The Ties That Bind Us
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| Directed by | Carine Tardieu |
| Written by | Carine Tardieu Agnès Feuvre Raphaële Moussafir |
| Produced by | Antoine Rein Antoine Gandaubert Fabrice Goldstein |
| Starring | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Pio Marmaï Vimala Pons |
| Cinematography | Elin Kirschfink Yann Maritaud |
| Edited by | Christel Dewynter |
| Music by | Éric Slabiak |
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| Language | French |
The Ties That Bind Us (French: L’Attachement) is a 2024 French-Belgian drama film co-written and directed by Carine Tardieu and starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Pio Marmaï and Vimala Pons. It premiered at the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Plot
Cast
- Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Sandra Ferney
- Pio Marmaï as Alexandre "Alex" Perthuis
- Vimala Pons as Emillia Demetriu
- Raphaël Quenard as David
- César Botti as Elliott
- Catherine Mouchet as Fanny
- Marie-Christine Barrault as Sandra's mother
- Florence Muller as Marianne
- Mélissa Barbaud as Cécile
Production
The film is based on the novel L’Intimité by Alice Ferney.[1][2] It was produced by Karé Productions, with France 2 Cinéma and Umedia serving as co-producers.[2]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti sidebar.[2] It was released in French cinemas on 19 February 2025.[3]
Reception
Cineuropa's film critic Fabien Lemercier praised the film, describing it as "charming" and "a delicate, humanist film".[2] Guillemette Odicino from Télérama described the film as "an incredibly delicate chronicle of emotional reconstruction".[4] According to Le Parisien, the film is "a beautifully staged story, very well acted by a small choral cast, ... particularly noteworthy for Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's spot-on portrayal of a surly old maid who opens up to life through contact with a child".[3]
References
- ^ Dhar, Debanjan (12 September 2024). "The Ties That Bind Us (2024) 'Venice' Movie Review: A Warm, Frank and Wise Peek into Myriad Emotional Bonds". High On Films. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d Lemercier, Fabien (3 September 2024). "Review: The Ties That Bind Us". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ a b Balle, Par Catherine; Baronian, Renaud; Conradsson, Pauline (18 February 2025). "Sorties cinéma du 19 février : « Mercato », « L'Attachement »… Les films à voir cette semaine (ou pas)". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Odicino, Guillemette (19 February 2025). ""L'Attachement", de Carine Tardieu : une chronique de la reconstruction affective d'une délicatesse inouïe". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2025.