Feathers in My Head ( Des plumes dans la tête )

Feathers in My Head (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Des plumes dans la tête
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Thomas De Thier

Written By:
Thomas De Thier

Actors:
Sophie Museur ..... Blanche Charlier
Francis Renaud ..... Jean-Pierre Charlier
Ulysse de Swaef ..... Arthur Charlier
Alexis Den Doncker ..... François
Colette Emmanuelle ..... Mamie
Bouli Lanners ..... Sergio
Premi Djou Dfosse
Jean-Christophe Lefèvre
Jean-Luc Dossi
Maxime Durin
Nicolas Gob
Floriane Devigne
Philippe Grand'Henry
Jo Rensonnet
Jean Ceuterickx

Synopsis:

An unexpected tragedy drives a wedge between an idyllic young husband and wife in this impressionistic Belgian drama. Des Plumes Dans la Tete concerns the relationship between the amorous Jean-Pierre (Francis Renaud) and Blanche (Sophie Museur), leading a life of pastoral bliss in the small town of Genappe with their precocious son Arthur (Ulysse de Swaef). Mother and child spend their days interacting with the townspeople or going on nature walks; the latter endeavor proves tragic when Arthur wanders off on his own one afternoon, and is never seen from again. Both parents are devastated in different ways: Jean-Pierre grows cynical and reticent, while Blanche retreats into a naïve state, pretending that her son is still very much alive. As the couple grows further and further apart, Blanche devolves into madness, spending days on end exploring the fields and trails surrounding Genappe; it's there that she meets a reclusive, curious teenager (Alexis Den Doncker) who helps her escape her fantasy existence. Des Plumes dans la Tete premiered in the Director's Fortnight section of the 2003 Cannes Film Festival before screenings at the Toronto and Tokyo festivals.

In the small Belgian town of Genappe, the quiet routine of Blanche's family life is shattered when her young son disappears.

The small Belgian town of Genappe revolves around its sugar factory. Rotting beets in the town's surrounding drainage system attract migratory birds.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 15 March, 2009.

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