Ariane Ascaride

In the early 20th century, the Ughetto family in North Italy dreams of a fresh start abroad. Luigi Ughetto's journey to France transforms their fate. The film, a fictional dialogue with Cesira, the director's late grandmother, pays homage to Italian migrants' courage — a poetic tribute to their universal experience.

By a little bay near Marseille lies a picturesque villa owned by an old man. His three children have gathered by his side for his last days: Angela, an actress, Joseph, who has just fallen in love and Armand, the only one who stayed behind in Marseille. The arrival, at a nearby cove, of a group of boat people will throw these moments of reflection into turmoil he created in this magical place.

A Nohant, durant l'été 1846. George Sand recrute Fanchette, une jeune "pastoure", pour la traditionnelle préparation des confitures. Touchée par le dénuement et la fragilité de la jeune fille, elle décide de la garder à son service, en l'arrachant à son indigne mère, moyennant cinquante francs...

Ma Vie presents the unique point of view of Etienne, a would-be ice skating champion living in provincial Rouen who is obsessed with filming his daily life with a digital camera. Told from his subjective perspective, the focus of Etienne's video diary subtly takes shape as he records his single mother, his best friend Ludovic, and his handsome male geography teacher Laurent.