Après mai (2012)
Directed by Olivier Assayas

Drama
aka: Something in the Air

Film Synopsis

Paris in the 1970s.  Gilles is a young student who is caught up in the political and creative turmoil of his time.  Like his classmates, he is torn between his political commitments and his own personal ambitions.  Various romantic and artistic encounters take Gilles and his friends to Italy and London, as they set about making their own mark on an eventful period...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Olivier Assayas
  • Script: Olivier Assayas
  • Cinematographer: Eric Gautier
  • Cast: Clément Métayer (Gilles), Lola Créton (Christine), Felix Armand (Alain), Carole Combes (Laure), India Menuez (Leslie), Hugo Conzelmann (Jean-Pierre), Mathias Renou (Vincent), Léa Rougeron (Maria), Martin Loizillon (Rackam le Rouge), André Marcon (Le père de Gilles), Dolores Chaplin (Actrice Londres), Laurent Ramacciotti (Le vigile-coach de sport), Philippe Paimblanc (Le proviseur), Alain Gluckstein (Le prof de français), Jean-François Ragot (Le prof de philo), Simon-Pierre Boireau (Jean-René), Lionel Dray (Un cinéaste militant), Guillaume Saurrel (Un cinéaste militant), Jeanne Candel (Membre collectif Porc-Epic), Adrien Lamande (Membre collectif Porc-Epic)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French / English / Italian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 122 min
  • Aka: Something in the Air

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