So Long, Paris !
So Long, Paris !
Mamers en Mars

2020 Mamers-en-mars
Prix du public court-métrage

Cine Mundo Film Festival

2020 Cine Mundo
Special Mention

ADIFF 2021

ADIFF 2021, Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Best Actress, Best Actor,
Best Male Director

A bittersweet comedy about a whimsical and rebellious pre-teen who ends up accepting her parents' divorce after an unexpected encounter with her dad's male lover.

Une comédie douce-amère : comment une pré-ado fantasque et un peu rebelle finit par accepter le divorce de ses parents en rencontrant par accident l'amant de son père.

Where to Watch

The PlotLucy is a whimsical pre-teen who refuses to accept her parents have divorced. Holidays are ending. Just before Lucy is to leave Paris, she puts off returning to London at her mum's, and grills her dad about whether he has found a new relationship. As darkness falls, Lucy unexpectedly encounters with her dad's male lover. She gets so upset not to have been told that she runs away from her dad's. She wanders in the city. Takes risks. And finally faces reality.Lucy est une pré-ado fantasque qui refuse d’admettre le divorce de ses parents. C’est la fin des vacances. Lucy retarde le moment de quitter Paris pour retrouver sa mère à Londres. Elle cuisine son père pour savoir s’il a repris une vie sentimentale. La nuit vient. Par accident Lucy rencontre l'amant de son père. Bouleversée de ne pas avoir été mise au courant, Lucy fugue. Elle arpente la ville, prend des risques, et affronte enfin la réalité.

Directed byCharles Dudoignon-Valade
Screenplay byCharles Dudoignon-Valade
RatingAll audiences

So Long, Paris! is a Envie de tempête production.

About the Director

Charles Dudoignon-Valade

Charles Dudoignon-Valade is a fiction and documentary writer-director trained at la Fémis. He's also a film journalist, a maker of movie trailers and a soundtrack composer.Charles Dudoignon-Valade est auteur réalisateur de documentaires et de fictions issu de la Fémis. Il est également journaliste cinéma, créateur de bandes-annonces et compositeur de bandes originales et de musiques de scène.

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Festivals & Events

Cheongju Festival

Cheongju Festival - Programmer Selection
(Cheongju, South Korea)
Aug 20 to Sep 26, 2020
NEW See Charles Self-Interview

Frameline44

Frameline44
San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival/virtual edition
Sep 17 - 27
NEW Personal Video Message

Jeunesse Tout Courts, Sep 25,26,27 2020

Jeunesse Tout Courts Film Festival
Sep 25 to 27 (Screening Sep 27)

Kine International Short Films Exhibition

Kine International Short Films Exhibition
(Puebla, Mexico)
Sep 22-27, 2020

Boy Oh Boy

boyOHboy Gay Films Marathon
Launch: Oct 2-4, 2020
Festival: May 2021

Courts en Champagne (Aÿ, France) — sélection Panorama

Courts en Champagne (Aÿ, France) — sélection Panorama
Nov 17-21, 2020

KidzCinema

KidzCinema2000 (Mumbai) Nov 20-22, 2020

Cine Mundo

Cinemundo (Buenos Aires) Nov 20 - 22

cortos buenos aires paris

Cortosfestival (Franco-Argentine ) Nov 26 - Dec 2

Macau ISFF

Macau ISFF
Dec 1-8, 2020

24 Courts

24 Courts Film Festival
(Arnage, France)
May 28-30, 2021

Palace Pride Shorts Showcase @ Hilo Palace Theatre, Hawaii

Palace Pride Shorts Showcase
(Hilo Palace Theater, Hawaii)
Jun 18-20, 2021

Outfest Peru

Outfestperú
Lima, Peru)
Jul 1-10, 2021

Serbest International Film Festival

Serbest International Film Festival
(Moldavia)
Jul 25-31, 2021

FEC Villamayor de Santiago

FEC Villamayor de Santiago
(Spain)
Aug 5-7, 2021

Umgungundlovu Gays & Lesbians FF

uMgungundlovu Gays and Lesbians Film Festival
(South Africa)
Aug 26-29, 2021

Mykonos Biennale

Mykonos Biennale
(Greece)
Oct 1-5, 2021

Edukino (Warsaw)

Edukino
(Warsaw)
Nov 3, 2021

Cast 
LucyLucy Pouchoulin
PaulArthur Igual
DomGaël Kamilindi de la Comédie-Française
The Ageless LadyCatherine Salviat de la Comédie-Française
RachelRachel Williams
The UkulelistJérôme Rebotier
Girl at DawnÈve Dudoignon-Valade
Child with BalloonBonnie Grandière Bourgoin
Bad NunMildred Puissant
Good NunSalomé Dudoignon-Valade
Crew 
CinematographyNathalie Durand
SoundLaurent Benaïm
Production DesignPascale Consigny
Costume Design Anne Dagoneau
Art DirectionChristophe Grandière Dudoignon-Valade
Original ScoreJérôme Rebotier
First Assistant DirectorAriel Sctrick
ContinuityIsabel Ribis
EditingSarah Anderson
ColoristMarine Lepoutre
Titles DesignMike Mancuso
Sound EditingKatia Boutin
Foley ArtistRomain Anklewicz
Sound MixerCyril Holtz
Musicians 
PianoMarc-Antoine Pingeon
ViolinAlexis Rousseau
Sound EngineerAntoine-Basile Mercier
Music 
SyrinxClaude Debussy
NocturneLili Boulanger
Can't Stop Running Adam Ben Ezra
A New SummertimeJérôme Rebotier
Charles accepting the award at the Rémalard Film Festival

Charles accepting an award at the Rémalard Film Festival.

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