Ismael's Ghosts

Twenty-one years ago, she ran away. And twenty-one years later, Carlotta (Marion Cotillard, Inception) is back from the void. But Ismael (Mathieu Amalric, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) has been busy rebuilding a life for himself with Sylvia (Charlotte Gainsbourg, Antichrist) and working on his next feature film. As Ismael's trials and tribulations unfurl, so too do those of his film's protagonist: the idle, funny and reckless diplomat Ivan Dédalus (Louis Garrel, Le Redoutable).

Critic Reviews:

• " Deliciously self-reflexive and touching, Ismael's Ghosts is another great testament of Desplechin's unique talent as a film enthusiast and a great writer. " – Dustin Chang

• " Both he (Ismael) and the film deteriorate in front of our eyes in spectacular fashion, the hand that holds the threads begins to feel less steady as the filmmaker loses his grip on what is reality and what is fiction. " – Kofo Owokoniran

• " Cotillard and Gainsbourg sustain the film. " – Rubén Romero Santos