Charlotte Le Bon was still floating on a cloud on Monday, the day after the world premiere of her film Falcon Lake, at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. After having often shone on the Croisette as an actress, the Quebecer began her career as a director at top speed.
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The only Quebec feature film selected at Cannes this year, Falcon Lake was presented Sunday evening in a crowded Théâtre de la Croisette (more than 700 spectators). Charlotte Le Bon and her film crew (including Quebec actress Sara Montpetit) were treated to hearty applause at the end of the screening. Very complimentary, the reviews published in the international press in the following hours completed this triumph.
“I still float, launched Charlotte Le Bon in a telephone interview granted to the Journal on Monday. To be very honest with you, it seems like I don’t quite realize what’s going on right now. I feel like everything is going to make a little more sense when I get away from the madness of the festival. But right now, I can’t really identify the emotions that are inside me. »
Filmed last year in the Laurentians, Falcon Lake brings together Sara Montpetit, Joseph Engel, Monia Chokri and Karine Gonthier-Hyndman. Freely adapted from the graphic novel A Sister, by Bastien Vivès, the film tells the story of a 13-year-old Parisian teenager who will spend the summer with his family in a chalet near a lake in Quebec. A strange carnal game will develop between him and the 16-year-old daughter of a friend of his mother.
Consecration
Charlotte Le Bon, who has had a career in France for several years, was well surrounded for this very special evening. Several friends and members of his family – including his mother, actress Brigitte Paquette – made the trip to the Côte d’Azur to attend the event.
“The reaction from the public has been excellent,” says the 35-year-old actress and director. I would say that what made me most happy during the screening was the laughter in the room. Before Sunday, I had only shown the film to a group of seven people. But there, to show it to more than 700 people who burst out laughing at times, it was a whole different experience. I rediscovered the film through the eyes and the reactions of the spectators. It was a pleasure. I feel like I made a funnier movie than I thought. »
With this selection at Cannes, Charlotte Le Bon could hardly find a better way to officially launch her career as a filmmaker. “It’s an ultimate consecration and an incredible gift to have been invited to present my first film at Cannes,” she insists. I am so honored to be part of this selection. »
Falcon Lake is set to hit theaters in Quebec next fall.
