Moi qui t'aimais is a biopic by Diane Kurys, presented at Cannes Classics 2025. Through an intimate and assertive look at fiction, the film explores the complex relationship between two major figures in French cinema: Simone Signoret and Yves Montand. Performed by Marina Foïs and Roschdy Zem, the story focuses on the last years of their married life, between wounded fidelity, public notoriety and enduring love. The film eschews the traditional linear approach of the biographical genre in favor of a free, sensitive narrative focused on emotions, contradictions and the traces left by enduring passions.
Moi qui t'aimais will be released in cinemas from 1ᵉʳ October 2025.
Discover the first images from the film presented at Cannes Classics, featuring the legendary relationship between Simone Signoret and Yves Montand.
Synopsis: She loved him more than anything, he loved her more than anyone. Simone Signoret and Yves Montand were the most famous couple of their time.Haunted by her husband's affair with Marilyn Monroe and bruised by all those that followed, Signoret always refused the role of victim.What they knew was that they would never leave each other.
Rather than a chronological narrative, Moi qui t'aimais takes an original approach to the biographical genre. The film focuses on the last fifteen years of Simone Signoret and Yves Montand's life together. By assuming a mise en abyme from the very first scene, Diane Kurys chooses not to imitate, but to offer a personal interpretation. This perspective explores the profound dilemmas of love, fidelity, old age and iconic status. In this way, the film follows in the footsteps of works such as Sagan or Judy (about Judy Garland), where inner truth takes precedence over literal reconstruction.
This film could be of interest to viewers with a passion for the history of French cinema, fans of deep psychological portraits, or those who closely follow the journeys of committed figures of the XXᵉ century. It could also appeal to audiences accustomed to biographical frescoes such as De Gaulle, Simone, le voyage du siècle or Yves Saint Laurent. Audiences drawn to tales of powerful women, marital tensions or human dramas rooted in recent history will find it particularly resonant.
Marina Foïs plays an aging Simone Signoret, disillusioned but proud. The actress studied the character at length, refusing to make a copy of her, and working on her voice, posture and silences. As for Roschdy Zem, he immerses himself in Montand's complexity, between public charisma, private infidelities and unspoken tenderness. The film showcases their complicity, while leaving room for wounds, regrets and a form of unconventional love fidelity. Thierry de Peretti completes the trio in the role of Serge Reggiani, Simone's close confidant.
The film is co-written by Diane Kurys and Martine Moriconi, with contributions from Sacha Sperling. It features original music by Philippe Sarde, Kurys' faithful composer, and photography by Philippe Rousselot. Shot between Paris and Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the film precisely recreates the intimate and public places through which the couple passed. Diane Kurys, author of Diabolo Menthe and Les Enfants du siècle, returns here to a subject close to her heart: the place of women in a famous couple and the invisible scars left by love and time.
Moi qui t'aimais is a singular biopic about Simone Signoret and Yves Montand, directed by Diane Kurys. The film takes an emotional, contemporary approach, focusing on the complexity of a mythical couple. Starring Roschdy Zem and Marina Foïs, it offers a universal tale of love, celebrity and intimate memory. Selected for Cannes Classics 2025, it is part of a tradition of stories that explore the end of things as much as their apogee.
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