Les Femmes au Balcon
by Noémie Merlant
Hors compétition 2024
Official synopsis
As a heat wave brings a Marseille neighbourhood to the boil, three roommates gleefully meddle in the lives of their neighbours from their balcony. Until a late night drink turns into a bloody affair.
Biography and Filmography
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Noémie Merlant is a French director and actress. She has collaborated as an actress with many prestigious directors, including Céline Sciamma (*Portrait of a Lady on Fire*, 2019), Jacques Audiard (*Paris, 13th District*, 2021), Todd Field (*Tár*, 2022), and more recently Audrey Diwan (*Emmanuelle*, 2024).
In 2023, she won a César for her role in *The Innocent* by Louis Garrel. After directing several short films, Noémie Merlant wrote and directed her first feature film in 2020, *Mi Iubita Mon Amour*, which was selected for a special screening in the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival.
Her new film, *The Women on the Balcony*, in which she stars alongside Souheila Yacoub and Sanda Codreanu, is presented in the official selection at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the midnight screening section.
by Noémie Merlant
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Noémie Merlant is a French director and actress. She has collaborated as an actress with many prestigious directors, including Céline Sciamma (*Portrait of a Lady on Fire*, 2019), Jacques Audiard (*Paris, 13th District*, 2021), Todd Field (*Tár*, 2022), and more recently Audrey Diwan (*Emmanuelle*, 2024).
In 2023, she won a César for her role in *The Innocent* by Louis Garrel. After directing several short films, Noémie Merlant wrote and directed her first feature film in 2020, *Mi Iubita Mon Amour*, which was selected for a special screening in the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival.
Her new film, *The Women on the Balcony*, in which she stars alongside Souheila Yacoub and Sanda Codreanu, is presented in the official selection at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the midnight screening section.