In the late 1960s, Jeannie, a teenage girl living in the suburbs, runs away from home and gets to New York City. As they search for her, her parents realize how deep the gap between young people and them has grown.
The first American film of Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Hair) and the Special Jury Prize winner at the 1971 Cannes Festival, this is an absolute must-see.
Crédits
Cast
Lynn Carlin, Buck Henry, Paul Benedict, Tina Turner, Vincent Schiavelli
Screenplay
Milos Forman, Jean-Claude Carrière
Image
Miroslav Ondricek
Editing
John Carter
Music
Kathy Bates
Production
Universal Pictures
Cédric Klapisch, whose films have always explored the issues of empowerment and youth, has chosen to show one of the great director Milos Forman’s most unknown masterpieces, Taking Off, Forman’s first American picture which he directed after The Firemen’s Ball (1967) and the Czech director’s exile to America and before the film he’s best known for, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975, starring Jack Nicholson). Taking Off, a Special Jury Prize winner at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival (tied with Johnny Got His Gun) celebrates boldness and freedom, just like Cédric Klapisch’s films.
MILOS FORMAN
Séances
Cinéma Le Royal Salle n°3 (grande salle)