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Best of The Fests

THE PLOUGH
LE GRAND CHARIOT

• Director: Philippe Garrel
• FRANCE, SWITZERLAND / 2022 / DCP / Colour / 95’ / French; Turkish, English s.t.

• Screenplay: Jean-Claude Carrière, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel, Caroline Deruas Peano
• Director of Photography: Renato Berta
• Editing: Yann Dedet
• Music: Jean-Louis Aubert
• Cast: Louis Garrel, Damien Mongin, Esther Garrel, Lena Garrel, Francine Bergé
• Producer: Edouard Weil, Laurine Pelassy
• Production Co.: Rectangle Productions
• World Sales: Wild Bunch

2023 Berlin Best Director

French master filmmaker Philippe Garrel’s latest film that premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival in February stars his real-life children Louis, Esther, and Lena. ‘The Plough’ is a constellation of four stars. It is also a puppet theatre. This is the story of a family of puppeteers: three siblings Louis, Martha and Lena; their father, who directs the troupe; and the grandmother, who makes the dolls. Together, they are a company and put on puppet shows. One day, following a performance, the father dies of a stroke, leaving his children alone. Philip Garrel explores themes of love, friendship, family, grief, time and artists as tormented souls in a world where traditions tends to diminish. Puppeteering was the profession of Philippe Garrel’s father Maurice before he became an actor.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.