Icarus Films domestic
distribution pack with French film distributor Distrib Films continues to pay
dividends with the news this week that writer/director Joachim Lafosse’s After
Love will be making its DVD debut on Nov. 21.
A brief and limited
arthouse run of just five screens has generated ticket sales of $12,485, which
sets up an ARR of 102 days.
Unless you live in close proximity
to one of those venues your chances of catching Lafosse’s latest film are
pretty much slim and none … Icarus Films has you covered.
A test of wills begins
when Marie (Bérénice Bejo — Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress for
2012 performance in The Artist) and her husband of some 15 years, Boris (Cédric
Kahn), decide to call it quits.
They have two young
children, but surprisingly the battle is not over the custody of the kids, but
over who gets their fair share of the apartment. Boris refuses to leave until this is worked
out and it becomes clear from the get-go that Marie has no intention of selling
the prime location and splitting the proceeds with him.
In a closed set — this
small apartment in Brussels — a ballet of movement, with purpose, is played out
by filmmaker Lafosse as Marie and Boris take turns using the space like a
weapon to try to dominate the other. The
two kids — Jade and Margaux — become but pawns in the game.
It is, however, though
their mutual love for the girls that we get glimpses into what must have been
happier days for Marie and Boris. These
hints make this current test de
testaments all the more poignant, especially when a dinner party hosted by
Marie becomes a cringe-worthy event when Boris arrives home.
After Love is presented in French with English subtitles.
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