WHAT IF...? (Notre univers impitoyable) International Premiere Comedy/Romance France, 2008 In French with English subtitles 35mm/Scope/Color/Dolby SRD/87 min Written and directed by: Léa Fazer Cinematography: Myriam Vinocour Editor: François Gédigier Music: Sébastien Schuller Produced by: Carole Scotta, Caroline Benjo Production Company: Haut et Court Co-production: M6 Films With: Alice Taglioni (Margot), Jocelyn Quivrin (Victor), Thierry Lhermitte (Bervesier), Pascale Arbillot (Juliette), Scali Delpeyrat (Bertrand), Julie Ferrier (Eleonore) A dark comedy about gender conflict in the corporate world, What If... stars two up-and-coming actors Alice Taglioni (The Valet, Skyfighters, COLCOA 2006) and Jocelyn Quivrin (The Brotherhood of the Wolf, Syriana, 99 francs (COLCOA 2008)) as Margot and Victor, a young professional couple working together in a law firm. The film starts with them competing for a new executive position in the company and explores two options: either she gets the job or he gets the job. Using common stereotypes to better debunk them, writer/director Léa Fazer crafts a portrait of two people caught up in a system where the workplace overrules all aspects of private life. LÉA FAZER Born in Switzerland, Léa Fazer is a young writer/director and long-time actress. She studied acting at Strasbourg’s École du Théâtre National and cinema at the university of Paris VII. She wrote and directed four stage plays including Porte de Montreuil and Les Fils de Noë and a first feature in 2004, Bienvenue en Suisse, starring Emmanuelle Devos (Read My Lips, Those Who Remain (COLCOA 2008)) and Vincent Pérez (Queen Margot, Indochine, The Crow). She has also written for French and Swiss television. PRESS “... Lea Frazer delivers a funny, sharp and dangerously accurate observation of power. Her excellent duo of actors has really absorbed the rules of this deadly game. We suggest you participate.” (Première) “Alice Taglioni, Jocelyn Quivrin et Thierry Lhermitte embody this “glass struggle” with a classy intelligence; the Cukor touch is brought by Pascale Arbillot, an explosive elf who mixes emotion and farce like the great American comedies do.” (TéléCinéObs)