Something in the Air (2012 film) explained

Something in the Air
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Director:	Olivier Assayas
Cinematography:	Éric Gautier
Editing:	Luc Barnier
Distributor:	MK2 Films
Runtime:	122 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	French
Gross:	$1.3 million
Budget:	€5.4 million^[1]

Something in the Air (French: '''Après mai'''|lit=After May) is a 2012 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Olivier Assayas.

Premise

In 1971, French student Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils, although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.

Cast

• Clément Métayer as Gilles
• Lola Créton as Christine
• Félix Armand as Alain
• Carole Combes as Laure
• India Salvor Menuez as Leslie
• Hugo Conzelmann as Jean-Pierre
• Martin Loizillon as Rackam le Rouge
• André Marcon as Gilles' father

Production

Something in the Air was written and directed by Olivier Assayas.^[2]

Release

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 3 September 2012.^[3]

Accolades

Assayas won the Best Screenplay Award at Venice.^[4]

The film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas. Sotinel. Assayas refait son Mai 68. Le Monde. Assayas remakes his May 68. 8 November 2012. fr. 21 June 2020.
2. Web site: Something in the Air. . 21 January 2014.
3. Web site: Venezia 69 . 26 July 2012 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728223053/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/lineup/off-sel/venezia69 . 28 July 2012.
4. Web site: Official Awards of the 69th Venice Film Festival . 9 September 2012 . Venice Biennale . https://web.archive.org/web/20120912001913/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/awards/ . 12 September 2012.