Overview

• Set for a 15 October theatrical release in France, the 1h55 film is presented as Arnaud Desplechin’s fifteenth feature with François Civil, Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Charlotte Rampling headlining.
• The drama follows world-renowned pianist Mathias Vogler returning to Lyon after years in Japan, confronting fraught ties with a past love and a demanding mentor as his art and private life blur.
• Civil says Desplechin asked cast members to keep their characters’ secrets by not meeting before the shoot, and he adopted an austere routine during filming, performing some musical passages himself.
• A left-leaning review highlights the film’s dreamlike flourishes and questions more conventional narrative turns, noting concerns about gender portrayals.
• Other coverage praises the filmmaking energy and ensemble performances, with Nouvel Obs lauding the cast and France Inter personalities voicing enthusiasm for Desplechin and his actors.