''Once More'' (also known as ''Encore'') is a 1988 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
written and directed by
Paul Vecchiali
Paul Vecchiali (28 April 1930 – 18 January 2023) was a French filmmaker and author.
Biography
Vecchiali was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. He spent his childhood in Toulon. His family, suspected of collaboration, preferred to leave this cit ...
.
The film was entered into the main competition at the
45th edition of the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
, where it won the Filmcritica Award and a Special Golden Ciak Award.
Plot
The film follows the life of Louis, who holds a trustworthy but subordinate job in a major company. He lives with his wife Sybèle and their daughter Anne-Marie, with whom he has a special relationship. He starts to grow sick of his seemingly mundane life, however, and starts to look for happiness elsewhere; this is where he starts discovering his attractions to men. He meets Yvan, a mysterious yet fascinating character, though the two do not pursue a sexual relationship. It is through Yvan however that Louis meets Frantz, a gay movie star. Their love only begins to unfurl the horrific events upon his horizon, which will ultimately change their lives forever.
Cast
* Jean-Louis Rolland as Louis
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Florence Giorgetti as Sybèle
* Pascale Rocard as Anne-Marie
* Nicolas Silberg as Yvan
* Patrick Raynal as Frantz
* Séverine Vincent as Immondice
*
Albert Dupontel
Albert Dupontel (; born 11 January 1964) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Following his father's path, he studied medicine but eventually switched to theater, disillusioned by hospital life. He started his career as a stand-u ...
as Alain
* Michel Gautier as Michel
*
Dora Doll
Dora Doll (born Dorothea Hermina Feinberg; 19 May 1922 – 15 November 2015) was a French actress.
Career
One of her first screen appearances was as Juliette in Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''Manon'' (1949). She appeared as Lola in Jacques Becker's ...
as The Mother
* Catherine Becker as Cathy
References
External links
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1988 drama films
French drama films
French LGBT-related films
Gay-related films
1988 LGBT-related films
1988 films
HIV/AIDS in French films
Films directed by Paul Vecchiali
LGBT-related drama films
1980s French films
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