higher still
Directed by Nicolas Brevière, 2001
SYNOPSIS
Irène lost the man she loved, all her life in a car accident.
Claire shokes on her overwhelming desire of being an actress and sees the part she’s been making enormous sacrifices stolen from her.
Juliette invites herself in other people’s life without letting them know.
Victoria doutes about her vocation as a doctor and waits for a miracle that could save a little boy from death.
Four fates, four woman vibrating at the rhythm of seasons and the emotions that go though them in between sadness, anger, resignation and hope.
Cast
Margot ABASCAL
Pascale ARBILLOT
Camille JAPY
Lucia SANCHEZ
Technical Details
Fiction - France - 2001
85 minutes - 35mm - Colour - 1.85
Versions
French
French with English subtitles
Technical Crew
Directed & Written by
Nicolas BREVIERE
Photography
Sylvia CALLE
Editing
Dominique PETROT
Sound
Laurent BENAÏM
Sami NEKIB
Gildas MERCIER
Original Score
Hervé TIMSIT
Production
Nicolas BREVIERE – Local Films
ADAM Productions
Distribution
Epicentre Films
International Sales
Wide Management
Festivals
Maniki Brothers Film Festival / Macédonie / 2001 - Jury Award
“Rencontres cinématographiques” Digne Les Bains / France / 2001
Mamers European Film Festival / France / 2001
Paris International Film Festival / France / 2001
“Travelling” Festival Rennes / France / 2001
Valenciennes Action and Adventure Film Festival / France / 2001
Göteborg Film Festival / Sweden / 2001
Rotterdam Film Festival – Tiger Awards Competition / Netherlands / 2001
Bergamo Film Meeting / Italy / 2001
Brisbane Film Festival / Australia / 2001
Alexandria International Film Festival / Egypt / 2001
Mill Valley International Film Festival / United States / 2001
Mannheim International Film Festival / Germany / 2001
Ourense Film Festival / Spain / 2001
Mumbai Film Festival / India / 2001
Brussels International Film Festival / Belgium / 2001
Miami Latin Film Festival / United States / 2001
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Press materials
TRAILER
Nicolas Brevière
Nicolas Brevière began his career alongside producer Anatole Dauman at the French Association of Film Producers (AFPF). He later founded Local Films to support François Ozon in the production of two short films.
Since then, he has produced more than 80 films—including shorts, feature films, and creative documentaries—screened at numerous festivals and broadcast on television channels both in France and internationally.
Local Films is committed to promoting auteur cinema that is innovative and ambitious, while also discovering and nurturing emerging talents from their very first projects, such as Jean-Gabriel Périot, Blandine Lenoir, and Lorenzo Recio. The company also collaborates with more established or internationally rooted filmmakers, including Olivier Coussemacq, Claude Duty, and Uruguayan director Federico Veiroj.