophie Fillières' Directors Fortnight opener 'This Life of Mine.'
If hardly offsetting the shock and hurt of her passing, Fillières leaves behind a remarkable legacy, as her final film will open this year’s Director’s Fortnight while a generation of French talents now looks to her with awe. Through films like “Pardon My French,” “If You Don’t, I Will” and “Gentille” Fillières explored creative and personal neuroses, marital discord and therapeutic psychobabble through an unrivaled love of language, collapsing fact and fantasy and dreary prosaism of the daily grind in a tone inspired by her lifelong interest in poetry. The process took time, as the filmmaker wrote at a deliberate and emotionally acute pace, imbuing each page with playful language and the pained irony of a rich inner life set against a more mundane existence.
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