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Le stade de Wimbledon (2002)

Le stade de Wimbledon poster
Original title
Le Stade de Wimbledon
Directed by
Mathieu Amalric
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 09m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman travels to the Italian city of Trieste on a personal and literary search. She follows the traces of a writer and reflects on what she finds there.

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What happens

Le Stade de Wimbledon is a French film directed by Mathieu Amalric, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2001, followed by a general release in France on 13 February 2002. The director's second feature, this is a faithful adaptation of Italian writer Daniele Del Giudice's 1983 homonym novel, which, contrary to what its title suggests, is the story of a personal and literary quest in the Italian border town of Trieste. The film's main protagonist is played by actress Jeanne Balibar, who also acts as narrator. Well-received by the critics, this work, with its distinctive aesthetic and rhythm, has enabled Mathieu Amalric to be seen by the profession and the public alike as a director in his own right in French auteur cinema, and not just as one of its leading players. The film's selection as one of the nine finalists for the 2002 Prix Louis-Delluc is just one element in this recognition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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