Out of Season (French: Hors-saison, pronounced [ɔʁ sɛ.zɔ̃]) is a 2023 French romantic drama film directed by Stéphane Brizé, from a screenplay written by Brizé and Marie Drucker.
The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 8 September 2023.
Plot
Laurent, nearing fifty, is a well-known actor who lives in Paris. Hélène is a forty-something piano teacher who lives in a small seaside town. They fell in love about fifteen years earlier, but then broke up. Time has passed, each of them went their separate ways, wounds have healed and anger has subsided. When Laurent tries drown his sorrows in a Jacuzzi at a spa, he finds Alice by chance.
Cast
- Guillaume Canet as Laurent
- Alba Rohrwacher as Hélène
- Sharif Andoura
- Lucette Beudin
- Hugo Dillon
- Jean Boucault
- Johnny Rasse
Production
Out of Season was produced by Sidonie Dumas for Gaumont, in co-production with France 3 Cinéma and Caneo Films. Principal photography was scheduled to take place between 6 March and 21 April 2023, on location in Morbihan (Brittany). Filming took place on the Quiberon peninsula, including in Portivy and Pointe du Percho (both located in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon). Further filming took place in the Pays Vannetais, including on the Rhuys Peninsula. Antoine Heberlé served as the director of photography.
Release date
Out of Season was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 8 September 2023.
The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in France by Gaumont on 20 March 2024.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10.
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