''Floride'' is a 2015 French comedy-drama film directed by Philippe Le Guay and starring Jean Rochefort and Sandrine Kiberlain. The screenplay was written by Le Guay and Jérôme Tonnerre, based on the 2012 play ''

Le Père ''Le Père'' (''The Father'') is a play by the French playwright Florian Zeller that won in 2014 the Molière Award for Best Play. It premiered in September 2012 at the Théâtre Hébertot, Paris, with Robert Hirsch (André) and Isabelle Gélin ...

'' by

Florian Zeller Florian Zeller (; born 28 June 1979) is a French novelist, playwright, theatre director, screenwriter, and film director. He won the Prix Interallié for his 2004 novel ''The Fascination of Evil'' and several awards for his plays. He wrote and ...

. The film had its premiere at the

Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, ...

in August 2015.

Cast

* Jean Rochefort as Claude Lherminier * Sandrine Kiberlain as Carole Lherminier *

Laurent Lucas Laurent Lucas (born 20 July 1965) is a French actor. Life and career A student of the Charles Dullin school, Lucas soon became one of the most admired young performers in the Strasbourg National Theatre. He first emerged on the scene with his r ...

as Thomas * Anamaria Marinca as Ivona * as Robin *

Coline Beal Coline (possibly from Aymara ''q'uli'' stripes of different colors on the shirt or undershirt which the Andean people wear, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with stripes") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is ...

as Juliette * Edith Le Merdy as Madame Forgeat * Stéphanie Bataille as The director of the nursing home * Philippe Duclos as Dr. Farkoa *

Audrey Looten Audrey () is an English feminine given name. It is the Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name ''Æðelþryð'', composed of the elements '' æðel'' "noble" and ''þryð'' "strength". The Anglo-Norman form of the name was applied to Saint Audr ...

as Alice * David Clark as Andrew * Patrick d'Assumçao as the Man in pavilion

Production

The film was shot entirely on location in Annecy from 16 September to 25 October 2014.

Reception

Reviewing for the ''

Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

'', Brendan Kelly gives the film 3.5 of 5 stars, and writes:

There are many reasons to see French writer-director Philippe Le Guay's ''Floride''. In a movie world dominated by stories focused on young, beautiful people, this moving drama shines the light on one rather cranky 81-year-old man. That's one plus. It’s also a flick that will resonate with those of us who’ve spent serious time grappling with the challenges of helping out our aging parents. But the real reason you have to see ''Floride'' is for the masterful lead performance from 85-year-old actor Jean Rochefort.

References

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* 2015 films 2015 comedy-drama films 2010s French-language films French comedy-drama films French films based on plays Gaumont Film Company films Films directed by Philippe Le Guay Films about old age Films about Alzheimer's disease 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub