Hadewijch (film)

Hadewijch is a 2009 French film directed by Bruno Dumont. It won the International Film Critics' award at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Hadewijch
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBruno Dumont
Produced byRachid Bouchareb
Muriel Merlin
Written byBruno Dumont
StarringJulie Sokolowski
Karl Sarafidis
Yassine Salim
Music byRichard Cuvillier
CinematographyYves Cape
Edited byGuy Lecorne
Production
company
3B Productions
Distributed byTadrart Films
Release date
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€ 3.4 million[1]
Box office$62,468[2]

Plot

Hadewijch (Julie Sokolowski), a young novice Sister, is a fanatic Christian making herself suffer by fasting and standing in the winter rain. The Mother Superior (Brigitte Mayeux-Clergot) expels her deeming her blind faith dangerous. She becomes Céline again, daughter of a Parisian diplomat. She meets a young man named Yassine (played by Yassine Salim), but tells him that she cannot fall in love with him because she is in love with Jesus; she is still a virgin and planning to stay that way.

Scholarly and critical reception

Critics have noted the influence of Robert Bresson and Mathieu Kassovitz.[4][5] Bruno Dumont has remarked that the comparisons between his work and Robert Bresson are often exaggerated. [6]

Cast
  • Julie Sokolowski as Soeur Hadewijch/Céline
  • Yassine Salim as Yassine
  • Karl Sarafidis as Nassir
  • David Dewaele as David
  • Brigitte Mayeux-Clergot as Mother Superior
  • Luc-François Bouyssonie as Céline's father
  • Marie Castelaine as Céline's mother

References
  1. Lemercier, Fabien (2007-09-29). "Dumont and Resnais supported by Ile-de-France". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  2. "Hadewijch at Box Office Mojo". Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  3. Lemercier, Fabien (2009-09-21). "Hadewijch scoops FIPRESCI at Toronto". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  4. French, Philip (February 19, 2012). "Hadewijch – review" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. http://blogs.indiewire.com/twhalliii/2009_new_york_film_festival_hadewijch
  6. "A Conversation With Bruno Dumont (HADEWIJCH)". December 22, 2010.
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