All Our Desires - French Film Festival  CTC

Rating CTC

Release DateFriday, 16 March 2012

Length 2hrs 0min

Main Cast Vincent Lindon, Marie Gillain, Amandine Dewasmes, Yannick Rénier, Pascale Arbillot

Movie DirectorPhilippe Lioret

DistributorFrench Film Festival

Loosely based on the acclaimed novel Lives Other Than My Own by Emmanuel Carrère (itself inspired by a true story), All Our Desires is Philippe Lioret’s hugely anticipated follow-up to his multi-award winning drama Welcome.

Coco Avant Chanel’s Marie Gillain stars as Claire, a 30-year-old judge at Lyon magistrates’ court who, despite battling incredible personal odds, becomes locked in a fight for justice for citizens impacted by the unscrupulous practices of the financial services industry. Her plight piques the interest of disenchanted colleague Stéphane (Vincent Lindon), who becomes drawn into the case. Something emerges between them: a mixture of rebellion, outrage, and above all an urgent need to live life to the fullest.

Continuing Lioret’s thematic concerns of balancing personal freedoms with responsibilities, All Our Desires is a profoundly sensitive, powerful and humanistic drama that delivers an emotional wallop, and a universal story about courage and the importance of standing up for your convictions.

“A film sublimated by the total commitment of Marie Gillain and all the other characters to their roles, in all their human fragility” - Première