52 Films by Women Vol 9. 7. Partir un jour (Leave One Day) (Director: Amélie Bonnin)
Pictured : Raphael ( Bastien Bouillon ) invites conflicted chef Cécile ( Juliette Armanet ) to applaud his motocross skills in the contemporary French musical, ' Partir Un Jour ', written with Dimitri Lucas and directed by Amélie Bonnin . Still courtesy of Pathé . Partir un jour ( Leave One Day ), the opening film of the 2025 Cannes Film Festiva l, co-written (with Dimitri Lucas ) and directed by Amélie Bonnin , represents the opposite of glamour. ‘Top Chef’ winner turned restauranteur Cécile Béguin ( Juliette Armanet ) returns to L’Escale, the truck stop café in rural France where her parents work after her father, Gérard ( François Rollin ) has his third heart attack. Cécile wants him to retire, as does her mother Fanfan ( Dominique Blanc ), who has been taking Italian lessons and sitting in the front seat of a mobile home (clearly, she wants to go somewhere). However, for Gérard, the café is a source of pride. Steak and frites dominate the menu, but the customers ...