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Young Eva, played by Lucie Charles-Alfred (center), arrives at a palace where she is to be trained by Simone, a cantankerous old hand played by Corinne Masiero.

Young Eva, played by Lucie Charles-Alfred (center), arrives at a palace where she is to be trained by Simone, a cantankerous old hand played by Corinne Masiero.

The revolt of the “Little Hands”

- 1:43 pm

Director Nessim Chikhaoui came to the Rencontres du Cinéma de Gérardmer to present his film inspired by the Paris hotel maids’ strikes. A mix of comedy and social film.

Vicky Krieps plays the gentle Vivienne, a strong, independent woman, and Viggo Mortensen plays Olsen, a Danish ex-serviceman. "Vicky is able to convey a lot in silences, so it was great to have her," confides the actor-director.

Vicky Krieps plays the gentle Vivienne, a strong, independent woman, and Viggo Mortensen plays Olsen, a Danish ex-serviceman. "Vicky is able to convey a lot in silences, so it was great to have her," confides the actor-director.

Viggo Mortensen: “I grew up with Westerns”.

- 9:18 am

An international star, the actor-director came to the Rencontres du Cinéma de Gérardmer to present his film “Jusqu’au bout du monde”, a beautiful romantic western starring Vicky Krieps. “I thought it was interesting to set the story of a free, independent woman in the western United States in the 19è century, where society was a bit savage, dominated by men,” confides Viggo Mortensen.

Filmmaker Bruno Podalydès will be showing "La petite vadrouille" (The Little Mop), an obvious reference, a rip-off film in which he directed his brother Denis, Daniel Auteuil and Sandrine Kiberlain.

Filmmaker Bruno Podalydès will be showing "La petite vadrouille" (The Little Mop), an obvious reference, a rip-off film in which he directed his brother Denis, Daniel Auteuil and Sandrine Kiberlain.

Rencontres de Gérardmer : ask for the program!

- 9:35 am

18 films will be previewed from April 8 to 12 in the Vosges, where several directors are expected, including Artus, Bruno Podalydès… and Antoine Raimbault, who will be accompanied by José Bové!

Sandra Hüller (who also played the accused woman in "Anatomy of a Fall", Justine Triet's Palme d'Or winner) plays Hedwig Höss, "the Queen of Auschwitz".

Sandra Hüller (who also played the accused woman in "Anatomy of a Fall", Justine Triet's Palme d'Or winner) plays Hedwig Höss, "the Queen of Auschwitz".

“The Zone of Interest”, neighbors of horror

- 8:25 am

Winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, Jonathan Glazer’s film demonstrates by example “the banality of evil”, the quiet, carefree daily life of a Nazi family right next to the Auschwitz camp.