The Dreamer

Section: Competition
Title: L'homme d'argile
Director: Anaïs Tellenne
Cast: Raphaël Thiéry, Mireille Pitot, Marie-Christine Orry, Emmanuelle Devos
Duration: 1h 35m
Country: France
Language: fr
Year: 2023

Raphael, a one-eyed man, is the caretaker of a mansion where no one lives anymore. Soon to turn 60, he lives with his mother in a small house located at the entrance to the grounds of the stately manor. Between mole hunting, bagpipe practice and the occasional ride in the postwoman’s Kangoo van, the days resemble one another. But one stormy night Garance, the estate’s heiress, comes back to the family’s abode and now nothing will ever be the same again.