In Hold Me Tight, Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread, Bergman Island) gives another riveting performance as Clarisse, a woman on the run from her family for reasons that aren’t immediately clear. Widely renowned as one of France’s great contemporary actors but less well-known in North America for his equally impressive work behind the camera, Mathieu Amalric’s sixth feature as director is his most ambitious to date.
This virtuosic, daringly fluid portrait of a woman in crisis alternates between Clarisse’s adventures on the road and scenes of her abandoned husband Marc (Arieh Worthalter) as he struggles to take care of their children at home. Amalric’s film keeps viewers uncertain as to the reality of what they’re seeing until the final moments of this moving, unpredictable, and richly rewarding family drama.
Hold Me Tight (original French title Serre Moi Fort) is a 2021 French film written and directed by Mathieu Amalric, based on the play Je Reviens de Loin by Claudine Galea. It stars Vicky Krieps as Clarisse, a woman who abandons her husband and children.
According to director Mathieu Amalric, the film was shot in segments months apart in order to capture multiple seasons, ending in February of 2020. The film premiered on July 14, 2021, at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. It had its official release in France on September 8, 2021. It was released in the United States a year later on November 23, 2022.
Hold Me Tight (2022)
Serre Moi Fort
Directed by: Mathieu Amalric
Starring: Vicky Krieps, Arieh Worthalter, Anne-Sophie Bowen-Chatet, Sacha Ardilly, Juliette Benveniste, Aurèle Grzesik, Aurélia Petit, Erwan Ribard, Cuca Bañeres Flos, Samuel Mathieu
Screenplay by: Mathieu Amalric
Production Design by: Laurent Baude
Cinematography by: Christophe Beaucarne
Film Editing by: François Gédigier
Costume Design by: Caroline Spieth
Art Direction by: Hélène Caperna
Makeup Department: Delphine Jaffart, Flore Masson
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Kino Lorber
Release Date: July 14, 2021 (Cannes), September 8, 2021 (France), November 23, 2022 (United States)
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