Beginning Friday, June 2, Charlotte Le Bon’s widely lauded Falcon Lake opens for a one-week NY exclusive theatrical engagement at Metrograph.
Source: Yellow Veil Pictures/Metrograph
‘Falcon Lake’ Plot Summary:
The astonishingly assured debut feature from French Canadian actress Charlotte Le Bon, Falcon Lake stars Joseph Engel as Bastien, a 13-year-old Parisian who, while on a holiday with his family in rural Quebec, becomes increasingly close to Chloé (Sara Montpetit), the 16-year-old daughter of an old friend of his mother.
A tender tale of first love that progresses with the disconcertingly eerie mood of a gothic horror film—the lake by the family’s rented cabin is haunted by a ghost legend—Le Bon’s ruminative, atmospheric drama subverts every coming of age cliché to create something entirely distinctive, quietly unnerving, and achingly emotional, seeking out the darkness on the fringes of a sunny summer idyll. A Yellow Veil Pictures release.
Charlotte Le Bon and Sara Montpetit are in attendance for select screenings. Friday, June 2 screening at 8:45 pm preceded by an introduction by the director and followed by a Q&A with Le Bon and Montpetit, moderated by filmmaker Meredith Alloway. Run accompanied by Charlotte Le Bon Selects, opening June 2, featuring three films handpicked by Le Bon. Series includes Jonathan Glazer‘s Birth, Tomas Alfredson‘s Let the Right One In, and George Stevens‘ A Place in the Sun.
Charlotte Le Bon (b.1986) grew up in Québec before moving to Paris. She worked as an actor with French directors such as Michel Gondry and Jalil Lespert. In the US, she has appeared in films of Lasse Hallström, Robert Zemeckis, and Sean Ellis. As a visual artist, Charlotte explores her taste for strangeness through paintings, drawings, and lithographs. Her passion for genre films led her to write and direct Judith Hotel, a short film presented at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2018. Her first feature film, Falcon Lake, had its world premiere at Cannes Directors Fortnight in 2022.
Special VIP reception hosted by Yellow Veil Pictures to celebrate the start of Falcon’s Lake’s New York theatrical run to be held at Posteritati (239 Centre St 4th Floor, New York, NY 10013) Friday, June 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, ahead of the opening night screening at Metrograph. Space is limited, register for the guest list here.
