The Balconettes movie storyline. During a heat wave in Marseille, three roommates are cooped up in their apartment. From the balcony they look out at their mysterious neighbor, about whom they indulge in all sorts of fantasies. However, late into the night, an ordinary conflict turns into a bloodbath. As a heat wave brings a Marseille neighbourhood to the boil, three roommates gleefully meddle in the lives of their neighbours from their balcony. Until a late night drink turns into a bloody affair.
A poisoned but delicious midnight snack of a second feature. A primal scream of a movie, a boisterous romp that redefines how female bodies are depicted. Rejects the male gaze by inviting the characters to reclaim its oppressive hyper-sexualization on their own terms. This film is an Almodóvar-florid sex farce, as you might glean from its manic energy and sweltering pastel colors, but it’s also 100 different things on top of that. Never runs out of surprises or lets convention get in the way of following its own bliss.
The Balconettes” refuses to become a po-faced #MeToo drama that defines its characters by the same kind of threats they exist to defy. On the contrary, it leans into the tonal chaos of life on earth, creating an impressively layered genre mishmash that reflects the complex reality of how women are seen in the world, and how they see themselves in return.
The Balconettes (French: Les Femmes au Balcon) is a 2024 French comedy horror film directed by, co-written by, and starring Noémie Merlant. The film, which co-stars Souheila Yacoub and Sanda Codreanu, follows three young women during a heatwave in the south of France. The film premiered in the Midnight Screenings section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2024, where it competed for the Queer Palm.
The Balconettes (2024)
Les Femmes au Balcon
Directed by: Noémie Merlant
Starring: Souheila Yacoub, Noémie Merlant, Sanda Codreanu, Lucas Bravo, Christophe Montenez, Nadège Beausson-Diagne, Annie Mercier, Hannil Ghilas, Henri Cohen
Screenplay by: Noémie Merlant, Céline Sciamma
Production Design by: Chloé Cambournac
Cinematography by: Evgenia Alexandrova
Film Editing by: Julien Lacheray
Costume Design by:Emmanuelle Youchnovski
Set Decoration by: Jeanne Lecrivain
Art Direction by: Sarah Schneider
Music by: Uèle Lamore
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: MK2 Films
Release Date: May 19, 2024 (Cannes), September 4, 2024 (France)
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