Famous pianist Lucy moves to the countryside with her family to help her husband, Philip, recover from burnout. There, the couple and their young son gradually find peace, until one morning the police knock on the door, arrest her husband, and confiscate his computer. Lucy learns the terrible truth and realizes that her child’s father is a completely different person than she had imagined. Caught between her instinct to protect her son and her lingering feelings for Philip, Lucy gradually tries to come to terms with her new reality. The idea for the film came to the director after she read a news article and later encountered a similar situation herself, when an actor from her previous film, *Corsage*, was accused of the same crime. “The Gentle Monster” focuses on women grappling with the emotional consequences of crimes committed by their family members.
Marie Kreutzer
Marie Kreutzer studied screenwriting at the Vienna Film Academy. Her films have been presented at the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals, recognized at the Austrian National Film Awards, and screened at “Scanorama.” “Corsage,” starring Vicky Krieps, earned the actress the award for Best Actress in the “Un Certain Regard” section of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Director Marie Kreutzer’s latest film, *The Gentle Monster*, has already been featured in the main competition at Cannes.
Directed by: Marie Kreutzer
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Catherine Deneuve, Jella Haase, Sylvester Groth, Laurence Rupp
N-13
Language: German, French, English
Subtitles: Lithuanian, English
