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MAKING PLANS FOR LENANon, ma fille, tu n’iras pas danser Festival Selection: New York Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Today (2010), Mostra São Paulo International Film Festival (2009), Namur International Francophone Film Festival, Closing Gala (2009), San Sebastian International Film Festival (2009), Turin International Film Festival (2009) West Coast Premiere Drama France, 2009 In French with English subtitles 35mm/Color/105 min Directed by: Christophe Honoré Written by: Christophe Honoré, Geneviève Brisac Cinematography by: Laurent Brunet Editing by: Chantal Hymans Music by: Alex Beaupain Produced by: Pascal Caucheteux Production Company: Why Not Productions Coproduction: France Télévisions, Le Pacte International Sales: Le Pacte 5, rue Darcet 75017 Paris France Phone: +33 1.44.69.59.59 www.le-pacte.com U.S. Distribution IFC Films 11 Penn Plaza, 18th floor New York, NY 10001 www.ifcfilms.com Cast: Chiara Mastroianni (Léna), Marina Foïs (Frédérique), Marie-Christine Barrault (Annie), Jean-Marc Barr (Nigel), Marcial Di Fonzo Bo (Thibault), Louis Garrel (Simon), Fred Ulysse (Michel), Julien Honoré (Gulven), Alice Butaud (Elise), Caroline Silhol (The flowershop lady), Lou Pasquerault (Augustine), Donatien Suner (Anton), Jean-Baptiste Fonck (José) www.nonmafilletuniraspasdanser-lefilm.com Separated from her husband Nigel (Jean-Marc Barr, Dogville, The Big Blue) and mother of two, Léna (Chiara Mastroianni, A Christmas Tale, Love Songs, Towards Zero) cannot seem to do anything right. She goes to her mother’s for the holidays but finds upon arrival that her mother and sister have plotted to invite her ex-husband as well, with all the good intentions in the world. Overwhelmed by everyone’s desire to see her happy, suffocating in her family duties, Léna is unable to face her own desires. Unruly and yet lacking self-confidence, Léna embodies the feminine in all its existential contradictions. Christophe Honoré has teamed up with author and publisher Geneviève Brisac to write this portrait of a woman in crisis, struggling to find her place in a society still ruled by archaic codes, while claiming to be feminist. CHRISTOPHE HONORÉ first made his mark writing novels and children’s books dealing with sensitive topics such as AIDS or homosexual parenting, as in Close to Leo (1995), which he later adapted for television (released on DVD in the U.S. by Picture This! Entertainment). After writing for Les Cahiers du Cinéma under the pen name Roland Cassard, an homage to Jacques Demy, he made his first feature film, Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard (2002), presented at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard. In 2004, he boldly adapted Georges Bataille’s controversial novel My Mother, with Isabelle Huppert and his signature actor Louis Garrel in the title roles. His following three features Inside Paris, Love Songs and La Belle Personne (COL•COA 2009) have confirmed the success of Christophe Honoré in American art house circles. PRESS "While "Love Songs" and "Dans Paris" revealed prolific filmmaker Christophe Honore to be a direct descendant of the French New Wave, he heads straight into Arnaud Desplechin territory with the turbulent family drama "Making Plans for Lena." (...) "Mastroianni (also in "A Christmas Tale") manages to channel real energy into her character early on, making for a strong performance reminiscent of both Emmannuelle Devos in "Kings and Queen" and Gena Rowland's unruly protags in the films of John Cassavettes." Jordan Mintzer, Variety. |