''Floride'' is a 2015 French

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film directed by

Philippe Le Guay Philippe Le Guay (born 22 October 1956) is a French screenwriter, film director and occasional actor. He studied film at the IDHEC and began his career as a screenwriter before directing his first feature film ''Les Deux Fragonard'' in 1989. He i ...

and starring

Jean Rochefort Jean Raoul Robert Rochefort (; 29 April 1930 – 9 October 2017) was a French actor. He received many accolades during his career, including an Honorary César in 1999. Life and career Rochefort was born on 29 April 1930 in Paris, France, to ...

and

Sandrine Kiberlain Sandrine Kiberlain (born Sandrine Kiberlajn; 25 February 1968) is a French actress and singer. Her most notable roles were in the films '' The Patriots'' (1994), '' A Self Made Hero'' (1996), ''For Sale'' (1998), ''Alias Betty'' (2001), ''Madem ...

. The screenplay was written by Le Guay and Jérôme Tonnerre, based on the 2012 play ''

Le Père ''Le Père'' (''The Father'') is a play by the French playwright Florian Zeller that won in 2014 the Molière Award for Best Play. It premiered in September 2012 at the Théâtre Hébertot, Paris, with Robert Hirsch (André) and Isabelle Gélina ...

'' by

Florian Zeller Florian Zeller (; born 28 June 1979) is a French novelist, playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, and film director. He won the Prix Interallié for his 2004 novel ''The Fascination of Evil'' and several awards for his plays. He wrote and ...

. The film had its premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival in August 2015.

Cast

as Claude Lherminier *

as Carole Lherminier *

Laurent Lucas Laurent Lucas (born 20 July 1965) is a French actor. Life and career A student of the Charles Dullin school, Lucas soon became one of the most admired young performers in the Strasbourg National Theatre. He first emerged on the scene with his r ...

as Thomas *

Anamaria Marinca Anamaria Marinca (born 1 April 1978) is a Romanian actress. She made her screen debut with the Channel 4 film ''Sex Traffic'', for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. Marinca is also known for her performance in ...

as Ivona * as Robin * Coline Beal as Juliette * Edith Le Merdy as Madame Forgeat * Stéphanie Bataille as The director of the nursing home *

Philippe Duclos Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count o ...

as Dr. Farkoa *

Audrey Looten Audrey () is an English feminine given name. It is the Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name ''Æðelþryð'', composed of the elements '' æðel'' "noble" and ''þryð'' "strength". The Anglo-Norman form of the name was applied to Saint Aud ...

as Alice * David Clark as Andrew *

Patrick d'Assumçao Patrick d'Assumçao (born 1 June 1959) is a French actor. Theatre Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:d'Assumcao, Patrick 1959 births 21st-century French male actors French male film actors French male stage actor ...

as the Man in pavilion

Production

The film was shot entirely on location in

Annecy Annecy ( , ; frp, Èneci or ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, south of Geneva, Switzerland. Nicknamed ...

from 16 September to 25 October 2014.

Reception

Reviewing for the '' Montreal Gazette'', Brendan Kelly gives the film 3.5 of 5 stars, and writes:

There are many reasons to see French writer-director Philippe Le Guay's ''Floride''. In a movie world dominated by stories focused on young, beautiful people, this moving drama shines the light on one rather cranky 81-year-old man. That's one plus. It’s also a flick that will resonate with those of us who’ve spent serious time grappling with the challenges of helping out our aging parents. But the real reason you have to see ''Floride'' is for the masterful lead performance from 85-year-old actor Jean Rochefort.

References

External links

* 2015 films 2015 comedy-drama films 2010s French-language films French comedy-drama films French films based on plays Gaumont Film Company films Films directed by Philippe Le Guay Films about old age Films about Alzheimer's disease 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub