Changer l'eau des fleurs is a drama directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, adapted from Valérie Perrin's best-selling novel, which has sold over 3 million copies. The film reunites Leïla Bekhti and Matthias Schoenaerts in a sensitive story where the boundaries between the living and the dead become porous, in a rural setting imbued with melancholy and humanity.
Changer l'eau des fleurs will be released in cinemas soon.
The film follows Violette Toussaint, a forty-something cemetery guard in a small commune in Burgundy. Day after day, she welcomes visitors to her lodge, becoming the repository of their confidences. One day, Julien Seul, a police commissioner, arrives with his mother's ashes, awakening buried memories and long-kept secrets.
Synopsis: Violette lives between the graves and the stories of those who visit them. The arrival of a commissioner to lay ashes awakens painful memories and gradually sheds light on her personal history.
Published in 2018, the novel Changer l'eau des fleurs has become an international publishing phenomenon. The film offers a cinematic transposition that promises to be faithful to the spirit of the book, carried by the characteristic poetic aesthetic of Jean-Pierre Jeunet, known for Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain or Un long dimanche de fiançailles.
The film could appeal to fans of intimate tales and emotional dramas such as Chamber of Wonders or Still Alice. The human and spiritual dimension of the story, mixed with a touch of tender humor, makes it a project for a wide audience sensitive to stories of resilience and transmission.
Changer l'eau des fleurs marks the return of Jean-Pierre Jeunet with a work imbued with gentleness and depth. Starring Leïla Bekhti, Matthias Schoenaerts and Melvil Poupaud, the film promises a sensitive cinematic experience, between past and present, memories and hope.
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