Camille Rewinds
Camille Rewinds is an award winning 2012 French fantasy / drama film.
Noemie Lvovsky directs, co-writes and stars as Camille, a 40-year-old Parisian drowning in alcoholic anguish after splitting up from her former childhood sweetheart Eric (Samir Guesmi) after 25 happy years together. In the depths of her boozy despair, at a snowy New Year's Eve party in 2008, she experiences a kind of fairy-tale flashback and wakes up in 1985. She is attending school, her late mother is alive still and she has a bright yellow portable cassette player buzzing with cheesy 1980s Europop hits.
Fate, it seems, has granted Camille a second chance. With the wisdom of hindsight, she struggles to rewrite history, resisting classmate Eric's advances to save her adult self from future heartbreak. But destiny is not so easily persuaded and Camille eventually comes to learn that some life choices can be changed while others must simply be embraced.
Also featuring French favourites Jean-Pierre Leaud (The 400 Blows) and Mathieu Almaric (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), Camille Rewinds (Camille Redouble) is a universal story of love, regret and second chances – a charming and effervescent blend of Peggy Sue Got Married, Bridget Jones s Diary and Back To The Future.
Subtitled.
Awards:
- Cannes Film Festival 2012 – Won SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight)
- César Awards, France 2013 – Nominated for Best Film, ominated for Best Director, Nominated for Best Actress Noémie Lvovsky, Nominated for 10 other awards
- Locarno International Film Festival 2012 – Won Variety Piazza Grande Award
Critic Reviews:
- " A delightful French comedy about change, the past, and time travel. " – Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
- " This playful, sometimes whimsical, always engaging take on a familiar storytelling theme – alternative futures – manages to make the fantasy meaningful. " – Andrew L. Urban
- " A smile-engendering journey back to youthful innocence that we all wish we could take. " – Brandon Judell