The Crossing La Traversée
by Sébastien Lifshitz
Special screenings 2020
Official synopsis
Stéphane Bouquet never knew his father, an American soldier who went back home before his birth without knowing about him. With only a few pieces of information, without knowing where that man lived and if he was still alive, Stéphane set out on a trip to the United States to find him. His friend, Sébastien Lifshitz, came along. “The Crossing” is a splendid “documentary road movie” in which most personal feelings intertwine with American cinema’s fantasy landscapes.
Biography and Filmography
After studying at the École du Louvre, Sébastien Lifshitz scored an international theatrical hit with his debut feature film, “Come Undone”, in 2000. He went on to direct “The Crossing” (2001), “Wild Side” (2004) and “Bambi” (2016), which both won prizes at the Berlinale. After “Les Invisibles” (2012), in official selection at Cannes, and “The Lives of Thérèse” (2017), his documentary “Adolescents” was acclaimed at Locarno last year.
Stéphane Bouquet and Sébastien Lifshitz
Stéphane Bouquet
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by Sébastien Lifshitz
After studying at the École du Louvre, Sébastien Lifshitz scored an international theatrical hit with his debut feature film, “Come Undone”, in 2000. He went on to direct “The Crossing” (2001), “Wild Side” (2004) and “Bambi” (2016), which both won prizes at the Berlinale. After “Les Invisibles” (2012), in official selection at Cannes, and “The Lives of Thérèse” (2017), his documentary “Adolescents” was acclaimed at Locarno last year.