The Rapture
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLe Ravissement
Directed byIris Kaltenbäck
Written byIris Kaltenbäck
Produced by
  • Alice Bloch
  • Thierry de Clermont Tonnerre
Starring
CinematographyMarine Atlan
Edited by
  • Suzana Pedro
  • Pierre Deschamps
Music byAlexandre de La Baume
Production
companies
Distributed byDiaphana Distribution
Release dates
  • 20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 11 October 2023 (2023-10-11) (France)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$334,515[1]

The Rapture (French: Le Ravissement) is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Iris Kaltenbäck in her feature directorial debut. It stars Hafsia Herzi as a midwife who passes off her best friend's newborn child as her own.[2] It premiered on 20 May 2023 in the Critics' Week section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prix SACD.

Plot

Lydia is a young midwife. While she has enjoyed professional success, she is less fortunate in her private life: another relationship of hers has broken down. At the same time, Lydia finds out that her best friend Salomé is pregnant. She supports her friend through her pregnancy and is in charge of delivering the baby. Shortly after the birth, Lydia is spending time alone with Salomé's baby when she runs into Milo, who she had one-night stand with after her break-up. She then passes off Salomé's child as her own, and tells Milo that he is the biological father. At first Milo is suspicious, but he then embraces his new role as a father. Lydia works hard to keep up the lie.

Cast

  • Hafsia Herzi as Lydia
  • Alexis Manenti as Milos
  • Nina Meurisse as Salomé
  • Younès Boucif as Jonathan
  • Radmila Karabatic as Jelena
  • Dusko Badnjar as Ivan
  • Ana Blagojevič as Miléna
  • Grégoire Didelot as Philippe
  • Mathieu Perotto as Julien

Production

Hafsia Herzi in 2018

The Rapture is the feature film debut of French director Iris Kaltenbäck, who also wrote the screenplay. Hafsia Herzi was selected for the main role of Lydia. The cast was rounded out with the additions of Alexis Manenti, Nina Meurisse and Younès Boucif. Filming began on 17 October 2022 and took place in the Île-de-France and Normandy regions. The six-week shoot with Marine Atlan as director of photography was wrapped on 25 November.[3] The editors were Suzana Pedro and Pierre Deschamps.[2]

The producers for the film were Alice Bloch (Marianne Productions) and Thierry de Clermont-Tonnerre (MACT Productions), with JPG Films in co-production. It was pre-bought by Canal+ and Ciné+. The project was financially supported by the Île-de-France and Normandy regions, Cineventure Sofica and the BNP Paribas Pictures Fund.[3]

Release

The film was selected to be screened in the Critics' Week section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival,[4] where it had its world premiere on 20 May 2023. The film was theatrically released in France on 11 October 2023 by Diaphana Distribution.[5] International sales are handled by Be for Films.[3]

Reception

Critical response

The Rapture received an average rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 30 reviews.[6]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for The Rapture
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2023 Grand Prix – Critics' Week The Rapture Nominated [7]
Prix SACD – Critics' Week Won [8]
27 May 2023 Caméra d'Or Nominated [9]
Louis Delluc Prize 6 December 2023 Best First Film Won [10]
Lumières Award 22 January 2024 Best Actress Hafsia Herzi Pending [11]
Best First Film The Rapture Pending
Best Screenplay Iris Kaltenbäck Pending

References

  1. ↑ "The Rapture (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Nesselson, Lisa (20 May 2023). "'The Rapture': Cannes Review". Screen International. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Lemercier, Fabien (18 October 2022). "Iris Kaltenbäck shoots Le Ravissement". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Festival de Cannes 2023 : découvrez la sélection de la Semaine de la critique". Trois Couleurs (in French). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Balle, Catherine; Baronian, Renaud; Conradsson, Pauline; Guerrin, Stéphanie; Rousseau, Valentine; Valentin, Michel (10 October 2023). "Sorties cinéma du 11 octobre : Le Consentement, Nina et le secret du hérisson... Les films à voir (ou pas)". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Critiques Presse pour le film Le Ravissement". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Colon, Tanguy (17 April 2023). "Cannes 2023 : La Semaine de la Critique livre sa sélection". Boxoffice Pro (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Borgen, Marie (24 May 2023). ""Le Ravissement" d'Iris Kaltenbäck, Prix SACD de la Semaine de la Critique 2023" (in French). SACD. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Caméra d'or 2023, qui sont les prétendants ?". Cinéma de Demain (in French). Festival de Cannes. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Le Règne animal remporte le prix Louis-Delluc 2023". Libération (in French). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (14 December 2023). "Anatomie d'une chute domine les nominations pour les Lumières". Cineuropa (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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