''Rise'' () is a 2022

comedy drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

film directed by

Cédric Klapisch Cédric Klapisch ( ; born 4 September 1961) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and career Klapisch was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to ...

, from a screenplay by Klapisch and

Santiago Amigorena Santiago Amigorena (; born 15 February 1962) is an Argentine screenwriter, film producer, film director and writer. In 2007, he was nominated at the Mar del Plata Film Festival for Best Film with '' A Few Days in September''. Family and person ...

Premise

Elise, a promising classical dancer, tries to find a new direction in contemporary dancing after getting injured during a performance.

Cast

* Marion Barbeau as Élise *

Hofesh Shechter Hofesh Shechter (; born 3 May 1975) is an Israeli choreographer, dancer and composer based in London. He is the founder and artistic director of the Hofesh Shechter Company. Early life Hofesh Shechter was born in Jerusalem, Israel, in 1975. At ...

as himself *

Denis Podalydès Denis Podalydès (; born 22 April 1963) is a French actor, scriptwriter, and theatre director of Greek descent. Podalydès has appeared in more than 140 films and television shows since 1989. He starred in '' The Officers' Ward'', which was ente ...

as Henri *

Muriel Robin Muriel Robin (; born 2 August 1955) is a French actress and comedian. She won an International Emmy Award for Best Actress in 2007 and received a nomination for a César Award in 2001 and six nominations for a Molière Award. Early years Murie ...

as Josiane *

Pio Marmaï Pio Marmaï (born 13 July 1984) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2008. Early life and education Marmaï was born on 13 July 1984. His mother is a former costume designer at the Opéra de Strasbourg, and his fa ...

as Loïc *

François Civil François Civil (; born 29 January 1990) is a French actor. He has appeared in both French and English-language productions and is known for his roles in films such as '' Frank'' (2014), ''As Above, So Below'' (2014), '' Five'' (2016), '' Burn O ...

as Yann *

Souheila Yacoub Souheila Yacoub (born 29 June 1992) is a Swiss actress, theater maker, former rhythmic gymnast, and Miss Suisse Romande 2012 winner. Her films include ''Climax'' (2018), ''Making Of'' (2023), and '' Dune: Part Two'' (2024). On television, she app ...

as Sabrina * Mehdi Baki as himself *Alexia Giordano as herself *Robinson Cassarino as himself *Damien Chapelle as Julien

Production

The

principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...

began on 21 December 2020 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, France and lasted for nine weeks. The shooting also took place in

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

and

Morbihan The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...

Accolades

References

External links

* * {{Cédric Klapisch 2022 comedy-drama films 2022 films 2020s French-language films French comedy-drama films Films directed by Cédric Klapisch Films shot in Paris Films shot in Morbihan StudioCanal films 2020s Belgian films 2020s dance films