Coma (2022 film)

Coma is a 2022 French film written and directed by Bertrand Bonello. The film made its world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival in the Encounters section on February 12, 2022,[1][2] where it won the FIPRESCI Award. This is the first film starring Gaspard Ulliel to be released after his death.[1] The film mixes animation and live action and tells the story of a teenage girl who is locked up in her house during a global health crisis and navigates between dreams and reality, until she starts following a disturbing and mysterious YouTuber named Patricia Coma.[1] It stars Louise Labeque, Julia Faure, Gaspard Ulliel, Laetitia Casta, Vincent Lacoste, Louis Garrel and Anaïs Demoustier.

Coma
Directed byBertrand Bonello
Screenplay by
  • Bertrand Bonello
Produced by
  • Justin Taurand
  • Bertrand Bonello
  • Felix de Givry
  • Ugo Bienvenu
Starring
CinematographyAntoine Parouty
Edited byGabrielle Stemmer
Music byBertrand Bonello
Production
companies
  • Les Films du Bélier
  • My New Picture
  • Remembers Production
Distributed by
  • New Story (France)
  • Best Friend Forever (Belgium)
Release date
  • February 12, 2022 (2022-02-12)
(Berlin Film Festival)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Cast

Production

Director Bertrand Bonello wrote the screenplay for the film during France's January 2021 lockdown, shooting in his own house with a small crew and limited means.[3] The film is dedicated to, and inspired by Bonello's then-18-year-old daughter, Anna.[4][2]

Gaspard Ulliel, who voiced the doll Scott, had recently died following a skiing accident when Bonello was editing the film. Bonello told Variety: "I was alone in a screening room, and Gaspard had just died, and when I heard his voice resonating in the room it was like a haunting. I thought about some lines from the letter to my daughter where I talk about those we've lost. The film is called 'Coma' and has scenes in a forest that connects the living and the dead. So watching it again felt uncanny. Gaspard resonated throughout."[3]

Marketing

The first image featuring Louise Labeque and plot details were revealed on February 2, 2022.[1]

Two clips from the film were released on February 10, 2022.[5][6] Belgian distributor Best Friend Forever released a poster[7] and an exclusive 20-second teaser trailer for the film on their Instagram account on February 11, 2022.[8]

On February 16, 2022, Best Friend Forever released on their Instagram account a new 9-second clip featuring Louise Labeque playing an electronic device similar to Rubik's Cube.[9]

Release

On February 2, 2022, it was reported that Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever had acquired the film.[10] New Story will release the film in France. No date has been set yet.[10]

The film had its world premiere in the Encounters section at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 12, 2022.[2]

Awards and nominations

The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.[11]

References
  1. Pearce, Leonard (February 2, 2022). "First Look and Plot Details for Bertrand Bonello's Coma, Premiering at Berlinale". The Film Stage.
  2. "Berlinale | Programme - Coma". Berlinale.de. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. Croll, Ben (February 13, 2022). "'Coma' Helmer Bonello Vows to Go on With 'Beast' Despite Ulliel Death". Variety.
  4. Katz, David (February 15, 2022). "Bertrand Bonello • Director of Coma". Cineuropa.
  5. "Coma new clip official "Catatonie" from Berlin Film Festival 2022 - 1/2". YouTube. February 10, 2022.
  6. "Coma new clip official "Cullen" from Berlin Film Festival 2022 - 2/2". YouTube. February 10, 2022.
  7. Best Friend Forever (February 11, 2022). "Bertrand Bonello's new film COMA! World premiere this week-end in Berlinale Encounters". Instagram.
  8. Best Friend Forever (February 11, 2022). "Check out the exclusive teaser for Bertrand Bonello's new film COMA! World premiere this week-end in Berlinale Encounters". Instagram.
  9. Best Friend Forever (February 16, 2022). ""Beware of other's dreaming. Never get caught in another's dream" - Gilles Deleuze. COMA by Bertrand Bonello World-Premiere in Berlinale Encounters". Instagram.
  10. Keslassy, Elsa (February 2, 2022). "Bertrand Bonello's Berlinale Film 'Coma' Acquired by Best Friend Forever (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  11. "Two Silver Bears for French cinema at the 72nd Berlinale". UniFrance. February 17, 2022.
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