Angry Annie Annie Colère
by Blandine Lenoir
Out of Competition 2022
Official synopsis
February 1974. Because she accidentally gets pregnant, Annie, a worker and mother of two children, meets the MLAC – Movement for the Freedom of Abortion and Contraception – which practices illegal abortions in the eyes of all. Welcomed by this unique group, which is based on concrete help for women and the sharing of knowledge, she finds a new meaning to her life through the battle for the abortion law.
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The programmer’s eye
Incarnated by a determined Laure Calamy, “Angry Annie” bears the name of its fictitious heroine who becomes gradually engaged in the fight for abortion. Yet, the film constantly recalls the collective dimension of her struggles and makes us feel like all the other women from the MLAC share the same name. In line with militant films (“Histoires d'A”, “Regarde, elle a les yeux grands ouverts”), Blandine Lenoir details the appropriation of the vacuum aspiration, and finely questions the links with the medical world, recalling the importance of the transmission of speech and gesture. “Angry Annie” celebrates pedagogy, without didacticism.
Victor Courgeon
Biography and Filmography
Blandine Lenoir started out as an actress in front of Gaspar Noé's camera, in the short film “Carne”. She started directing in 1999 with her first short film, “Avec Marinette”, which received the SACD prize for Best Debut film at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival. She then directed nine other short films while pursuing her acting career. Her film “Monsieur l’Abbé” was nominated for the César for Best Short Film in 2011. Blandine Lenoir moved on to feature films in 2014 with “Zouzou”, a family drama, then with a comedy, “I Got Life!”, in 2016.
2022 : ANGRY ANNIE - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2017 : I GOT LIFE! - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2014 : ZOUZOU - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2010 : DEAR ABBOT (SHORT) - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2006 : POUR DE VRAI (SHORT) - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2005 : ROSA (SHORT) - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2003 : DANS TES RÊVES (SHORT) - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2000 : AVEC MARINETTE (SHORT) - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
Blandine Lenoir, Axelle Ropert
Laure Calamy, Zita Hanrot, India Hair…
Aurora Films, Local Films, France 3 Cinéma
Diaphana
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Bertrand Belin
by Blandine Lenoir
Blandine Lenoir started out as an actress in front of Gaspar Noé's camera, in the short film “Carne”. She started directing in 1999 with her first short film, “Avec Marinette”, which received the SACD prize for Best Debut film at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival. She then directed nine other short films while pursuing her acting career. Her film “Monsieur l’Abbé” was nominated for the César for Best Short Film in 2011. Blandine Lenoir moved on to feature films in 2014 with “Zouzou”, a family drama, then with a comedy, “I Got Life!”, in 2016.
2022 : ANGRY ANNIE - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2017 : I GOT LIFE! - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2014 : ZOUZOU - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2010 : DEAR ABBOT (SHORT) - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2006 : POUR DE VRAI (SHORT) - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2005 : ROSA (SHORT) - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2003 : DANS TES RÊVES (SHORT) - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter
2000 : AVEC MARINETTE (SHORT) - Blandine Lenoir - Director and Screenwriter