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| French | Après mai |
| Directed by | Olivier Assayas |
| Written by | Olivier Assayas |
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| Cinematography | Éric Gautier |
| Edited by | Luc Barnier |
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| Distributed by | MK2 Films |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €5.4 million[1] |
| Box office | $1.3 million |
Something in the Air (French: Après mai, lit. 'After May') is a 2012 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Olivier Assayas.
Premise
[edit]In 1971, French student Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils, although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.
Cast
[edit]- Clément Métayer as Gilles
- Lola Créton as Christine
- Félix Armand as Alain
- Carole Combes as Laure
- India Salvor Menuez as Leslie
- Hugo Conzelmann as Jean-Pierre
- Martin Loizillon as Rackam le Rouge
- André Marcon as Gilles' father
Production
[edit]Something in the Air was written and directed by Olivier Assayas.[2]
Release
[edit]The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 3 September 2012.[3]
Accolades
[edit]Assayas won the Best Screenplay Award at Venice.[4]
The film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design[by whom?] at Film Fest Gent in 2012.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Sotinel, Thomas (8 November 2012). "Assayas refait son Mai 68" [Assayas remakes his May 68]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Something in the Air". Unifrance. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Venezia 69". Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Official Awards of the 69th Venice Film Festival". Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
External links
[edit]- Something in the Air at IMDb
- Something in the Air at AllMovie
- Something in the Air at Metacritic
- Something in the Air at Rotten Tomatoes
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