Lamento for the Death of a Mother, Maman que man avoids, sidesteps confession, memory, nostalgia — in short, any verbose slide into psychology or self-analysis. Around the beautiful and tender figure of Didier Hercend, intense blocks of emotion, fury, and noise crystallize; indelible fragments assail us: the poignant appearance of Copi as a stunned and bored alcoholic, Michel Cressol as a bar queen. Maman que man: the time of childhood fragments, the farewell to lost children, the Baudelairean hymns to death: "it is death that consoles, alas! and that gives life..." but always in rage and fury, driven by the writing itself and a style of invincible vitality. (René Schérer)
Homografía and Pink Screens join forces to pay tribute to filmmaker Lionel Soukaz, who passed away last February. On this occasion, we will present several of his films in the presence of his friend and collaborator, Stéphane Gérard.