Partir un jour
2021 French film
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Partir un jour is a 2021 French short film directed by Amélie Bonnin .
| Partir un jour | |
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| Directed by | Amélie Bonnin |
| Screenplay by | Amélie Bonnin Dimitri Lucas |
| Starring | Bastien Bouillon Juliette Armanet François Rollin Lorella Cravotta |
| Cinematography | David Cailley |
| Edited by | Audrey Bauduin |
| Music by | Thomas Krameyer |
Production company | Topshot Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 24 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The director later adapted this film into a feature-length movie with the English title Leave One Day which premiered at the opening of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Synopsis
Julien has just published his first novel. As a soon-to-be father, he returns to Calvados to help his parents move since his father decided to retire. While doing the grocery shopping at the supermarket, he runs into Caroline, a childhood friend who is also pregnant and works as a cashier at the supermarket. They meet up that same evening for an outing to the municipal swimming pool. The unspoken words from the past take shape.[2][3]
Cast
- Bastien Bouillon as Julien Beguin
- Juliette Armanet as Caroline
- François Rollin as Julien's father
- Lorella Cravotta as Julien's mother
- Mélodie Lauret as Backup singer
Songs
This short film is a musical, incorporating songs performed by the actors into the action, notably:[4]
- Partir un jour by 2Be3, which gave its title to this film;
- L'Encre de tes yeux by Francis Cabrel;
- Bye bye by Ménélik, performed by Juliette Armanet and Bastien Bouillon;
- Tu m'oublieras by Régine Zylberberg, performed by Juliette Armanet and Bastien Bouillon.
Awards
Honours
- Festival Off-Courts 2021: Audience Award for Region Normandy[5]
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022: Audience Award[4]
- Pantin Short Film Festival 2022: Best Actor Award for Bastien Bouillon[6]
- César Awards 2023: Best Fiction Short Film[7]
