Italy / Aug 29, 2025 / Venice Film Festival
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A successful photographer gives up everything to devote himself to writing and discovers poverty.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Oscar Tillette | Paul's Son |
| Ève Oron | Paul's Daughter |
| Philippe Katerine | Jeweler |
| Claude Perron | The woman with the suitcase |
| Béatrice de Staël | Newspaper Seller |
| Pauline Serieys | Young woman with the mezzanine |
| Michel Gondry | Customer in the sock |
| Éric Reinhardt | Demanding customer |
| Christopher Thompson | Man with the boxwood |
| Clémence Coullon | |
| Claude Perron | |
| Mamadou Diallo | |
| Benoît Carré | |
| Ahlam Slama | |
| Pauline Serieys | |
| Sacha Wintz | |
| Rei Watanabe |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | À pied d’œuvre |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Pitchipoï Productions, Montmartre Films, Les Films de Françoise, France 2 Cinéma |
| Official site | diaphana.fr |
| Release date | 4 febbraio 2026 |
| Production | Alain Goldman |
| Writer | Valérie Donzelli, Gilles Marchand, Franck Courtès |
| Casting | Nsani Mayala |
| Editing | Kevin Stragliati |
| Cinematography | Irina Lubtchansky, Mathieu Caudroy, Christine Tamalet |
| Assistant directors | Faustine Chevrin, Valérie Donzelli |
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| Lighting | Sébastien Plessis |
| Camera operators | Mathieu Caudroy, Irina Lubtchansky, Christine Tamalet |
| Additional photography | Irina Lubtchansky, Mathieu Caudroy, Christine Tamalet |
| Visual effects | Teddy Barouh |
| Music | Jean-Michel Bernard, Rebecca Delannet, Astrid Gomez-Montoya, Emmanuel Desguez, Emmanuel Croset, Nina Maini, André Rigaut |
| Sound | Rebecca Delannet, Astrid Gomez-Montoya, Emmanuel Desguez, Jean-Michel Bernard, Emmanuel Croset, Nina Maini, André Rigaut |
| Costume design | Sylvia Carissoli, Stéphane Desmarez |
| Makeup | Sylvia Carissoli, Stéphane Desmarez |
| Hairstyling | Stéphane Desmarez, Sylvia Carissoli |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Oct 02, 2025 / Filmfest Hamburg
United States / Nov 03, 2025 / The American French Film Festival
Hong Kong / Nov 20, 2025 / Hong Kong French Film Festival
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Morocco / Dec 03, 2025 / Marrakech International Film Festival
China / Apr 20, 2026 / Beijing International Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Feb 04, 2026
Italy / Mar 05, 2026
Germany / Sep 03, 2026
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