Welcome revisits territory which lioret previously explored in his 1993 debut film, tombes du ciel remade in 2004 by steven spielberg as the terminal, and is a similarly stark portrayal of the limbolike existence which immigrants find themselves in when they become stranded at the border, so near to realising their ambitions, and yet so far. Philippe lioret original scenario, emmanuel courcol original scenario 2 more credits. Welcome, a soviet paintonglassanimated short film adapted from thidwick the bighearted moose. First of all, it came from a strong desire to make a film about this particular subject and no other. Welcome is a 2009 french film directed by philippe lioret. An astonishing film about a kurdish immigrant trying to get to england and the help he gets from a frenchman who. Welcome highlights british hypocrisy as well as french. It stars vincent lindon and features firat ayverdi and derya ayverdi in their inaugural roles. Welcome 2009 film streaming ita film gratis streaming. French filmmaker philippe lioret speaks about his latest movie, which. Aboutpeople who, fleeing their homelands in distress, want at all costs to reach this eldorado, which to theireyes is england. Welcome name, including a list of people with the name. Their circumstances is what inspired french director philippe lioret to make. French director philippe lioret welcome casts stranger by the lake star pierre deladonchamps as the lead of his latest film.
France hails film drama of refugees desperate swim across. An interview with philippe lioret, director of welcome world. Winner of 10 international film awards, including the 2010 lumiere award for best film. In spite of its date 2008, philippe lioret s film is very pertinent today. Welcome, a film by philippe lioret 2009 frenchfilmfestivaluk. Celebrated director philippe liorets awardwinning new drama. Philippe liorets immigration drama the new york times. Francophiles understand that vincent lindons presence in any film is a bonus. Philippe lioret born 10 october 1955 is a french film director, screenwriter and producer filmography. Untuk pengalaman lebih baik di mubi, perbarui browser anda. A huge box office success in its native france, writerdirector philippe lioret dont worry, im fine has created an absorbing story that speaks not only of the social. Whilst welcome may lack loachs political maturity and dark sense of irony, it is has. Philippe lioret mubide filmler, biyografi ve listeler. In spite of its date 2008, philippe liorets film is very pertinent today.
Kurdish teen bilal has traveled all the way to the north of france in the hope of reuniting with his girlfriend in england. That lindon is the best thing in philippe lioret s drama about a swim coach and a young iraqi ayverdi isn. Welcome highlights british hypocrisy as well as french brutality philippe lioret s film shows how eu countries that persecute immigrants are only doing britains dirty work. The director philippe lioret brings a different and romantic approach to this problem, with a love story entwined with the sympathetic gesture of solidarity of a man that is needy since he is divorcing his beloved wife and is punished by the french laws for helping the immigrant. Philippe lioret was born on october 10, 1955 in paris, france.
After the film went to the european parliament we got the lux prize. A wellscripted and wellresearched film on the realities of illegal. The director wanted to highlight the plight of immigrants living in calais, france, and their plans to reach the united kingdom. Stories of migration, the cultural services of the french embassy present the screening of the 2009 film welcome by philippe lioret. D irector philippe lioret appears to have taken one or two leaves out of ken loachs book for his latest film, a grimly realist drama that is obviously intended to prick our collective conscience and provoke debate about what is fast becoming one of the most important social and moral issues of our time. And the lux prize of the european parliament means that the european parliament says to the french parliament, this law is unfair. Bilal, a 17 yearold kurdish refugee, has struggled his way through europe for 3 months, trying to reunite with his girlfriend, who recently emigrated to england. Stories of migration, the cultural services of the french embassy present the screening of the 2009 film welcome by philippe lioret kurdish teen bilal has traveled all the way to the north of france in the hope of reuniting with his girlfriend in england.
Welcome piano solo welcome soundtrack philippe lioret. With this story of a man coming to terms with the foreign family he never knew he had, contemporary french cinema s great humanist philippe lioret welcome s film is filled with secrets, with themes of masculinity, family and paternity coiling in the layers underneath. Lioret has been nominated for the most lumiere awards in the 2009 season, in the categories of best film, best director, best screenplay, best actor and best newcoming actor for his new film, welcome. It is an eye opener on the suffering migrants go through in order to reach the land of fortune as they dream it in england. Philippe lioret s film a wouldbe sober examination of illegal immigrants desperately trying to get into englandbrings down the. Phillipe lioret s film was a boxoffice smash in france, and with its undemanding blend of embittered though sympathetic characters, a crisp shooting style and an eloquent, triumphofthe. The scene is from the film welcome, opening in french cinemas this week. It takes place in calais, france, where people can look across the water and see the english coastline. Philippe loirets film depicts the relationship between an illegal. Directed by philippe lioret and stars vincent lindon, firat ayverdi and audrey dana. Welcome, 2009 people have come up to me and said thank you. The work of director philippe lioret, it portrays with brutal honesty the lives of refugees trying to reach the uk from.
The multi awardwinning new film from writerdirector philippe lioret, welcome is a compassionate and inspiring drama about the hope of new beginnings and the power of true love, centred on two couples contending with issues of separation and dislocation. An impactful, sensitive story on migrants in calais. Europa prize at the berlin international film festival, named best film at the. It is an eye opener on the suffering migrants go through in order to. Philippe lioret s 2009 film welcome is a compelling social drama about the plight of refugees and asylum seekers who arrive illegally in calais, a city in northern france that has become a transit point for those hoping to cross into the united kingdom. I thought this had a lot of potential to be a great film, but it takes on way too much and ends up uneven and overlong. In the course of its gripping story line and realistic camera work, welcome powerfully dispels the fantasy of a hospitable europe. Welcome, his latest film, is currently screening in australia, with a.
Welcome interview with philippe lioret how did welcome come about as a project. Both the hatred of immigrants and the dangers they are willing to endure form the background of french filmmaker philippe lioret s astonishing film welcome. Paris the subject of philippe lioret s compelling social drama welcome is those who are not welcome, that is. Music from the official soundtrack of philippe lioret s film welcome.
But his journey comes to an abrupt end when he is stopped on the. This is much better than bravo and very encouraging. Philippe lioret born 10 october 1955 is a french film. Philippe lioret s compelling, finely balanced immigration drama, welcome, is set mostly in calais, the port in northern france that is the closest french city to britain. Les films afc festivals, rencontres, projections et prix films afc dans les festivals. Welcome is a french drama from director phillipe lioret exploring the xenophobic nature of french society through the story of a swim coach who helps out an immigrant from iraq. Phillippe lioret s drama turns heavyhanded at the end. Vincent lindon and firat ayverdi in welcome 2009 firat ayverdi and mehmet selim akgul in welcome 2009. The bitter irony of the title is evident from first to last in the story of a. But his journey comes to a halt when hes stopped by authorities on the french side of the channel. Bilal, a 17yearold kurdish youth, has traveled through the middle east and europe to join his girlfriend, who has recently emigrated to england with her family. Left with no alternatives, he decides to swim across, and goes to the local swimming pool to train.
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