Spirit of Ecstasy La Vénus d’Argent

by Héléna Klotz

France
2023
95 min
French
Feature film
Fiction
Color

Competition 2023

Official synopsis

FRENCH PREMIERE

Jeanne is 24 years old. She lives on a military base with her father, a police officer, and her little brother and sister. She's determined to make it in the world of finance. Not for the glory or wealth, but because it's leading her on the path to freedom.

Biography and Filmography

Héléna Klotz started out at the Théâtre de Chaillot as an Assistant Director and then Sound Designer for Bruno Bayen. In 2003, she directed the medium-length film “Le Léopard ne se déplace jamais sans ses tâches”, selected in Official Competition at Locarno, then the documentary “Les Amants cinéma” (2006) while working on the casting of films by Nicolas Klotz and Katell Quillévéré. Her first feature film, “Atomic Age” (2011) starring Niels Schneider, won several prestigious awards. In 2014, she worked as the Artistic Director for Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan”, which was awarded the Palme d'Or at Cannes. After “Amour Ocean” (2022), her third short film, she has just finished "Spirit of Ecstasy" her last feature film produced by Les Films du Bélier, and programmed in the Platform selection at Toronto.

2023 : SPIRIT OF ECSTASY - Héléna Klotz - Director and Screenwriter
2022 : AMOUR OCÉAN (SHORT) - Helena Klotz - Director and Screenwriter
2014 : BTLM*BETHLEHEM (SHORT) - Helena Klotz - Director and Screenwriter
2011 : VAL D’OR (SHORT) - Helena Klotz - Director and Screenwriter
2012 : L’ÂGE ATOMIQUE - Helena Klotz - Director and Screenwriter
2006 : LES AMANTS CINÉMA - Helena Klotz - Director
2003 : LE LÉOPARD NE SE DÉPLACE JAMAIS SANS SES TACHES (Short) - Helena Klotz - Director and Screenwriter

Noé Debré, Héléna Klotz et Emily Barnett

Claire Pommet, Niels Schneider, Sofiane Zermani…

Justin Taurand, Les Films du bélier

 Pyramide Films

Pyramide Films

Ulysse Klotz

by Héléna Klotz

Héléna Klotz started out at the Théâtre de Chaillot as an Assistant Director and then Sound Designer for Bruno Bayen. In 2003, she directed the medium-length film “Le Léopard ne se déplace jamais sans ses tâches”, selected in Official Competition at Locarno, then the documentary “Les Amants cinéma” (2006) while working on the casting of films by Nicolas Klotz and Katell Quillévéré. Her first feature film, “Atomic Age” (2011) starring Niels Schneider, won several prestigious awards. In 2014, she worked as the Artistic Director for Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan”, which was awarded the Palme d'Or at Cannes. After “Amour Ocean” (2022), her third short film, she has just finished "Spirit of Ecstasy" her last feature film produced by Les Films du Bélier, and programmed in the Platform selection at Toronto.

2023 : SPIRIT OF ECSTASY - Héléna Klotz - Director and Screenwriter
2022 : AMOUR OCÉAN (SHORT) - Helena Klotz - Director and Screenwriter
2014 : BTLM*BETHLEHEM (SHORT) - Helena Klotz - Director and Screenwriter
2011 : VAL D’OR (SHORT) - Helena Klotz - Director and Screenwriter
2012 : L’ÂGE ATOMIQUE - Helena Klotz - Director and Screenwriter
2006 : LES AMANTS CINÉMA - Helena Klotz - Director
2003 : LE LÉOPARD NE SE DÉPLACE JAMAIS SANS SES TACHES (Short) - Helena Klotz - Director and Screenwriter