Paris Memories

Performer
Dir Alice Winocour
2022, France
„Pärt & Film“

Description
The sensitive and personal film “Paris Memories”, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival by the renowned French director Alice Winocour, deals with the question of how to restore one’s self and world image after a traumatic and confusing event. “Paris Memories” follows Mia (Virginie Efira) as she struggles to make sense of her experience in the aftermath of a violent attack. Determined to reconstruct the sequence of events and reestablish a sense of normalcy, Mia finds herself repeatedly returning to the bistro where the shooting happened. In the process she forms bonds with fellow survivors, including banker Thomas (Benoît Magimel) and teenager Félicia (Nastya Golubeva). As Mia works through her fractured memories, she starts to rebuild her life and reconnect with the city she loves.

According to the director Alice Winocour, she was not so much interested in the terrorist attack or its causes, but its effect on the victims (the director’s brother was also one of the survivors of the Bataclan attack in Paris). “None of them have a complete picture of what happened, only fragments, random memory images like shards of a broken mirror. The focus of the film is based on my personal experience.”

Featuring outstanding performances, Winocour’s new film is a powerful story of hope, humanity and compassion.

Revoir Paris
„Paris Memories”
2022, France, 105′
Dir Alice Winocour

NB The film in in French with Estonian subtitles.

The Arvo Pärt Centre’s film evenings “Pärt & Film”, taking place from August 22nd to August 24th, exhibit the surprisingly rich and versatile film language of screen works in which Arvo Pärt’s music is used.

Pricing
Tickets 10€/7€/25€

Tickets will not be refunded or swapped for other events.