Toni
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2024
February 29 - March 10, 2024
In his sophomore feature, director Nathan Ambrosioni crafts an effortlessly affecting study of a former pop sensation and single mother of five (Camille Cottin) who, along with her lively brood, must adapt to a moment of collective transformation.
Q&A with Nathan Ambrosioni on Mar. 2
A former pop sensation whose once successful career has long since dwindled, middle-aged Toni (Camille Cottin) is now first and foremost a single mother of five. Though she loves her children fiercely, the sense of stagnation that accompanies her domestic obligations leads Toni to wonder if it’s time to start a new chapter by enrolling at a university—or if it’s even still possible to alter her family’s well-established rhythms and routines. In his sophomore feature, director Nathan Ambrosioni crafts an effortlessly affecting study of a woman and her lively brood adapting to a moment of collective transformation. At the group portrait’s center is Cottin, best known to English-speaking audiences for her celebrated performance in the TV series Call My Agent!, delivering a lived-in, sneakily touching performance as a woman ready to make a change. A DistribFilms release.
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