Paradises of Diane
Directed by Carmen Jaquier & Jan Gassmann
After the birth of her first child, Diane disappears in an unknown city, but her body reawakens her memories and what she is fleeing from.
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Dorothée De Koon, Aurore Clément, Omar Ayuso, Stéphane Lagarde, Duncan Airlie James, Roland Bonjour
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French, German, English / 2024 / 97’
Les Paradis de Diane
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FICTION - Drama
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Directors Carmen Jaquier & Jan Gassmann Screenwriter Carmen Jaquier Cast Dorothée De Koon, Aurore Clément, Omar Ayuso, Stéphane Lagarde, Duncan Airlie James, Roland Bonjour Editor Carole Le Page Director of Photography Thomas Szczepanski Producers Lisa Blatter, Jan Gassmann Co-Producer Camille Genaud Production Designers Matthias Maurer, Silvan Kuhl, Anne Weick Sound Design Mélia Roger Music Marcel Vaid Costumes Anne Weick Year 2024 Category Fiction Language French, German, English Run time 97 mns Original title Les Paradis de Diane Countries of production Switzerland, France Production companies 2:1 Film Co-Production companies Paraiso Production
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DCP
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Berlin Film Festival 2024
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Check out the Variety interview: HERE.
“the courage and poetry, Carmen Jaquier and Jan Gassmann tackle the theme of motherhood, both its darker sides and the consequences of decisions which society struggles to accept." CINEUROPA
"Following the birth of her daughter, Diane can’t bring herself to hold her baby in her arms and fails to forge the maternal bond which society insists is innate." CINEUROPA
"Paradises of Diane is a hard to forget and radical film which successfully conveys the complex natures of characters who have chosen to look inside of themselves to the point of the abyss." CINEUROPA
“Daring to explore the theme of women leaving motherhood behind, this work joins a short list of films disputing the primal nature of motherhood as identity” UNIVERSAL CINEMA
“The film attemps with empathy and kindness to a remarkable actress (Dorothéé de Koon, composer of the soundtrack for “Bonheur Académieé) to capture the pyschological evolution of a woman faced with motherhood.” ABUS DE CINE *****
“'Paradises of Diane' is one of those rare films that, beyond the cinematic experience, question and shake up morals. Indeed, at the end of the screening in Berlin, the room emptied under the discreet murmurs of a few situational quarrels.” CINEMAN *****
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