She Is Conann
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She Is Conann | |
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Directed by | Bertrand Mandico |
Written by | Bertrand Mandico |
Produced by | Avi Amar Gilles Chanial Emmanuel Chaumet |
Starring | Claire Duburcq Christa Théret Sandra Parfait Agata Buzek Nathalie Richard Elina Löwensohn |
Cinematography | Nicolas Eveilleau |
Edited by | Laure Saint-Marc |
Music by | Pierre Desprats |
Production companies | Les Films Fauves Ecce Films Floréal |
Distributed by | UFO Distribution Altered Innocence |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Countries | France Belgium Luxembourg |
Languages | French English German |
She Is Conann is an action fantasy film, directed by Bertrand Mandico and released in 2023.[1] A feminist take on Conan the Barbarian, the film portrays vignettes throughout the life of Conann, as portrayed by Claire Duburcq at age 15, Christa Théret at age 25, Sandra Parfait at age 35, Agata Buzek at age 45, and Nathalie Richard at age 55.[2]
The cast also includes Elina Löwensohn as Rainer, a filmmaker who serves as the film's narrator, and Julia Riedler appears as Sanja, a lover of Conann's.[2]
The film premiered in the Director's Fortnight program at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival,[3] where it was in competition for the Queer Palm.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Michael Talbot-Haynes, "She Is Conann". Film Threat, 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b Katie Rife, "She Is Conann". RogerEbert.com, 2 February 2024.
- ^ Tim Grierson, "'Conann': Cannes Review". Screen Daily, 20 May 2023.
- ^ Florian Ques (4 May 2023). "Festival de Cannes : voici les films en lice pour la Queer Palm 2023". Têtu (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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- 2023 films
- 2023 action films
- 2023 fantasy films
- 2023 LGBTQ-related films
- 2020s Belgian films
- 2020s French films
- Conan the Barbarian films
- Films directed by Bertrand Mandico
- French action films
- French fantasy films
- French multilingual films
- French LGBTQ-related films
- French splatter films
- Belgian action films
- Belgian fantasy films
- Belgian LGBTQ-related films
- Belgian multilingual films
- Belgian splatter films
- LGBTQ-related fantasy films
- Luxembourgian fantasy films
- Luxembourgian LGBTQ-related films
- Luxembourgian multilingual films
- 2020s French film stubs
- Belgian film stubs
- LGBTQ-related film stubs