THE RAPTURE / Le Ravissement (France)
Schedule
Sat Jun 15 2024 at 10:00 am
Location
Camelot Theatres Palm Springs Cultural Center | Palm Springs, CA
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Lydia, a caring young midwife highly invested in her career, has completely lost control of her life after the relationship with her boyfriend falls apart. Was it due to heartbreak, her best friend’s pregnancy or meeting Milos, with whom she secretly obsessed over a one-night stand? Lydia gets stuck in a spiral of lies where everyone’s life is turned upside down. . Yet, when her pregnant best friend Salomé asks her to monitor her pregnancy, she cannot refuse, and neither of them is prepared for the turbulent emotional journey that they are about to embark on. After taking worrisome risks with the delivery of Salomé’s baby, Lydia helps out by babysitting while simultaneously spinning a web of lies that has dire consequences.Anchored by a beautifully subtle yet powerful performance by Hafsia Herzi, THE RAPTURE combines the tense, suspenseful elements of a procedural with an intimate view of Lydia’s solitary existence and her ultimate unraveling. Far from didactic, the film reveals complex feelings and expectations about motherhood, romantic relationships, and friendship that bear down on Lydia. The first feature film by French director Iris Kaltenbäck, THE RAPTURE (LE RAVISSEMENT) premiered at the 2023 Cannes Critics’ Week where it won the Prix SACD.
The Rapture is a Young French Cinema 2024 selection.
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 97 min
Country: France
Language: French & Serbian
Premiere: Palm Springs
Director: Iris Kaltenbäck
Screenwriter: Iris Kaltenbäck
Cinematographer: Marine Atlan
Principal Cast: Hafsia Herzi, Alexis Manenti, Nina Meurisse, Younès Boucif
Distributor: Young French Cinema / Be For Films
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Camelot Theatres Palm Springs Cultural Center, 2300 East Baristo Road,Palm Springs,CA,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
