Bittersweet

A film by Matthieu Chatellier 

76 min. / documentary / 2011
An Alter Ego / TV Tours coproduction

with development support from the Region of Centre
with production support from the Region of Lower Normandy, the CNC (National Center for Cinema and the Moving Image), Procirep-Angoa, the Departmental Cultural Action Office of Calvados (ODACC)
in partnership with the French Diabetes Association (AFD)
this film was in residence with Périphérie – Centre de création cinématographique as part of its partnership with the Seine-Saint-Denis Department

The personal diary of a man who discovers that he suffers from an incurable and potentially fatal disease. A voyage around beloved bodies, between France and Italy. Singular and sensual radiance. Fragments of laughter, fears and dreams.

Press Kit : PDF

Festival Selections :
Cinéma du Réel – Paris – 2011
27th Cinema Meetings of Gindou – 2011
Doc’Ouest – Pléneuf-Val-André – 2011
Vendôme FF – 2011
A nous de voir – Oullins – 2011
Animation film festival of Villedieu-les-Poêles – 2011

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