APRÈS MAI

Something in the Air

Francia. 2012. Color. 120 min. Ficción. 35mm.

Film Director: Olivier Assayas.
Editing: Luc Barnier; Mathilde van de Moortel.
Producer: Charles Gillibert; Marin Karmitz; Nathanäel Karmitz.

Paris in the early 70′s. Gilles, a young high school student, is taken in by the political and creative turmoil of the times. Much like his friends, he is torn between his radical commitment and his personal ambitions. Through romantic encounters and artistic discoveries, Gilles and his friends' journeys take them to Italy and then London. Further down the line, they will have to make definitive choices in order to find their place in these turbulent times.

Olivier Assayas

Assayas was boen in Paris in 1955. Member of the editorial board of Cahiers du Cinéma (1980-1985), during these years he directed several short films and wrote some scripts, especially for André Téchiné. In 1986, he directed his first feature film, 'Désordre', then followed titles such as 'Paris s'éveille' (19919, 'Fin août, début septembre' (1998), 'Les Destinées sentimentales' (2000), 'Boarding Gate' (2007) or 'L'heure d'été'.