Thunder (2022 film)

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Thunder
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French Foudre
Directed byCarmen Jaquier
Written byCarmen Jaquier
Produced byFlavia Zanon
Joëlle Bertossa
StarringLilith Grasmug
CinematographyMarine Atlan
Edited byXavier Sirven
Music by Nicolas Rabaeus
Production
company
Close Up Films
Release date
  • 10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)(TIFF)
Running time
92 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageFrench

Thunder (French : Foudre) is a 2022 Swiss drama film written and directed by Carmen Jaquier. [1] Lilith Grasmug stars as Elisabeth, a young woman who, after spending several years in a convent school preparing to become a nun, returns home following her older sister's death and finds that her desires have changed. [1]

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Jaquier has said that the film was inspired by the discovery of old notebooks belonging to her great-grandmother, which revealed details about her daily life and her relationship with God. [1]

The film premiered in the Platform section at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022, [2] and in the New Directors section at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival. [3] The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. [4]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2022 17th Rome Film Festival Special Jury PrizesCarmen JaquierWon [5]
Special Jury MentionLilith GrasmugWon
BNL BNP Paribas Prize for Best First Film: Special MentionsCarmen JaquierWon

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Muriel Del Don, "Carmen Jaquier’s Foudre enters into post-production". Cineuropa, 27 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Jeremy Kay, "Frances O’Connor’s ‘Emily’ to open TIFF Platform alongside films from Maïmouna Doucouré, Rima Das". Screen Daily , 3 August 2022.
  3. ↑ John Hopewell, "San Sebastian New Directors Section to Feature Carmen Jaquier, Laura Baumeister, Dinara Drukarova". Variety , 28 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (6 August 2023). "Oscars: Switzerland Picks Period Drama 'Thunder' as International Feature Submission". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Scarpa, Vittoria (24 October 2022). "January triumphs at the 17th Rome Film Festival". Cineuropa .
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