Three Breton teens watch a film that mimics their romantic lives which smudges the boundaries between experiencing and witnessing Their love triangle takes shape in unexpected ways in Jaime Rosales’ beguiling new feature Her charming and handsome new Parisian classmate The sentimental Jean-Luc clashes with Gwen’s boyfriend Thomas but he’s not afraid to express his interest and retains an endlessly hopeful attitude toward loving her An oddly familiar film that they all watch together piques a conversation between them about the inevitability and irrationality of love foreshadowing a multiplicity of different futures that lie ahead. The lives of the love-triangled teens and what they watch on screen thus become layers on a light table: an endless realm of possibilities of equal importance as illuminated by Jaime Rosales the filmmaker blends still and moving images to craft a lyrical and intriguing piece of meta-realism Echoes of technical experimentation and spirited desire from narratives of the French New Wave lead into a fascinating meditation on choices Alien fluffballs invade Earth in this surreal musical comedy from cult Japanese filmmaker Ugana Kenichi Stella embarks on a time-hopping odyssey across seven millennia to rescue her long-lost father The nonbinary X searches for transformation in this boldly experimental Join a group of curious and connected film enthusiasts new insights and inspiration accessible to everyone Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Feature Films Database Southern Mediterranean films database Scriptwriters European Film Schools Production Companies Distributors International Sales Submit a Film Industry Reports Co-Production Podcast Online Screenwriting Training Course Guided Course for Feature Film Writing Script Analysis Analysis of the potential of your series Cineuropa's Training Catalogue Film Festival Photographs Newsletter Photogalleries EUFCN Location Award Euro Film Fest 27 Times Cinema GoCritic! Advertise on Cineuropa Logos and Banners IFFR 2025 Harbour by Olivia Popp 04/02/2025 - Jaime Rosales’ new film riffs on fate musing on a love triangle laced with what-ifs even this greyscale journey doesn’t last long As soon as Gwen meets the entrancing new kid in town Jean-Luc (Samuel Kircher) – having just moved from Paris with his luscious long blonde hair – we’re reintroduced to the world anew with a 4:3 aspect ratio Gwen’s boyfriend Thomas (Alexis Keruzore) is unsettled by Gwen and Jean-Luc's immediate closeness; the latter brushes off their interactions as merely friendly while Thomas reacts in an almost unnaturally calm manner (“Can I at least hug you one last time?”) as if Gwen’s memories of the past were simply rose-tinted Black-and-white still photos taken on a boat trip and a camping trip with Gwen and Jean-Luc’s friends again capture the transient nature of memory: what is captured in a single image is only a snapshot of a whole When the group takes a trip to the local cinema The worlds of the multiple realities that the filmmaker presents to us begin to blend with the film that the teens watch but not necessarily in any straightforward or rational – or Rosales pulls out all of the technical stops to create something that but otherwise very effectively reflects how Gwen’s world is constantly being reshaped What is that if not the growth of the adolescent mind feel overly staged and even bordering on cheesy – but it seems to all be part of the filmmaker’s grand plan to get one thinking in a more Brechtian way Rosales uses the city’s distinctive architecture to his advantage including setting the movie’s most pivotal scenes on the viaduct bridge that towers above the settlement where Gwen is forced into making a crucial decision the filmmaker suggests that maybe there’s something about coming to this very town that has trapped us in a beautiful but tragic cycle of reminiscence and nostalgia When a grown-up Gwen (Mélanie Thierry) later returns to Morlaix to re-encounter the city the writer-director thrusts us again into the film’s early black-and-white world as if to conclude with one final jab at reality and linear thinking Morlaix brings us out of our binary intellectualising: it’s not necessarily about the specific dualistic choice that Gwen made on the bridge that day Maybe life is better lived through the realm of possibilities that are presented rather than forcing ourselves to pick just one Morlaix is a French-Spanish film staged by Iwaso Films and Fresdeval Films, and co-produced with Les Productions Balthazar Iwaso Films has also taken on the film’s world sales Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox “The viewer is the protagonist of the film” The Catalonian filmmaker talks about his latest feature, revolving around subjects such as fate, death, cinematic fiction and the decisions that change our lives forever   14/03/2025 Jaime Rosales’ new film riffs on fate, romance and inevitability, musing on a love triangle laced with what-ifs   04/02/2025 | IFFR 2025 | Harbour Éric Caravaca, Arnaud Valois and Jérémie Renier also in the cast of this production by Eliane Antoinette and Reboot Films   28/01/2025 | Production | Funding | France/Belgium The feature, which was shot in French, with one part in black and white and another in colour, stars Aminthe Audiard, Samuel Kircher, Mélanie Thierry and Álex Brendemühl   09/01/2025 | Production | Funding | France/Spain The Dutch festival has announced the Tiger and Big Screen Competition titles for its 54th edition, in addition to some eclectic and star-studded Talks events   17/12/2024 | IFFR 2025 Mélanie Thierry, Bastien Bouillon, Jacques Gamblin and Bruno Sanches are starring in this Supermouche and Incognita production set to be sold by StudioCanal   30/09/2024 | Production | Funding | France Trends, rumours and hypotheses abound on the nebulous home stretch prior to the press conference that will reveal the Official Selection on 11 April   04/04/2024 | Cannes 2024 New films by Jaime Rosales, Pedro Aguilera and actress Marta Nieto, with her debut film on the other side of the camera, will receive, among others, grants for their new feature films   23/06/2022 | Production | Funding | Spain 06/05/2025Crossing Europe 2025 Review: Slackers 06/05/2025Crossing Europe 2025 Review: Callas, Darling 02/05/2025goEast 2025 Review: My Magical World 30/04/2025Films / Reviews – Italy Review: San Damiano 30/04/2025Hot Docs 2025 Review: King Matt the First 29/04/2025Films / Reviews – Italy Review: Storia di una notte Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the most important daily or weekly news on European cinema Festivals / Awards Spain The 21st Play-Doc continues the dialogue between past and present Crossing Europe 2025 Crossing Europe 2025 Cannes 2025 Marché du Film The Party’s Over! 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'Morlaix' is Rosales' eighth movie, now premiering. It tells the story of a "young girl who lives in this small town named Morlaix in the French Brittany." The acclaimed filmmaker will present his movie at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, taking place in the Dutch city from January 30 to February 9. Gwen, the main female character in the movie, acted by French actresses Mélanie Thierry and Aminthe Audiard, is in her last year of high school when Jean-Luc arrives at the town that "produces a change in the whole crew of friends while she falls in love with him," Rosales said. French actor Samuel Kircher and Catalan German actor Àlex Brendemühl play Jean-Luc. The story helps Rosales "completely leave politics and current affairs behind." "I tackle problems related to the meaning of life, losing someone, and death that shows that we, as a society, must correct the path we are taking," Rosales told Catalan News days before the premiere. "It is important to live listening to others and giving attention to those elements that deserve it," he added. The movie tries to force spectators to "wake up" from this kind of amnesia of "having a limited time and not being able to question ourselves on our future." 'Morlaix' combines photos with videos recorded using 35mm black-and-white and 16 mm color cameras.  Rosales said the decision was a "very personal one. " In reality, the challenge was to combine all these visual and storytelling elements to ensure that what we are explaining has an interesting story for the spectator.  Audiovisually speaking, the movie combines different techniques in terms of footage. And something similar occurs with the script. The Catalan filmmaker combined scenes in which the script was reproduced word by word with scenes in which the actors had some guidelines for the general story, had to improvise based on their feelings, and had room for saying "their own words and their own ideas." "The scene that is completely improvised allows a level of opportunity for the actors to create and to bring something beyond my control," Rosales told this media outlet. "If I had used that in all the scenes, then probably the dramaturgy would be too soft, and the film's rhythm would be extremely slow and not tense," he added before saying, "If I do the same thing all the time, I get bored." The Catalan Goya Award winner said he started working on 'Morlaix' over five years ago. Rosales explains that it was just a coincidence that the movie was recorded in the French town of Morlaix. He had the idea while promoting one of his previous films. "I was captivated and felt that I had to do a film. Now that the film is ready, I feel like it is something very special and beautiful, as I finally made it," he said. "The film portrays our work and art's impact on people's lives," he added. 'Morlaix' will premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival and then be shown in cinemas in Spain from March 14. Get the day's biggest stories right to your phone PRODUCTION / FUNDING France / Spain by Alfonso Rivera with one part in black and white and another in colour written by the director together with Fanny Burdino Gwen is in her final year of secondary school and her mother has just passed away well-read and alluring Parisian boy called Jean-Luc makes an appearance the girl can’t help but feel attracted to him the lad confesses to her that his brother died abruptly a few years ago The film is named after the town in Brittany where it was shot “The movie is about life perceived as a poetic and transcendental experience A life-changing experience understood as a path that must be trodden,” explains the Catalonian filmmaker who has combined professional and non-professional actors in this work “It’s also an ontological film in which the form is more important than the story being told because in art the form matters more than the content of the discourse Artists express themselves through the form and new ideas can spring forth when you use novel ones,” he sums up The movie does not yet have an international sales agent attached 02/05/2025Production / Funding – Italy Shooting begins on Walter Fasano’s Nino, a portrait of scoring maestro Nino Rota 02/05/2025Production / Funding – Belgium Wallimage is backing Michaël R Roskam's Le Faux Soir 30/04/2025Production / Funding – Italy The final clapperboard slams on Il falsario, starring Pietro Castellitto 30/04/2025Production / Funding – UK/France/Germany Sally Potter’s Alma to star Pamela Anderson and Dakota Fanning 29/04/2025Production / Funding – Spain Claudia Pinto finishes filming Morir no siempre sale bien 29/04/2025Production / Funding – Latvia The National Film Centre of Latvia unveils the recipients of its latest round of funding Work began last week on the westbound carriageway of Morlaix Avenue, in what is expected to be a year-long disruption causing much consternation among city residents, councillors and business owners. Cormac has commenced work including clearance of trees and vegetation to enable the installation of a signalised junction as the entrance to The Gwel, a 242-home development at Higher Newham Farm. A 30mph speed limit is currently in place on what is normally a 70mph stretch of dual carriageway. Work on both carriageways will be spread out over five phases, scheduled for completion in February 2026. Cllr Rob Nolan (LibDem, Boscawen and Redannick) said alternative access options had been considered and ruled out. “It has come from Cornwall Highways to put signals there,” he said. “I opposed the bus gate in the city centre and the signals at Copperfields on the grounds we would have big delays, and I was wrong. So once we’ve got past the construction period, it should be OK. “It’s not great, but it’s happening. And if the government expects us to build 1,500 additional houses a year, it’s the shape of things to come - get used to it.” The slip road allowing heavy goods traffic from Newham Industrial Estate to merge onto Morlaix Avenue is currently closed intermittently, with extended temporary closure anticipated. Cameron MacQuarrie, managing director of Macsalvors Crane Hire and a committee member of Newham Business Improvement District (BID), estimated that several hundred industrial vehicles – including those owned by Biffa, South West Water and First Bus - would be forced to leave the estate via the roundabout that serves Tesco and Aldi supermarkets and the A39 bypass. “It will mean increased journey time, idling and fuel consumption,” said Mr MacQuarrie. “We will leave earlier in the morning to avoid peak times, but coming back, we’re likely to spend more and more time sitting in traffic jams – and time is money.” Communication from Cormac states: “Please be assured that every effort will be made to keep disturbance to an absolute minimum ... We will do our utmost to limit disruption and to maintain traffic flow.” Comments [email protected]Further Links Owned or licensed to Tindle Newspapers Ltd | Independent Family-Owned Newspapers | Copyright & Trade Mark Notice & 2013 - 2025 The Brittany wreck turned up tin ingots in different sizes some that were masses of metal while others were shaped like squat cones which researchers believe might indicate either where the metal was mined Researchers plan to study key isotopes to discover the exact origins of the metal which could possibly reveal a large-scale production and transportation operation in France's Brittany region Five hundred ingots worth of tin were recovered by divers from under the sea From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Medievalists.net Bernard of Morlaix: the literature of complaint the Latin tradition and the twelfth-century “Renaissance” Bernard of Morlaix was a Cluniac monk who flourished around 1140 is examined in relation to the affairs of the Cluniac family in his day A new conjecture is advanced that he was prior of Saint-Denis de Nogent-le-Rotrou His poems are discussed as examples of the genre of complaint literature is discussed in relation to twelfth-century monasticism His castigation of the sins of his time includes some of the earliest estates satire His anticlericalism and his misogyny are compared with those of his contemporaries and discussed in the context of twelfth-century monastic culture Bernard’s classical learning is analysed and compared with that of his contemporaries especially John of Salisbury and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux His use of metre and rhyme is examined in the context of the development of metre based on stress rather than quantity and of systematic and sustained rhyme in the Latin verse of the twelfth century Bernard’s use of interpretive and compositional allegory is explored exemplifying a number of twelfth-century characteristics Special attention is paid to the Latin literary tradition and it is suggested that the culture of the twelfth-century was in many respects a culmination rather than a renaissance Click here to read this article from Australian National University We've created a Patreon for Medievalists.net as we want to transition to a more community-funded model We aim to be the leading content provider about all things medieval podcast and Youtube page offers news and resources about the Middle Ages We hope that are our audience wants to support us so that we can further develop our podcast and remove the advertising on our platforms This will also allow our fans to get more involved in what content we do produce Member Login The Breizh Airshow will be held in Morlaix Organized for the first time ten years ago the Breizh Airshow is back this year with the theme “Young wings” and is hoping for an attendance of 30,000 visitors over two days Launched by the Armor Aéro Passion association the event is being held again in 2024 in partnership with Dassault Aviation and the French Air and Space Force the program will feature a 1940s-style concert with the Satin Dolls Sisters a collection of vintage vehicles in partnership with the Calandre & Torpédo association a tour of a reconstructed WWII American military camp a display of the Plougastel fire department’s vintage vehicles and goodies on sale in the official event store The “In The Air” show will be just as exciting and will feature a number of exceptional aircraft the Patrouille de France (French Air and Space Force Aerobatics Team) and its Alpha Jet They sure know how to put on a show in Brittany We will remember your choice for a period of one year. 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reliable it will also ease congestion in and around the hospital and in time hopefully encourage more people to use the bus to access the hospital some changes will be made at Brest Road where at the moment traffic often queues at busy times of the day and the opening of the Forder Valley Link Road later this year means that traffic movements and the routing of buses are set to change in the area in the next few years the junction of Morlaix Drive with Brest Road will operate under new traffic lights and the northbound Brest Road entry on to Derriford Roundabout will be for buses Pedestrian crossing facilities will be upgraded as part of the project and a new shared-use path will be installed on Brest Road connecting to William Prance Road traffic travelling to Derriford Roundabout from Morlaix Drive will be able to do so via William Prance Road which was recently upgraded as part of the Derriford Transport Scheme Staff and visitors to the hospital will still be able to use Morlaix Drive and the southbound exit from Derriford Roundabout onto Brest Road will remain open to all vehicles The works will also include the planting of over 50 ‘specimen’ trees ornamental plantings and bat and insect boxes along Morlaix Drive said: “I’m really pleased to see work begin on this long over-due scheme that will do so much to make sustainable transport a better option in the north of the city “Of course we know that the staff at Derriford are facing huge pressures at the moment so we’ve been liaising with them in the planning of this for some time to ensure we carry it out with the least disruption possible I’m sure that regular visitors to the hospital will see a huge difference to their journey to and from Derriford.” A spokesman for Plymouth University Hospital NHS Trust “The widening of Morlaix Drive should be seen as a very positive project upgrading a major artery into the Hospital and facilitating more direct bus routes and safe walking and cycling routes for staff “The Trust is happy to be a supportive partner of this project and other Plymouth projects funded through the National Productivity Investment Fund which will improve access to Derriford Hospital added: “We’re really pleased to support the Morlaix Drive scheme which when finished will complement the existing bus interchange and make getting the bus to Derriford that little bit easier “Improved sustainable transport infrastructure like this is so very important to the future of this city and I look forward to seeing the finished scheme.” Contractor South West Highways have been appointed to undertake the works there will be several different phases of traffic management and South West Highways will do all they can to keep things moving The first phase of works began within the main Derriford Hospital site at the junction immediately to the west of the patient drop off points and bus stops at the front of the hospital These works to realign kerbs in order that buses will be able to access Morlaix Drive in the future will require four-way temporary traffic lights to be in place 24 hours a day for a period of approximately four weeks works will move to Morlaix Drive and Brest Road Morlaix Drive will be open for outbound traffic only while Brest Road will be closed northbound for its entirety Further details on this part of the scheme will be communicated nearer the time The Morlaix Drive scheme is being funded using £3.3m of funding already awarded by the Department for Transport through the National Productivity Investment Fund with the Council contributing around £1.6m More information can be found at Plymouth.gov.uk/morlaixdrive Abitare.it e Style.corriere.it rifiutando tutti i cookie di profilazione ad eccezione di quelli tecnici necessari Naviga il sito di Abitare.it con pubblicità profilata e senza abbonarti By subscribing you will reject all but technical cookies on Iodonna.it By clicking "accept" you will allow to process your personal data by us and third parties and be able to browse Abitare.it website without a subscription A TINY town in France has been described as being just like a British city by a travel expert While most Brits will head to places like Paris there's another small town that promises to be just like the UK Nestled in the foothills of the Monts d’Arrée mountains In an article in the Independent compared the French town to a British city She said: "Many places in France claim to be 'so British' with twee tea rooms and beach huts reminiscent of Victorian postcards but Morlaix is where British and French culture really fuse "Crêperies alternate with curry houses on the cobbled streets, and the tall, handsome buildings are reminiscent of Bristol or Bath – but with quintessential French shutters in sage or periwinkle blue COAST ALONG How to find a beautiful foreign beach by train and tickets are just £10.80The lesser-known French town is famous for its charming houses that are made from timber while a stone viaduct dominates the French skyline Brit holidaymakers visiting Morlaix will be able to explore medieval homes like Maison à Pondalez Morlaix is also home to a series of market stalls, boutiques, and shops where holidaymakers can buy souvenirs and homemade goods. Meanwhile, Brits who want to sample some of the local delicacies will want to sink their teeth into a kig ha farz - a cooked dish made of meats and root vegetables. there are also a handful of Creperies including Crêperie la Reine Anne Holidaymakers looking to head to Morlaix should fly from the UK to Paris where they can catch a direct train to the French town Trains take five hours from Paris to Morlaix with tickets costing €40 (£35) per person Brittany Ferries also operate direct ferry services from Plymouth to the French port of Roscoff which is a 35-minute drive from the tiny French town Holidaymakers will be able to find hotels that cater to a range of budgets too A two-night stay at Hôtel du Port in the heart of the town costs £67 per night based on two people sharing a room There is also a little-known French island with 60 beaches a Mediterranean-style climate & turquoise waters that's just a short hop from the UK Belle-île is the largest of the Breton islands and is known for the multi-coloured houses lining the streets And Brit holidaymakers can reach a beach in France in under an hour from the UK Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ Sydney-born impressionist John Russell spent 40 years in Europe where he cultivated friendships with late 19th-century and early 20th centuries luminaries Claude Monet Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Vincent van Gogh While honing his craft in fin-de-siècle Europe Russell clung to an Australian artistic sensibility that was at once colourful and defined by a love for nature (he spent half his European sojourn on a remote French island) The Art Gallery of New South Wales is hosting the first major survey of Russell’s work in 40 years drawings and watercolours from private and public collections around the world • John Russell: Australia’s French impressionist is on at the Art Gallery of New South Wales until 11 November 2018 above: Mrs Russell among the flowers in the garden of Goulphar • John Russell: Australia’s French impressionist is on at the Art Gallery of New South Wales until 11 November 2018 • Main image, above: Mrs Russell among the flowers in the garden of Goulphar, Belle-Île (1907), by John Russell Photograph: Maurice Tromp/Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (State of the Netherlands) Photograph: Jenni Carter/Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, purchased with funds provided by the Australian Prints, Drawings and Watercolours Benefactors Fund 2003 Photograph: Musée d’Orsay, Paris, held by the Musée de Morlaix, bequest of Mme Jouve 1948 Photograph: AGNSW, Jenni Carter/Private collection, Melbourne Photograph: Felicity Jenkins/Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, purchased with funds provided by the Gil and Shay Docking Drawing Fund 2007 Photograph: Natasha Harth/Queensland Art Gallery|Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, gift of Lady Trout 1987 Photograph: Robert Frith/Acorn Photo/The Wesfarmers Collection of Australian Art, Perth Photograph: Jenni Carter/Private collection, Melbourne Photograph: AGNSW, Jenni Carter/Collection of Allen Hunter & Carmel Dyer, Brisbane Photograph: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased 1964 Credit: Plymouth Live / BPMMotorists in Plymouth are facing months of disruption as major roadworks near the city's hospital begin Work on the second phase of a multi-million pound scheme to improve access to Derriford Hospital will start on Thursday (February 24) The Morlaix Drive Access Improvement Scheme will see Morlaix Drive widened to allow the flow of two-way traffic Work began last month with works at the junction immediately to the west of the patient drop off points and bus stops at the front of the hospital attention will now move to Morlaix Drive and Brest Road for the next phase of the works The works were originally due to start in 2020 but were postponed because of the pandemic there will be no access for inbound traffic on Morlaix Drive or northbound traffic on Brest Road The closures are expected to stay in place until December 'Don't wait to get checked out' say doctors as cancer referrals fall 'No alternative' Although the closures might cause disruption for motorists and hospital staff councillor Jonathan Drean said they hope to keep delays to a "minimum" "I’m pleased that the teams are able to move to the next phase on the Morlaix Drive scheme," he said "But I do acknowledge that for regular users of Derriford Hospital this part of the scheme will cause inconvenience for some journeys "I’m afraid there is no alternative in terms of the traffic management and we have worked extensively with our colleagues at the hospital and in the ambulance service to ensure that we keep delays to a minimum." The works will also include the planting of over 50 trees and bat and insect boxes along Morlaix Drive