Everything Went Fine
Affecting, surprisingly witty...elegantly written, persuasively performed [with] a terrific Marceau and Dussollier as father and daughter.
Everything Went Fine
Based on the autobiographical novel by author Emmanuèle Bernheim (who had collaborated on Ozon’s screenplays for Under The Sand, Swimming Pool and Ricky), Everything Went Fine is a dramatic change of pace for the genre-hopping director François Ozon. After a debilitating stroke, 85-year-old art dealer André Bernheim (Alain Resnais regular André Dussolier) demands that his daughter Emmanuèle (Sophie Marceau, beloved by French audiences since her teenage debut in the 1980 hit La Boum), help him end life on his own terms. Faced with a painful decision, Emmanuèle, with the grudging support of her younger sister Pascale (Ozon regular Géraldine Pailhas), begins sorting through the processes and bureaucratic hurdles necessary to fulfill her father’s final wish, as she is forced to reconcile her past with a complicated, stubborn, yet charismatic man.
Unsentimental, devastating, yet often humorous, Everything Went Fine finds writer-director François Ozon tackling a complex subject with intelligence and sensitivity. Featuring the legendary Charlotte Rampling (Ozon’s Under the Sand) as André’s estranged wife, along with cinema icon Hanna Schygulla (last seen in Ozon’s Peter von Kant) in a key cameo.
One of French cinema's most prolific filmmakers, François Ozon’s vast body of work includes Swimming Pool, 8 Women, By the Grace of God, Frantz, Double Lover, In the House, Potiche, Under the Sand, Peter von Kant and the upcoming The Crime is Mine.
“Its honesty and intelligence keep you glued.” David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
“Affecting, surprisingly witty..... elegantly written, persuasively performed… a terrific Sophie Marceau and André Dussollier as father and daughter… Ozon’s smart, measured but still deeply human take on a hot subject” — Guy Lodge, Variety
“...the performances from Dussollier and Marceau are quietly outstanding.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Unsentimental, devastating, yet often humorous, Everything Went Fine finds writer-director François Ozon tackling a complex subject with intelligence and sensitivity. Featuring the legendary Charlotte Rampling (Ozon’s Under the Sand) as André’s estranged wife, along with cinema icon Hanna Schygulla (last seen in Ozon’s Peter von Kant) in a key cameo.
One of French cinema's most prolific filmmakers, François Ozon’s vast body of work includes Swimming Pool, 8 Women, By the Grace of God, Frantz, Double Lover, In the House, Potiche, Under the Sand, Peter von Kant and the upcoming The Crime is Mine.
“Its honesty and intelligence keep you glued.” David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
“Affecting, surprisingly witty..... elegantly written, persuasively performed… a terrific Sophie Marceau and André Dussollier as father and daughter… Ozon’s smart, measured but still deeply human take on a hot subject” — Guy Lodge, Variety
“...the performances from Dussollier and Marceau are quietly outstanding.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Genre
Drama,
French Cinema,
Aging,
Women and Film
Runtime
110
Language
French
Director
François Ozon
Writer(s)
François Ozon,
Emmanuèle Bernheim,
Philippe Piazzo
Cast
Sophie Marceau,
Charlotte Rampling,
Hanna Schygulla,
André Dussollier,
Géraldine Pailhas
Awards:
Nominee, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Queer Palm, Cannes Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
The standard family contract is built on an accepted progression of milestones given due celebration, and mourned exits treated as the shocks they usually aren’t. But the rhythm of that wide-ranging togetherness is disrupted in François Ozon’s “Everything Went Fine” when an elderly, infirm father ...
Played at
Royal 4.17.23 - 4.17.23
Town Center 5 4.21.23 - 4.27.23
Newhall 4.27.23 - 4.27.23
Monica Film Center 4.28.23 - 5.04.23
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