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Jun 20, 2023 · Most of Falcon Lake follows the usual coming-of-age story beats. But what makes this film stand out among the pack is Le Bon’s direction, cinematographer Brandl’s use of shadow, and Shahabi ...
- Mary Beth Mcandrews
May 22, 2022 · Festivals, News, Reviews. 21. “It’s apparently fun to drown,” says sixteen-year-old Chloé, the droll, moody teen at the heart of Charlotte Le Bon’s debut feature, “ Falcon Lake.”. It’s a pithy line that echoes Cecilia Lisbon’s response (“Obviously, Doctor, you’ve never been a thirteen-year-old girl”) when she’s asked ...
- Caitlin Quinlan
Falcon Lake is a 2022 coming-of-age drama film, directed and co-written by Charlotte Le Bon. [3] Adapted from the graphic novel Une sœur [] by Bastien Vivès, the film stars Joseph Engel as Bastien, a 13-year-old boy from Paris, France, on a family vacation in Quebec, where he meets and develops a relationship with Chloé (Sara Montpetit), the 16-year-old daughter of his mother's friend ...
Falcon Lake. 100 MIN / 2022 / CANADA, FRANCE / FRENCH, ENGLISH / COMING-OF-AGE, SUPERNATURAL. A shy teenager on a summer vacation experiences the joy and pain of young adulthood when he forges an unlikely bond with an older girl. Director: Charlotte Le Bon. Writer: Charlotte Le Bon in collaboration with François Choquet. Producer: David ...
Jun 4, 2022 · ‘Falcon Lake’ Review: A Weird, Wistful Coming-of-Age Debut That Is Equally Charming and Chilling Reviewed in Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight), May 22, 2022. Running time: 100 MIN.
May 15, 2023 · Falcon Lake. A gorgeous debut from Charlotte Le Bon (Anthropoid), Falcon Lake is a haunting coming-of-age tale. Bastien and Chloé spend their summer holiday with their families at a lake cabin in Quebec haunted by a ghost legend. Ready to overcome his worst fears to earn a place in Chloé’s heart, the holiday becomes a turbulent pivotal ...
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The take. The gorgeous grain of Falcon Lake’s lush 16mm cinematography instantly gives it an air of nostalgia, as if the movie is an intimate reflection on a precious formative summer. That effect is confirmed over the film’s runtime: it takes place from the perspective of Bastien (Joseph Engel), a 13-year-old French boy whose family is ...
