Spacy is proud to present a full retrospective of Axelle Ropert’s films. This retrospective is an invitation to discover the cinematic universe of a true visionary, whose work continues to shape and redefine the art of storytelling. Don't miss this remarkable celebration of a filmmaker whose exploration into the human condition is like no other.
Axelle Ropert, 2016, France, 84 mins
A boy, a girl. They live in the same building. They share a passion for music. But when they meet in the elevator, Théo doesn’t see that Élise is blind. It’s hate at first sight. Love takes its time. Will that early misunderstanding bring them together or drive them apart?
Axelle Ropert, 2013, France, 100 mins
Two sibling doctors take on a young diabetic patient and both fall for the girl’s lovely mother, who tends bar at a local watering hole, testing their fraternal bonds and professional relationship.
Axelle Ropert, 2022, France, 82 mins
Solange is a typical 13 year old, curious and full of life, with perhaps the peculiarity of being overly sentimental and adoring her parents. But when her parents begin to argue, fight and slowly drift apart, the threat of divorce looms near and Solange’s world begins to splinter. To keep her family together, she will worry, act out, suffer. It’s the story of a young and overly tender teen who wants the impossible: for love to never end.
Axelle Ropert, 2009, France, 80 mins
The Films of Axelle Ropert
He can deliver a breathtaking speech on the American soul to flabbergasted schoolboys, get mixed up in the private lives of his citizens, and even get his 18-year-old daughter to swear that never, but never, would she leave home. Meet Simon Wolberg, mayor of a small provincial city, madly in love with his wife, an interfering father and provocative son. This man is driven by an obsession with his family. Which leads him to test the force and fragility of these bonds.