1899. On a stormy night, Aimée, a young republican schoolteacher, arrives in a snowbound hamlet deep in the French Alps. Met with suspicion by the locals, she remains determined to bring enlightenment to their shadowy beliefs. As she settles into village life, a strange sensual pull begins to take hold.
With a film that’s both precise and unsettling, Louise Hémon crafts a near-fantastical atmosphere. Through the figure of the “dangerous woman,” she challenges our perception of reality itself.
Crédits
Interprètes
Galatea Bellugi, Matthieu Lucci, Samuel Kircher, Oscar Pons, Sharif Andoura
Screenplay
Louise Hémon, Anaïs Tellenne en collaboration avec Maxence StamatiadisImage
Marine AtlanEditing
Carole BorneSound
Elton Rabineau, Margot Testemale, Clément LaforceMusic
Emile SorninProduction
Take Shelter, Arte France CinémaSéances
Le Théâtre de la Gare du Midi
In a attendance of the actors Samuel Kircher and Matthieu Lucci
Le Théâtre de la Gare du Midi VOSTF+STA - Salle 1
Followed with a Q&A with the director
Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film festival 2025
Louise Hémon
Born in 1983
Louise Hémon (born 1983) is a French filmmaker, screenwriter, and theater director. She has directed several documentaries, including L'Homme le plus fort and Voyage de documentation de Madame Anita Conti. In collaboration with Émilie Rousset, she has also created stage works including Rituel 4: Le Grand Débat, Les Océanographes, and Rituel 5: La Mort, which have been presented at the Festival d’Automne in Paris and the Centre Pompidou.
Filmographie
The Girl in the Snow (2025) : Cannes, Quinzaine des Cinéastes
Voyage de documentation de Madame Anita Conti (2023) : Prix du Public, Champs Élysées Film Festival
Le Dernier Débat (2020)
Contact
Distribution : Condor Distribution