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The Cormorant film image, director Lubna Playoust

The Cormorant

Le Cormoran

Canadian Premiere

A mother and son live in a secluded house on an isolated island, where memory merges with the present, intertwining two moments of their lives—youth and maturity. This is a quiet film about the evolution of a relationship, and how, even in a parent-child situation, that intimate bond can become fleeting. Terrific cinematography captures the rugged seascapes and helps create a melancholic tone emanating from the loss she feels. This is a deep examination of the ties of relationship, escape, and need, and the complex layers that get created over time. It is a lovely, reflective work about human bonds, at times so strong, at others so fragile.

 

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Director
Cast

Mireille Perrier, Robinson Stévenin, Lubna Playoust, Anatole Karmitz

Credits
Country of Origin

France

Year

2021

Language

In French with English subtitles

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23 min

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Credits

Producer

Nathanaël Karmitz, Juliette Schrameck, Jeanne Ezvan, Marthe Lamy

Screenwriter

Lubna Playoust

Cinematography

Marine Atlan

Editor

Gabriel Gonzalez, Nicolás Longinotti

Art Director

Louise Le Bouc Berger, Laura Bücher

Director

Lubna Playoust headshot, The Cormorant director

Lubna Playoust

Born in Italy and raised in Paris, Lubna Playoust is a French director and actress. Her first professional experiences in art, fashion, and marketing fed her fierce passion for every aspect of filmmaking. She trained in filmmaking with Abbas Kiarostami in Cuba, and Lucrecia Martel in Barcelona. Her short film Waltz For Three (2014) stars French New Wave actors Jean-Pierre Marielle and Agathe Natanson. She is currently developing her first feature film.