The Divide (2021 film)

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The Divide
French La Fracture
Directed by Catherine Corsini
Written byCatherine Corsini
Agnès Feuvre
Laurette Polmanss
Produced byElisabeth Perez
Starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Marina Foïs
Pio Marmaï
Cinematography Jeanne Lapoirie
Edited byFrédéric Baillehaiche
Production
company
Chaz Productions
Distributed by Le Pacte
Release date
  • 9 July 2021 (2021-07-09)(Cannes)
Running time
98 [1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget
  • €4.9 million [2]
  • (≃$4.8 million)
Box office$2.2 million [3]

The Divide (French : La Fracture) is a 2021 French drama film directed by Catherine Corsini. [4] In June 2021, the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. [5] [6] At Cannes, it won the Queer Palm. [7]

Contents

The film centres on Raf and Julie, a couple who find themselves in a hospital, having nearly suffocated, on the night before a major demonstration. [4]

Synopsis

During a winter evening in 2018, Raf, on the verge of breaking up with Julie, fractures an elbow and ends up in the emergency department of a large Parisian hospital. At the same time, Yann arrives injured from the clash with the riot police at a large demonstration of yellow vests. The encounter between these three characters shatters their certainties and prejudices, while outside the tension intensifies and the hospital has to close its doors for the protestors who besiege the building and the staff are overwhelmed.

Cast

Production

The role of Raf represents Catherine Corsini a lot, who fell breaking her elbow and finding herself in the emergency room on 1 December 2018, the day of the First Act of the Yellow Vests [sic]. [8] In September 2020, it was announced Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Marina Foïs, Pio Marmaï, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h and Aïssatou Diallo Sagna had joined the cast of the film. Catherine Corsini wrote the script alongside Agnès Feuvre, with Laurette Polmanss collaborating. Filming began on 23 September 2020 and was scheduled to place over seven weeks in the Paris region and in Lyon. [4]

Release

The film premièred at the Cannes Film Festival on 9 July 2021. [9] It was first theatrically released in France on 27 October 2021. [3] [10]

Reception

Box office

The Divide grossed $2.2 million worldwide, of which $2.1 million was grossed in France, [3] against a production budget of about $4.8 million. [2]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 72% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. [11] On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 61 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [12]

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  5. ↑ "Sean Penn, Wes Anderson, Ildikó Enyedi Join 2021 Cannes Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter . 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler . 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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