Filmmaker, writer, critic, composer, producer, actor… Paul Vecchiali was one of the last great filmmakers of his generation, both popular and experimental. FIDMarseille paid tribute to him in 2023 during its 34th edition. This Saturday, 10 January, at the La Baleine cinema, in partnership with Shellac and La Traverse, two films by Paul Vecchiali will be screened in the presence of actor Pascal Cervo, accompanied for the occasion by Vincent Commaret (editor) and Elory Humez (mixer).
16:00
La Baleine
LE CANCRE
Paul Vecchiali
France, 2015, 116’
With Pascal Cervo, Paul Vecchiali, Catherine Deneuve
Laurent is searching for his path in life, having spent his childhood and adolescence in idleness. He experiences conflict with his father, Rodolphe: both men are too emotional to express their affection for each other. Rodolphe, around whom the women in his life revolve, has only one obsession: to find Marguerite, his first love…
18:30
La Baleine
BONJOUR LA LANGUE (IMPROMPTU)
Paul Vecchiali
France, 2025, 80’
With Pascal Cervo, Paul Vecchiali
When his train arrives at Draguignan station, Jean-Luc decides to get off and pay an unexpected visit to his father, whom he has not seen for over six years.