La petite chambre

The little room
Director
Stéphanie Chuat / Véronique Reymond
Country
Switzerland, Luxemburg
Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Stéphanie Chuat / Véronique Reymond
Cast
Michel Bouquet / Florence Loiret Caille / Eric Caravaca / Joël Delsaut / Valérie Bodson / Fabienne Barraud / Frédéric Landenberg / Antonio Buil
Production
Vega Film [CH] / Iris Production S.A. [LU] / Radio Télévision Suisse [CH]
http://www.vegafilm.com/vega-film/fr/films/la-petite-chambre/synopsis/

Storyline

This is a story of the heart. Edmond’s is no longer strong. But it still beats with an independence which fights against the very idea of entering a retirement home, while at the same time refusing help from Rose, his home carer. Nonetheless she stands up to him. She knows the tumult that a heart undergoes when it is forced to accept the unacceptable. Hers hasn’t yet healed. One day however, a bad fall forces Edmond to accept Rose’s support…

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival del Film Locarno 2010
Official Selection
Montréal World Film Festival 2010
Seville European Film Festival 2011
EFA - European Selection

Swiss Film Prize Quartz 2011
Best Fiction Film Award
Best Screenplay Award

Releases

France (16 of February 2011)