London, 1987. Philip is a famous American writer living in exile in London. His mistress comes regularly to see him in his office, a refuge for the two lovers. They make love here, they argue, they reconcile and talk for hours – about the women who mark out his life, about sex, anti-semitism, literature, and about remaining true to oneself. Arnaud Desplechin returns with a powerful, haunting story of sex and loyalty, love and deceit, adapted from Philip Roth’s bold autobiographical novel exploring the world of adulterous intimacy.
Deception
Tromperie
62nd TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Arnaud Desplechin
- Script: Arnaud Desplechin, Julie Peyr, Philip Roth (novel)
- Cinematography: Yorick Le Saux
- Editing: Laurence Briaud
- Sound: Daniel Sobrino, Sylvain Malbrant, Emmanuel Croset
- Music: Grégoire Hetzel
- Actors: Denis Podalydès, Léa Seydoux, Emmanuelle Devos, Anouk Grinberg
- Production: Why Not Productions
- Producers: Pascal Caucheteux
- Costumes: Jürgen Doering
- Production Design: Toma Baqueni
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: France
- Production Year: 2021
- Duration: 102'
- Contact: WIld Bunch International
Arnaud Desplechin
Arnaud Desplechin became an official competitor at Cannes with The Sentinel, his first feature film. He then made My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument, which introduced a new generation of actors. The artists in his films have regularly been awarded the most prestigious prizes, notably the 61st Festival de Cannes Prize for Catherine Deneuve in A Christmas Tale. In 2016 he won the César for Best Director for his film My Golden Days. He recently directed his first theater play, August Strindberg's The Father at the Comédie Française, to great acclaim. A retrospective of his work was presented in the 56th Thessaloniki IFF.
Filmography
1991 La Vie des morts (short)
1992 The Sentinel
1996 My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument
2003 Playing “In the Company of Men”
2004 Kings and Queen
2007 The Beloved (doc)
2015 My Golden Days
2019 Oh Mercy!
2021 Deception
