Soul Mates (2023 French film)

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Soul Mates
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	André Téchiné
Written by	André Téchiné Cédric Anger
Produced by	Olivier Delbosc
Starring	Benjamin Voisin Noémie Merlant
Cinematography	George Lechaptois
Edited by	Albertine Lastera
Music by	Mathieu Lamboley
Production companies	Curiosa Films Arte France Cinéma Legato Films HBB 26 Ad Vitam
Distributed by	Ad Vitam
Release date	12 April 2023 (2023-04-12) (France)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$480,762^[1]

Soul Mates (French: Les Âmes sœurs) is 2023 French drama film directed by André Téchiné from a screenplay he co-wrote with Cédric Anger. Starring Benjamin Voisin and Noémie Merlant, it is about a soldier who returns home after the war in Mali and suffers from PTSD.^[2]

Plot

A soldier of the French forces engaged in Mali is seriously burned during an explosion. Repatriated to intensive care in France, he suffers from amnesia and begins a long convalescence with his sister in their family home in the Pyrenees.

Cast

Benjamin Voisin as David Faber
Noémie Merlant as Jeanne
Audrey Dana as Rachel
André Marcon as Marcel
Alexis Loret as Dr. Fanch-Tanguy
Sya Rachedi as Nadja
Mama Prassinos as the military wife
Jean Fornerod as Bruno Vogel
Stéphane Bak as Franck Dawaga

Production

Filming began in June 2021 in the Ariège department, including Orgeix, Ax-les-Thermes and Orlu. Filming also took place in the Aude department and in Paris.^[3]^[4] It was also partly shot in Pyrénées-Orientales.^[5] Filming resumed at the start of 2022 for scenes at the Bédeilhac cave in Bédeilhac-et-Aynat and at the Prehistoric Park in Tarascon-sur-Ariège.^[3]

Critical response

On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on 27 reviews from French critics.^[6]

References

^ "Soul Mates (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "Film show: 'Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Amongst Thieves', the new fantasy blockbuster". France24. 12 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Ce film qui sort le 12 avril au cinéma a été tourné dans les montagnes de l'Ariège". actu.fr (in French). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Séduit par les paysages de l'Ariège, le réalisateur André Téchiné tourne "Les pieds sur terre"". Franceinfo (in French). 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Cinéma - "Les âmes sœurs" face aux souvenirs enfouis". L'Indépendant (in French). Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Critiques Presse pour le film Les Âmes sœurs" (in French). AlloCiné. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

External links

Soul Mates at IMDb
Soul Mates at Unifrance

Films directed by André Téchiné

Paulina Is Leaving (1969)
French Provincial (1975)
Barocco (1976)
The Brontë Sisters (1979)
Hotel America (1981)
La matiouette ou l'arrière-pays (1983)
Rendez-vous (1985)
Scene of the Crime (1986)
The Innocents (1987)
I Don't Kiss (1991)
My Favorite Season (1993)
Wild Reeds (1994)
Thieves (1996)
Alice and Martin (1998)
Far (2001)
Strayed (2003)
Changing Times (2004)
The Witnesses (2007)
The Girl on the Train (2009)
Unforgivable (2011)
In the Name of My Daughter (2014)
Being 17 (2016)
Golden Years (2017)
Farewell to the Night (2019)
Soul Mates (2023)
My New Friends (2024)

v t e Cédric Anger
Films written and directed	The Killer (2007) The Counsel (2010) Next Time I'll Aim for the Heart (2014) Paris Pigalle (2018)
Films written	To Matthieu (2000) Two (2002) Le Petit Lieutenant (2005) In the Name of My Daughter (2014) Golden Years (2017) All That Divides Us (2017) Soul Mates (2023) Wingwomen (2023)