World Cinema
Mariana’s Room / La chambre de Mariana
Emmanuel Finkiel
Director's bio
Emmanuel Finkiel
Emmanuel Finkiel (b. 1961, Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French director and actor. He worked as assistant director for 16 years before debuting with Voyages (1999), which won the Louis Delluc Prize and César Best First Feature. Other works include Nulle part, terre promise (2009, Prix Jean Vigo), A Decent Man (2016), and Memoir of War (2017, César nominations). Mariana’s Room (2025) adapts Aharon Appelfeld’s novel
Synopsis
Based on Aharon Appelfeld’s Blooms of Darkness, the film follows Hugo, a Jewish boy hidden in Mariana’s brothel during WWII. Their bond becomes a meditation on survival and intimacy.
Details of Cast
Mélanie Thierry, Artem Kyryk, Julia Goldberg
Details of Crew
Cinematography: Pierre Cottereau; Editing: Sylvie Lager
Producer Details
Curiosa Films, Cinéfrance Studios
Writer Details
Emmanuel Finkiel, Aharon Appelfeld
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