The Successor

02/11/2024 - quanly

Feature Film/ France/ Belgium/ Canada/ 107 min/2023

Director: Xavier Legrand

Screenwriter: Xavier Legrand

Director of Photography: Nathalie Durand (afc)

Production: Alexandre Gavras, Sylvain Corbeil, Anton Iffland Stettner, Eva Kuperman

Music Composer: SebastiAn

Production designer: Sylvain Lemaître and Jérémie Sfez

Cast: Marc-André Grondin, Yves Jacques, Laetitia Isambert-Denis

Synopsis:

Ellias Barnès is only 30, but he’s already the artistic director of the Maison Orsini, one of Paris’ most prestigious fashion houses. His father’s death forces him, as the lone heir, to return home to Canada to tidy up the estate of a man he’s all but forgotten. But the eerie ambiance of his father’s nondescript home, odd neighbors, and his discoveries turn his impassive duties into a living nightmare.

Director’s biography:

Xavier Legrand is a French actor, screenwriter, and director. His first short film, Just Before Losing Everything, was nominated for an Oscar in 2014. His first feature film Custody was awarded the Silver Lion for Best Director and the Lion of the Future for Best First Film at the 74th Venice Film Festival.