MAYBE MORE

(Et plus si affinités)

CINEMA COMPETITION
RENOIR THEATRE
Comedy – Recommended 17+

THURSDAY OCTOBER 31
8:10 pm (Screening ends at 9:55 pm)
Followed by a conversation with producers Romain Brémond & Daniel Preljocag

Presented in association with:
Filmax

Directed by: Olivier Ducray, Wilfried Méance
Written by: Olivier Ducray, Wilfried Méance, Jean-Paul Bathany
Based on the work by: Cesc Gay
Produced by: Romain Brémond, Daniel Preljocag (Soyouz Films)
Cinematography: Stephen Méance
Film Editing: Olivier Michaut-Alchourroun, Nicolas Pangos
Original Score: Alexis Rault
Cast: Isabelle Carré (Sophie), Bernard Campan (Xavier), Julia Faure (Julia), Pablo Pauly (Alban)
International Sales: Filmax

The romance between Sophie and Xavier, a couple of staid empty-nesters, seems to have run out of steam long ago. When Sophie invites the young couple who lives upstairs to dinner, Xavier is not thrilled. They’re the ones who keep them up at night with their raucous sexual frolics! But much more than leg of lamb turns out to be on the menu, as polite conversation gives way to caustic banter… and eventually leads to a somewhat indecent proposal. Yet under its witty dialogue and scorching zingers, this often-hilarious, rhythmically staged drawing-room comedy of manners evolves into a withering analysis of the frailty of human relationships, as well as what fuels their capacity to endure.

After writing and directing a slew of shorts on their own, co-writers/co-directors Olivier Ducray and Wilfried Méance first teamed up on the short film Mon p’tit Bernard (2020), then went on to collaborate on the feature Jumeaux mais pas trop (TAFFF 2022). Ducray then wrote and directed the documentary feature Last Days of a Country Doctor (2022) and collaborated on the screenplay for Edouard Pluvieux’s 14 Days to Feel Better (2024). Maybe More premiered at this year’s Festival de l’Alpe d’Huez, where it nabbed no less than four prizes — the Special Jury Prize, the Allociné Audience Award and both Best Actor and Best Actress Awards for Bernard Campan and Isabelle Carré.