The Ideal Palace
Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.
Nils Tavernier
Casts & Crew
Jacques Gamblin
Laetitia Casta
Bernard Le Coq
Florence Thomassin
Natacha Lindinger
Zélie Rixhon
Louka Petit-Taborelli
Delphine Lacheteau
Milo Mazé
Franck Adrien
Thomas Baillet
Mélanie Baxter-Jones
Alain Blazquez
Pasquale D'Inca
Julien Personnaz
Eric Savin
Bernard Villanueva
Aurélien Wiik
Philippe Baron
Christiane Cayre
Fanny Desmarès
Barthélemy Boccara Fechner
Julien Reneaut
Ugo Ugolini
Gerhardt Comblet
Also Directed by Nils Tavernier
From Asia, Africa and Latin America, five women share extraordinary stories of strength and determination in the face of violence and inequality.
After agonizing for weeks, Valéria finally comes to terms with being in love with another woman and confesses her love for her best friend, Laurence. Short film from the series "L'@mour est à réinventer: dix histoires d'amour au temps du SIDA" ("Love Reinvented: Ten Love Stories in the Age of AIDS").
The first part of a documentary made by Bertrand and Nils Tavernier, following a letter judged provocative by the Minister of Integration at the time, who spent several months in the Grands Pêchers housing estate in Montreuil, giving voice to its inhabitants. The problems of unemployment, racism, integration and delinquency are addressed.
ETOILES: DANCERS OF THE PARIS OPERA BALLET celebrates the legacy one of the best ballet companies in the world by weaving together rehearsals, tour snapshots and performances of classical ballets such as Swan Lake and La Sylphide, as well as contemporary works such as Maurice Bejart's Ninth Symphony, Jiri Kylian's Doux Mensonge (Sweet Lies) and Pierre Darde's Orison. Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier endeavors to understand the psychology of dance by talking candidly with some of the biggest stars in dance today. The film also features interviews with the dancers who explain how and why they endure the emotional and physical hardships of their profession in their intense drive to be on stage.
Julien, 17, is wheelchair-bound due to cerebral palsy. Despite their love for him, his family is gradually falling apart under the strain of dealing with his disability. In a bid to bond with his father, Julien challenges him to participate with him in the Ironman race in Nice (French Riviera), a triathlon in which his father has previously competed.