When Fall Is Coming
{{Short description|2024 film directed by François Ozon}}
{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = Quand vient l'automne.png
| alt =
| caption = Teaser poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|French|Quand vient l'automne}}
| director = François Ozon{{cite web |title=When Fall Is Coming |url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/58059/when-fall-is-coming |website=Unifrance |access-date=22 July 2024}}
| writer = François Ozon
| producer = François Ozon
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| cinematography =
| editing = Anita Roth
| music = {{Plainlist|
- Evgueni Galperine
- Sacha Galperine
}}
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- France 2 Cinéma
- Playtime
}}
| distributor = Diaphana Distribution
| released =
{{Film date|df=y|2024|09|09|Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire|2024|10|02|France|ref2={{cite web |title=When Fall Is Coming |url=https://www.playtime.group/film/659bdbf943eb840002f3309b/info |website=Playtime |access-date=22 July 2024}}}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| gross = $6 million{{cite Box Office Mojo|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2721939457/weekend/|title=When Fall Is Coming (2025)|access-date=20 April 2025|publisher_hide=yes}}
}}
When Fall Is Coming ({{langx|fr|Quand vient l'automne}}) is a 2024 French drama film written, produced and directed by François Ozon.
Premise
In a quaint Burgundy village, longtime friends and neighbours Michelle and Marie-Claude enjoy a quiet post-retirement lifestyle. Michelle looks forward to spending the summer with her grandson, Lucas, but his stay is cancelled when Michelle accidentally serves his mother poisonous mushrooms. Initially dejected, Michelle begins to feel less lonely when Marie-Claude's son returns home from prison.{{cite news |last1=Keslassy |first1=Elsa |title=Playtime Boards François Ozon's 'When Fall Is Coming' and 'The Quiet Son' Starring Vincent Lindon (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/playtime-francois-ozon-when-fall-is-coming-the-quiet-son-vincent-lindon-1235892811/ |access-date=22 July 2024 |agency=Variety}}
Cast
- Hélène Vincent as Michelle
- Josiane Balasko as Marie-Claude
- Pierre Lottin as Vincent
- Ludivine Sagnier as Valérie Tessier
Release
When Autumn Falls/When Fall Is Coming had its public premiere in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire on 9 September 2024, and received a market screening at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival later the same day.
It was later screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, in competition for the Golden Shell.{{cite web |last1=González |first1=David |title=Joshua Oppenheimer, Mike Leigh, François Ozon, Costa-Gavras and Edward Berger to compete in San Sebastián |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/464885 |website=Cineuropa |date=30 July 2024 |access-date=7 August 2024}} The film was released in France on 2 October 2024.
Reception
= Accolades =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Ceremony date ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipient ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref. |
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | San Sebastián International Film Festival
| rowspan="3" | 28 September 2024 | When Fall is Coming | {{Nominated}} | rowspan="3" align="center" | {{Cite web |title=Festival de San Sebastián |url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2024/noticias/1/22240/es |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=sansebastianfestival |language=es}} |
|---|
| Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance
|{{Won}} |
| Best Screenplay
|{{Won}} |
References
{{Reflist}}