Suzanne

Katell Quillévéré : 2013

The story of a family and a love affair through the journey of a young woman. Sisters Suzanne and Maria have an intensely close relationship. They experience a happy childhood even though their mother died when they were still very young. Nicolas, their father, copes as best he can, sometimes loving, sometimes difficult, sacrificing himself for them instead of rebuilding his own life. As a teenager, Suzanne becomes pregnant and when Charlie is born, the family expands. She then meets Julien, a young man who is a bit of a rogue, and they fall deeply in love. Suzanne will flee with him, abandoning her child. There will be years of wandering, prison, waiting, then an accident. It will be a difficult journey, strewn with obstacles, before this family can finally rebuild itself, and the father, daughter and grandson are reunited. Katell Quillévéré's second feature premiered out of competition at Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes 2013.