With: Salomé Richard (Ana), Claude Gensac (grandmother), Lazare Gousseau (Grégoire) Swann Arlaud (Simon), Olivier Chantreau (Boris), Jorijn Vriesendorp (Mira), Noémie Rosset (Meriem), Zabou Breitman (Ana’s mother)
Director/Screenplay: Rachel Lang
Producers: Valérie Bournonville, Pierre-Louis Cassou, Jeremy Forni, Joseph Rouschop
Production co: Tarantula, ChevalDeuxTrois, RTBF
Photography: Fiona Braillon
Editor: Sophie Vercruysse
REVIEWS

“A coming-of-age comedy about a ditzy French twenty-something looking for meaning in her life sounds like nothing new – but first time director Rachel Lang’s Baden Baden is utterly distinctive.  Ana (Salomé Richard) is a chaotically disorganised driver on a movie shoot who ‘borrows’ one of the swanky hire cars and returns to her home town of Strasbourg where she flits between old flames and decides to renovate her grandma’s bathroom – despite knowing nothing about plumbing or tiling. 

The brilliant editing always leaving us guessing where this woman or the next shot will take us.  The overall effect is beguiling yet slightly bonkers.  It will drive some viewers up the wall, but fans will feel the rush of discovering a unique new director and, in Richard, a gawky yet captivating screen presence.”

— Trevor Johnston, Time Out
FILM SOCIETY SCREENINGS

Carterton
Friday, 6 July, 7:30pm

Dunedin
Wednesday, 18 July, 7:30pm

Timaru
Tuesday, 24 July, 7:00pm

Nelson
Thursday, 2 August, 6:00pm

Whanganui
Monday, 13 August, 7:00pm

Wellington
Monday, 20 August, 6:15pm

Waitati
Tuesday, 28 August, 8:00pm

Canterbury
Monday, 3 September, 7:30pm

Queenstown
Tuesday, 11 September, 8:15pm

Palmerston North
Monday, 17 September, 6:00pm

Hamilton
Monday, 24 September, 8:00pm
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