Cinematography:
Antoine SanierCast:
Karin Viard, Grégory Gadebois, Noée Abita, Catherine Salée, Muriel Combeau, Philippe Uchan, Samira Sedira, Tom RivoirePlots(1)
Middle-aged Maria (Karin Viard) works as a cleaner, one who has always taken great pride in hard work. Kind-hearted and devoted to her clients, her secret passion is writing poems on her daily commute, though she never shares them with anyone (least of all her indifferent husband of 25 years). But when Maria joins the cleaning staff of Paris’ prestigious École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts), everything changes. As she goes about her work through the hallways and classrooms of the hallowed institution, Maria discovers a new world of creative expression, assisted in no small part by Hubert (Gregory Gadebois), the school’s eccentric, long-time custodian. Usually reserved and discreet, Maria finds herself torn by new emotions, and must decide how much of her true self she’s prepared to reveal. (Palace Films)
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Karin Viard
France
Best movies:
La Haine (1995)
Les Chatouilles (2018)
The Bélier Family (2014)
Grégory Gadebois
Best movies:
The Vortex of Life (2022)
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
Noée Abita
France
Best movies:
Genèse (2018)
Slalom (2020)
The Passengers of the Night (2022)
Catherine Salée
Best movies:
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
After Love (2016)
Deux jours, une nuit (2014)
Muriel Combeau
Best movies:
The Woman Next Door (1981)
Tango (1993)
Slalom (2020)
Philippe Uchan
Best movies:
My Mother's Castle (1990)
La Vie et rien d'autre (1989)
The Day of the Crows (2012)
Samira Sedira
Best movies:
The Assault (2010)
The Family (2013)
Maria rêve (2022)
Tom Rivoire
Best movies:
Les Grands Esprits (2017)
Maria rêve (2022)