Long Live the Emperor Que vive l’Empereur
by Aude Léa Rapin
Official selection 2016
Official synopsis
Napoleon's troops are gathering close to Waterloo. Time is running out for common soldier Baby, who is seeking a battalion to join the Great Army. Along with his wife Ludo, in the parking lot where they have pitched their tent. The examination of a man’s madness, whose passion is as devouring for him as it is consuming for his wife, who endures his delirium because she loves him. Role plays become the indicator of personality disorders and collapsing relationships.
Biography and Filmography
Born on May 30, 1984, Aude Léa Rapin began her career as a photographer and videographer in the Balkans and Africa. She directed a documentary triptych haunted by the ghosts of war in the Balkans. In 2014, she transitioned to fiction with three short films, which were awarded at numerous festivals. Her first feature film, Heroes Don't Die, starring Adèle Haenel, was presented at the Critics' Week in Cannes in 2019. Planet B is her second feature film.
2024 : Planet B - Aude Léa Rapin - Director
2019 : Heroes don’t die - Aude Léa Rapin - Director
2016 : Long live the Emperor - Aude Léa Rapin - Director
2015 : Your heart at random - Aude Léa Rapin - Director
2014 : The Strand - Aude Léa Rapin - Director
by Aude Léa Rapin
Born on May 30, 1984, Aude Léa Rapin began her career as a photographer and videographer in the Balkans and Africa. She directed a documentary triptych haunted by the ghosts of war in the Balkans. In 2014, she transitioned to fiction with three short films, which were awarded at numerous festivals. Her first feature film, Heroes Don't Die, starring Adèle Haenel, was presented at the Critics' Week in Cannes in 2019. Planet B is her second feature film.
2024 : Planet B - Aude Léa Rapin - Director
2019 : Heroes don’t die - Aude Léa Rapin - Director
2016 : Long live the Emperor - Aude Léa Rapin - Director
2015 : Your heart at random - Aude Léa Rapin - Director
2014 : The Strand - Aude Léa Rapin - Director