Ava (2017 French film)
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| Directed by | Léa Mysius |
| Written by | Léa Mysius |
| Starring | Noée Abita Laure Calamy Juan Cano |
| Cinematography | Paul Guilhaume |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Ava is a 2017 French drama film directed by Léa Mysius. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] At Cannes it won the SACD Award.[3]
Plot
Ava is unhappy 13-year-old, who is losing her sight from Retinitis Pigmentosa – a genetic condition which leads to her losing her night sight, then her peripheral vision, followed by total blindness. She is determined to live life to the full while she can see, exploring her approaching blindness and her constant nightmares which keep her awake at night.
She is attracted to an 18-year-old, Juan and his dog, who she names Lupo. Juan is a traveler in love with Jessica, over whom he fights but is stabbed. Ava comes across the wounded Juan, helping him to recover. Once he is better, they embark on a spree of robberies at the beach, helping Ava to cope with her sadness. This, and the fact that Juan is having sex with Ava, gets Juan into trouble with the police.
They escape from the police and Ava offers to help Juan recover his car keys and papers from his caravan so they can run away together. Ava joins Jessica's wedding on the traveler site to wait tables, then slips away when the cake is served. She finds Juan's wallet and driving license but can't find his car keys.
The police raid the wedding so that Juan and Ava are forced to run away without his car. While they are walking away, Jessica appears to give Juan his car, leaving her veil with Ava as a token of her love and support for the couple.
Cast
- Noée Abita as Ava
- Laure Calamy as Maud, Ava's mother
- Juan Cano as Juan
- Tamara Cano as Jessica
- Carmen Gimenez as Carmen
- Daouda Diakhaté as Tété
Production
In a dreamy scene, Laure Calamy appears on a counter with her legs spread. It was the actress herself who suggested to director Léa Mysius that "we see a little more than the pubic hair, that the vulva is shown."[4]
Reception
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Ava at IMDb
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