Brother and Sister (2022 film)

Brother and Sister (French: Frère et Sœur) is an upcoming French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud as estranged siblings who are forced to reunite after two decades following the death of their parents.[4][5][6] The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival,[7] and will be released in theaters in France on 20 May 2022.[3][2]

Brother and Sister
Theatrical release poster
FrenchFrère et Sœur
Directed byArnaud Desplechin
Written by
  • Arnaud Desplechin
  • Julie Peyr
  • Naïla Guiguet
Starring
Edited byLaurence Briaud
Music byGrégoire Hetzel
Production
companies
Distributed byLe Pacte (France)[1][2]
Release dates
Running time
110 minutes[2]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Plot

Alice and Louis are estranged siblings who are forced to reunite after the death of their parents, following two decades of silence between them.

Cast

Production

On 12 April 2021, Arte France Cinéma announced they were backing Arnaud Desplechin's next film, Brother and Sister. Marking Desplechin's reteam with Marion Cotillard after 2016's Ismael's Ghosts, and with Melvil Poupaud after 2008's A Christmas Tale.[4] Golshifteh Farahani was announced in the cast on 16 January 2022.[5] Grégoire Hetzel composed the score.[8]

The film is a co-production between Why Not Productions and Arte France Cinéma.[1]

Filming

Filming took place in Paris in October 2021,[9] and in Lille and Roubaix in France between November and December 2021.[10][11]

Promotion

The first image of the film featuring Marion Cotillard was unveiled on 16 April 2022.[12]

French distributor Le Pacte unveiled the first poster for the film on Twitter on 25 April 2022.[13] On 27 April 2022, eight film stills were released.[14]

The first official trailer was released on 4 May 2022.[15]

Release

The film will make its world premiere at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in official competition in May 2022.[7] Distributor Le Pacte will release the film theatrically in France at the same time of its Cannes premiere, on 20 May 2022.[3][2]

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Cannes Film Festival 28 May 2022 Palm d'Or Arnaud Desplechin Pending [16]

References
  1. "Brother and Sister de Arnaud Desplechin". UniFrance. 18 April 2022.
  2. "Frère et sœur". Le Pacte (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. "Quelles dates de sortie en salle pour les films de Cannes ?" [What are the theatrical release dates for Cannes films?]. Boxoffice Pro (in French). 25 April 2022.
  4. Raup, Jordan (12 April 2021). "Arnaud Desplechin to Direct Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud in New Film Brother and Sister". The Film Stage.
  5. Croll, Ben (16 January 2022). "'Invasion' Star Golshifteh Farahani to Feature Alongside Marion Cotillard in Arnaud Desplechin's 'Brother and Sister' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  6. Titze, Anne-Katrin (23 March 2022). "Arnaud Desplechin on Grégoire Hetzel, Yorick Le Saux, Deception, Marion Cotillard and Frère Et Sœur". Eye For Film.
  7. Scott Roxborough (14 April 2022). "David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook, Kelly Reichardt Set for Cannes Competition". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. "Grégoire Hetzel Scoring Arnaud Desplechin's 'Brother and Sister'". Film Music Reporter. 18 April 2022.
  9. "#casting bébés nés entre février et avril 2021 pour un film avec Marion Cotillard" [#casting babies born between february and april 2021 for a film with Marion Cotillard]. Figurants (in French). 26 August 2021.
  10. "Casting comédienne pour le film Frère et soeur d'Arnaud Desplechin avec Marion Cotillard, Melvil Poupaud" [Casting actress for the film Brother and Sister of Arnaud Desplechin with Marion Cotillard, Melvil Poupaud]. Cast Prod (in French). 20 September 2021.
  11. Morain, Odile (13 December 2021). "Arnaud Desplechin pose ses caméras à Lille : dans les coulisses du tournage de "Frère et sœur" avec Melvil Poupaud et Marion Cotillard" [Arnaud Desplechin sets up his cameras in Lille: behind the scenes of the filming of "Brother and Sister" with Melvil Poupaud and Marion Cotillard]. France Info (in French).
  12. Orozco, Edouard (16 April 2022). "Première photo de Frère et soeur, le nouveau Arnaud Desplechin avec Marion Cotillard" [First photo of Brother and Sister, the new Arnaud Desplechin film with Marion Cotillard]. Premiere.fr (in French).
  13. Le Pacte (25 April 2022). "A vos agendas : #FrèreEtSœur d'Arnaud Desplechin sortira le vendredi 20 mai au cinéma !" [Mark your calendars: #FrèreEtSœur by Arnaud Desplechin will be released on Friday May 20 at the theater!]. Twitter (in French).
  14. Anglade, Cannelle (27 April 2022). "Festival de Cannes 2022 : « Frère et sœur » d'Arnaud Desplechin se dévoile en images" [Cannes Film Festival 2022: “Brother and Sister” by Arnaud Desplechin is revealed in pictures]. Trois Couleurs (in French).
  15. Raup, Jordan (4 May 2022). "Marion Cotillard & Melvil Poupaud are Brother and Sister in First Trailer for Arnaud Desplechin's Cannes Drama". The Film Stage.
  16. "The films of the Official Selection 2022 - Festival de Cannes". festival-cannes.com. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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