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Pearl: Directed by Elsa Amiel. With Julia Föry, Peter Mullan, Agata Buzek, Arieh Worthalter. Léa Pearl is set to compete for the prestigious title of Miss Heaven. But her past catches up with her, when her ex-lover Ben shows up with the 6-year-old son she hardly knows.
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- Drama, Family, Sport
- Elsa Amiel
- 2019-01-30
In the film Pearl, Lea Pearl is set to compete for the prestigious title of “Miss Heaven” in an international female bodybuilding championships. But her past...
- 3 min
- 681
- RIFF | Reykjavík International Film Festival
Elsa Amiel was born on 14 February 1979 in Paris, France. She is an assistant director and actress, known for Pearl (2018), Ailleurs seulement (2011) and Nulle part terre promise (2008).
Pearl is Elsa Amiel’s directorial debut, and stars Julia Föry in her first role as Lea Pearl, a French bodybuilder. The film follows Lea and her trainer in the lead up to a bodybuilding competition where she will compete for the coveted title of Miss Heaven.
Sep 2, 2018 · Review: Pearl. by Vittoria Scarpa. 02/09/2018 - VENICE 2018: Director Elsa Amiel debuts with an intense and fascinating portrait of the controversial world of female bodybuilding and shunned motherhood. Julia Föry in Pearl.
- Vittoria Scarpa
Sep 1, 2018 · Elsa Amiel seeks to bring a fresh eye to genre conventions. Amiel has been an assistant director to the likes of Bertrand Bonello, Noémie Lvovsky and Mathieu Amalric.
Sep 3, 2018 · Elsa Amiel (a long-time first assistant director, lately on Camille Rewinds by Noémie Lvovsky, and House of Tolerance and Saint Laurent by Bertrand Bonello) develops the story of her first feature film as a director and writer around the character of Lea Pearl (Julia Föry), a bodybuilder fully focused on her sole objective, which is to win ...
