''Iris in Bloom'' (; ) is a 2011 French

romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

film directed and written by Valérie Mréjen and Bertrand Schefer in their directorial debut. It was screened in the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (, formerly ) is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as a ...

section at the

2011 Cannes Film Festival The 64th Cannes Film Festival took place from 11 to 22 May 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition. American filmmaker Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for t ...

Cast

Lola Créton Lola Créton (born 16 December 1993) is a French actress. Créton began her career at the age of 10, appearing in the short film ''Imago'' (2004). She is known for her lead roles in the films '' Goodbye First Love'' (2011) and ''Something in the ...

as Iris *

Stanislas Merhar Stanislas Merhar (born 24 January 1971) is a French actor. He was born in Paris in a family of immigrants from Slovenia. He works in cinema, television and theatre. In 1998 Merhar won the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in the ...

as Jean *

Adèle Haenel Adèle Haenel (; born 11 February 1989) is a French actress and far-left political activist. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two César Awards from seven nominations and one Lumière Award from two nominations. Haenel bega ...

as Isabelle *

Valérie Donzelli Valérie Donzelli (born 2 March 1973) is a French actress, filmmaker and screenwriter. She has directed six feature films and two short films since 2008, including the film ''Declaration of War'' (2011). Early life Valérie Donzelli was born in ...

as Monika * Ferdinand Régent as Alexandre * Barthélemy Guillemard as the confident *

Antoine Chappey Antoine Chappey (born 1960) is a French actor. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1989. He starred in the film ''Nelly (2004 film), Nelly'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Fes ...

as the man in the bar *

Marilyne Canto Marilyne Canto (born 18 November 1963) is a French actress and film director. She won the 2007 César Award for Best Short Film for '' Fais de beaux rêves''. Selected filmography References External links * 1963 births Living peop ...

as Alexandre's mother * Serge Renko as Iris' father *

Frédéric Pierrot Frédéric Pierrot (born 17 September 1960) is a French actor. Career He has appeared in more than 120 films and television shows since 1986. He starred in the film '' Tell Me I'm Dreaming'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard sectio ...

Alexandre's father *

Pascal Cervo Pascal Cervo (born 16 July 1977) is a French film director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Pascal Cervo grew up in Soisy-sur-Seine, Essonne, France. He was discovered at the age of 16 while shopping in Paris by Catherine Corsini for ...

as the passing friend *

Michèle Moretti Michèle Moretti (born 15 March 1940 in Paris, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, ...

as Jean's mother * Stéphane Bouquet as the teacher * Gaëlle Obiégly as a guest * Thomas Clerc as a guest * Christophe Wavelet as a dandy * Françoise Cousin as a woman in the bar * Katia Beaudufe as the ticket controller * Bertrand Schefer as Jérémie * Gilles Geenen as Gérald * Elisa Hildebrandt as Alessa, the German girl

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* 2011 films 2011 romantic drama films 2010s French-language films French romantic drama films 2011 directorial debut films 2010s French films {{2010s-France-drama-film-stub