{"id":58903,"date":"2022-03-16T03:11:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T03:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/events\/gagarine-fanny-liatard-jeremy-trouilh-open-april-1\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T07:39:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T07:39:56","slug":"gagarine-fanny-liatard-jeremy-trouilh-open-april-1","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/gagarine-fanny-liatard-jeremy-trouilh-open-april-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Gagarine by Fanny Liatard & J\u00e9r\u00e9my Trouilh Opens April 1!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cohen Media Group is pleased to announce the US theatrical release of\u00a0Gagarine<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0written and directed by Villa Albertine residents Fanny Liatard and J\u00e9r\u00e9my Trouilh<\/a>, who blend gritty\u00a0realism with magical fantasy in their\u00a0highly acclaimed feature film debut.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Opens on Friday, April 1 in theaters in\u00a0New York (Quad Cinema), Los Angeles (Landmark’s Nuart), and other top markets including\u00a0Scottsdale\/Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, and Seattle.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

A Cohen Media Group release. Find a theater<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0watch the trailer here<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Cit\u00e9 Gagarine housing project represented the\u00a0hopes and dreams of a brighter future when it was\u00a0built on the outskirts of Paris in the early 1960s. Fast forward nearly 60 years, and this\u00a0landmark\u00a0development\u2014by then home to dozens of immigrant families\u2014has been earmarked for demolition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Teenager Youri (gifted newcomer Alseni Bathily)\u00a0has lived his whole life in the tight-knit community of Gagarine, even being\u00a0named after the famed Russian\u00a0cosmonaut who inaugurated it in 1963.\u00a0From the heights of his apartment, the\u00a0science whiz\u00a0dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to\u00a0demolish his home are leaked, Youri, resolved to keep both the building and its community alive, joins the resistance, embarking on a mission\u00a0to save Gagarine. Working tirelessly with best friend\u00a0Houssam (Jamil McCraven) and\u00a0Diana (Lyna\u00a0Khoudri), a mechanically-minded Roma girl he has a crush on, Youri ingeniously transforms the housing project into his own \u201cstarship\u201d before it disappears into space forever.<\/p>\n\n

A beguiling tribute to the power of\u00a0community, the\u00a0persistence of memory, and the indefatigability of youth,\u00a0Gagarine<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0was shot on the cusp of the actual demolition of Cit\u00e9 Gagarine in collaboration with its residents.<\/p>\n\n

France, 2020 | 97 min | French<\/p>\n\n

Directed by Fanny Liatard and J\u00e9r\u00e9my Trouilh | Written by Fanny Liatard, J\u00e9r\u00e9my Trouilh, and Benjamin Charbit<\/p>\n\n

Starring Alseni Bathily, Lyna Khoudri (The French Dispatch, Papicha,<\/em>) Finnegan Oldfield (Nocturama,\u00a0Les Cowboys<\/em>), Jamil McCraven\u00a0(Nocturama<\/em>),\u00a0Farida Rahouadj, and Denis Lavant<\/p>\n\n

Produced by Julie Billy and Carole Scotta. Cinematography by Victor Seguin. Edited by Daniel\u00a0Darmon. Production design by Marion Burger.<\/p>\n\n

Filmmakers Fanny Liatard and J\u00e9r\u00e9my Trouilh were among Villa Albertine’s first residents to arrive last fall\u2014learn more about their work\u00a0here<\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

\u201cA poignant, inspiring movie” – Laurel Graeber, The New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n\n

\u201cUrban fantasy\u00a0Gagarine\u00a0marks an audacious feature debut for writing-directing duo Fanny Liatard and J\u00e9r\u00e9my Trouilh [who]\u00a0find poetry in the everyday, thanks to vividly unusual lighting, DOP Victor Seguin\u2019s striking widescreen compositions, and magical touches.\u2026 this dreamlike romance can certainly be deemed a flagship for the continuation of imagination and ambition in French cinema.\u201d \u00a0–\u00a0<\/em>Jonathan Romney, Screen\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n

“A lovely and moving debut\u2026 Liatard and Trouilh manage the transitions between real and imaginary beautifully” – Jessica Kiang, Variety<\/em><\/p>\n\n

2022 Winner Lumi\u00e8re Award for Best First Film<\/p>\n\n

2022 New York International Children\u2019s Film Festival<\/p>\n\n

2021 Lincoln Center\u2019s Rendez Vous with French Cinema<\/p>\n\n

2020 Cannes International Film Festival<\/p>\n

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