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The Marching Band (En Fanfare)
Emmanuel Courcol (FR 2024) more
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Following the success of his film The Big Hit, which won the Best Comedy Award from the European Film Academy, screenwriter-director Emmanuel Courcol returns with his delightful new feature, a story about two brothers separated by fate but reunited through music. The film premiered in the Cannes Premiere section of Cannes Film Festival, and went on to screen at prestigious festivals, earning accolades such as the Audience Award at both the San Sebastián Festival and Cinemania Festival in Montreal. It has been nominated for seven César Awards, including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Performance for all three leads, Best Editing, and Best Sound.
Synopsis: Thibault is an internationally acclaimed orchestra conductor. When he is faced with a health issue, he discovers that he was adopted and has a younger brother living in the countryside. His brother, Jimmy, works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in the local brass band. He is the pride and hope of a working-class community threatened by unemployment. Although the two brothers appear to have little in common apart from their shared love of music, when Thibault recognises his brother’s remarkable talent, he sets out to right the wrongs of fate and help him realise his full potential.
With his third feature film, Emmanuel Courcol confirms himself as a masterful filmmaker, armed with a superb script and two outstanding lead performances. Once again, he skilfully balances comedy and drama, never losing sight of the social dimension of his story. He sheds light not only on the glittering concert halls but also on the provincial factories on the verge of closure, threatening entire communities. As in his previous film, The Big Hit, Courcol masterfully brings to life not only two unique characters—brothers trying to make up for a lifetime spent apart—but also two different worlds, two different social classes, which ultimately transcend their divisions through the transformative power of music and the universal language of great art.
Greek and English subtitles.
Duration: 103'
Tickets: € 8
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