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Geek Vibes Nation
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Vibes Nation
‘Leave One Day (Partir Un Jour)' Review - A Feel-Good, Heartwarming And Atypical Opener
And we're off! With one of the most iconic mic drops ever, director Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds, Reservoir Dogs) opened the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Until the 24th of May, La Croisette will welcome the most prominent names in the industry, first-time filmmakers and everyone in between. Choosing the opening film for the biggest film festival in the world is undoubtedly a daunting task for General Delegate Thierry Frémaux. Still, this year's choice is as audacious and bold as possible and mostly pays off. Selecting a French directional debut certainly comes with risks, mainly because this is the first time in the festival's history that a debut is presented as an opener. However, Amélie Bonnin's part drama and part musical Leave One Day (Original title: Partir un jour) shows that some risks in life are worth it. When watching Leave One Day, you certainly don't feel that you're viewing the work of a first-time filmmaker. Yes, there certainly is a slight over-the-top and more poppy atmosphere hanging above this movie, which might be a giveaway that this won't be your typical Cannes film, but that doesn't take away from the immense achievement of Bonnin and her cast and crew. The feature shines as brightly as its leading lady, Juliette Armanet, who carries the work with moving, authentic, and down-to-earth acting as a cook from a small town in East France who is now about to open her restaurant in Paris. During Bonnin's initial short film, on which this movie is based, Armanet only had a smaller part, but now she's the fast-beating heart of the story. In the powerful screenplay that evokes every human emotion, Armanet makes it look like she has been cooking at the highest level for years, and her acting skills certainly match her character's cooking ability. A lot of flair, creativity, and depth are running through her multilayered performance (and dishes). Cécile Béguin's journey to achieve her ultimate culinary dream has ups and downs. Her dad, Gérard (François Rollin), just recently had his third heart attack, and she has recently found out that she's unfortunately pregnant. During a time in which her focus needs to be in Paris, she's now forced to return home. Being surrounded by her family and friends in a time of need might force Cécile to battle with prejudices from her family, society's views on motherhood, and the 'what ifs' of life. Still, for this feature, it's only a blessing that Armanet is surrounded by so many people, especially all the wonderful French acting talent. While the unrecognizable Bastien Bouillon (The Count of Monte-Cristo) sports a bleachy blond haircut, he delivers a funny, charming and warm performance as Cécile's biggest supporter and closest friend, Raphaël, and he certainly seems to be having a blast during his dynamic musical numbers. Femme Like U by K. Maro has never sounded or looked this great. Next time we go ice skating, we demand nothing less than what's happening in that beautiful and tender on-screen moment. Not every number can reach the same emotional and impactful level. Therefore, the narrative of both the songs and the feature in general weakens throughout its 98-minute runtime. However, occasionally, on-screen magic happens due to the live recording on set and the new arrangements and orchestrations. Bonnin and cinematographer David Cailley (The Animal Kingdom) decided to keep it low-key instead of using bombastic visuals or impressive set pieces. Because of the approach, the audience can connect even more with the characters and their everyday life. While this take on musicals might feel underwhelming, it certainly also brings veracity and uniqueness to this feature. Seeing Rollin (Plastic Guns) singing Mourir on stage while peeling potatoes? It could have been ridiculous, too much, or completely unnecessary, but it's heartbreaking, powerful, and right where it should be. It doesn't only show you that the father-daughter relationship will always be strong – no matter how heated the fights are – but also gives Rollin the chance to inject more emotions and personality into his performance. A performance that is sometimes overshadowed by Dominique Blanc (The Most Precious of Cargoes), who delivers witty, scene-stealing acting as his on-screen headstrong wife, Fanfan, and Cécile's overprotective mother. While the movie isn't perfect due to some narrative glitches, it's certainly a remarkable debut. Almost every aspect of life and death is being explored with a lot of sensitivity, emotions and a sharp eye for cinematography. It might not have the same grandeur and glamour as La Croisette, but sometimes a heartwarming, cleverly made and feel-good film like Leave One Day is all you need. Leave One Day held its World Premiere as the Opening Night film of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. It is out now in French cinemas courtesy of Pathé Films. Director: Amélie Bonnin Screenwriters: Amélie Bonnin, Dimitri Lucas Rated: NR Runtime: 94m
News18
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Amélie Bonnin Makes History As First Female Director To Open Cannes Since 1987; Reacts
French director Amélie Bonnin opened the 2025 Cannes Film Festival with her debut feature Leave One Day, a groundbreaking musical starring Juliette Armanet. The film received warm applause for its live-recorded songs and emotional storytelling, blending dialogue with music. Bonnin, the first woman to open Cannes with a debut, spoke about the importance of gender parity and creative risk-taking in filmmaking. Leave One Day is being celebrated for redefining the modern musical while spotlighting rising female talent in cinema.élieBonnin news | entertainment news live | latest bollywood news | bollywood | news18 | n18oc_moviesLiked the video? Please press the thumbs up icon and leave a comment. Subscribe to Showsha YouTube channel and never miss a video: Showsha on Instagram: Showsha on Facebook: Showsha on X: Showsha on Snapchat: entertainment and lifestyle news and updates on:
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cannes Opener ‘Leave One Day' Arrives With Five-Minute-Plus Ovation
Amélie Bonnin's romantic dramedy Leave One Day (Partir un Jour) made history at the Cannes Film Festival this evening, becoming the first debut feature to ever open the event. It also got a five-minute-plus ovation from the crowd. More from Deadline 'Leave One Day' Review: Amélie Bonnin's Nostalgic Musical Debut Is A Stealth Charmer – Cannes Film Festival Cannes Film Festival 2025 In Photos: Opening Ceremony, 'Leave One Day' Premiere & Palme d'Or Honoree Robert De Niro Cannes Film Festival 2025: Read All Of Deadline's Movie Reviews Leave One Day builds on Bonnin's 2023 César-winning short film of the same name. The romantic musical revolves around rising chef Cécile (Juliette Armanet), who is about to fulfill a lifelong ambition of opening her own signature gourmet restaurant in Paris. Cécile is forced to put the project on hold when her father suffers a heart attack and she is called back to her small hometown. Exasperated at being cut off from her bustling life in Paris, she unexpectedly reconnects with a teenage crush, Raphaël (Bastien Bouillon). The meeting rekindles long-buried memories and leads Cécile to question past choices and the current direction of her life. RELATED: One of France's most popular contemporary singers, Armanet was introduced to international audiences last summer with her performance of John Lennon's 'Imagine' in front of a burning piano on a barge on the Seine River during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. Co-written with Dimitri Lucas, Leave One Day is produced by Topshot Films and Les Films du Worso, in co-production with Pathé and France 3 Cinéma. Pathé International is handling world sales and Pathé Films has French rights. In keeping with Cannes protocol, Pathé Films released Leave One Day in France at the same time as the world premiere here at the festival. RELATED: The Croisette premiere followed an opening ceremony that saw Robert De Niro give an impassioned speech for democracy and the arts in the face of Donald Trump's sweeping funding cuts and proposed film tariffs. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About The 'Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Movie So Far TV Show Book Adaptations Arriving In 2025 So Far Book-To-Movie Adaptations Coming Out In 2025
Times
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Leave One Day review — a bland Europop musical about a celebrity chef
It's been four years since the Cannes Film Festival opened with a French musical. That was Leos Carax's bonkers, puppet-filled fever dream Annette, a movie that boasted a surfeit of aggressive cinematic personality and wild signature style. This one is, by contrast, and in the nicest possible way, the anti-Annette. No signature style. No aggressive personality. Very little personality at all, in fact. Instead, it's called Leave One Day (after a generic 1990s hit by the French boy band 2BE3) and features the French singer-songwriter Juliette Armanet as Cécile, a celebrity chef with a high-flying Parisian career who must return to France's rural Grand Est when her father, Gérard (François Rollin), is diagnosed with heart troubles. There, from the unfussy kitchens of
The Guardian
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Partir Un Jour (Leave One Day) review – foodie musical is an undercooked turkey
The opening gala of Cannes can be such a gamble: a very exposed festival slot which few films need or want, and whose occupants so often turn out to be the squawking overfed turkeys of the big screen. Such a one, sadly, is this listless and supercilious musical – ostensibly on the theme of heartwarming home town values – which flatlines like a hedgehog run over by an 18-wheeler the moment the female lead opens her mouth to sing one of the film's many terrible songs. Cécile (played by French singer Juliette Armanet) is about to open a restaurant in the big city having recently won a top-rated TV cooking show, and she is dating her colleague Sofiane (Tewfik Jallab). But when she hears that her adorable, exasperating old dad Gérard (François Rollin) has had a heart attack, brought on by the strain of running the family's truck-stop cafe out in the boondocks with Cécile's mum Fanfan (Dominique Blanc), she realises she must (naturally) put her shallow workaholic lifestyle on hold to go and see him. But of course she runs into her twinkly-eyed ex-boyfriend from the old neighbourhood; this is Raph (Bastien Bouillon), whose heart broke when she just left one day – and what makes it all complicated is that she's pregnant. This bafflingly underpowered, muddled film is the work of Amélie Bonnin, a feature-length adaptation of her award-winning short of the same name. It is burdened by a trite and naive sentimentality that it doesn't know how to make realistically plausible or transform into romanticism or idealism. One of the many things the film can't make up its mind about is food. Cécile is now the fancy purveyor of haute cuisine to discerning diners and she had been a bit snobbish in interviews about the homely fare her old mum and dad used to dish up at the truck stop – and her dad's feelings were hurt. But will she finally see that the simple, homely 'pot-au-feu' cooking has something inspired about it? And that embracing it will demonstrate her new maturity and humility as a chef and human being? Or is it, erm, just slop that she was quite right to deride? We never really find out. Cécile is unconvincing and uninteresting as a devotee of either type of cooking. There is no gusto, no flavour to the music either. When the characters start singing, there is no passion, or even camp enjoyment … just a sense that, don't worry, the lo-cal singing will be over soon and we can get back to the equally bad spoken dialogue. Then there's Raph. Should she really be with him? Should he really be with her? He seems to think so … mooning and swooning over her like he's still a teen. But wait. Raph is actually married, with a kid. So does he feel pain at almost cheating on his wife? At revealing that he doesn't love this woman? Again, we never find out. The subject is never acknowledged. One day, we will have a film where a workaholic from the big city comes back to their home town to realise that their values are boring and oppressive and the big city is morally superior as well as more exciting. It would at least be unusual. Partir Un Jour screened at the Cannes film festival.
