THE DREAMER
| 2023 – 85′ – Drama, Films & Art, Women Directors.
Written by: Anaïs Tellenne.
Directed by: Anaïs Tellenne.
Starring: Raphaël Thiéry, Emmanuelle Devos, Mireille Pitot, Marie-Christine Orry, Cesare Capitani, Christine Gaillard, Natasha Cashman.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2023, My French Film Festival 2025 (Winner Grand Prix of the International Jury).
Official Selection TAFFF 2023 (North American Premiere).
In French with English subtitles.
An Under The Milky Way / France Channel release. |
Anaïs Tellenne‘s eloquent début feature quietly recounts the touching story of a golem — a clay figurine that magically comes to life. Raphaël is a 58-year-old one-eyed man, the caretaker of a deserted family mansion. He lives with his mother in a small cottage on the grounds and spends his days trapping moles, tending the garden and playing haunting tunes on his bagpipes — as forsaken man grappling with the desolate existence life has dealt him. One stormy night, Garance, the heiress of the estate, appears and takes over the great manor house. An artist in search of a subject, as well as a will to live, she too has her demons to appease. The Dreamer is a stirring tale of longing and heartbreak, of shame and yearning, of creative expression and unrequited love.