Colours of Time

Colours of Time

2025
2h 4min

Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in rural Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history. In 1895, their ancestor Adèle, then aged 21, leaves her hometown to search for her mother in Paris. She discovers a city on the cusp of modernity, bustling with new-found avant-garde creativity, with the rise of photography and the birth of Impressionist painting. As her descendants retrace her steps, they unravel Adèle's surprising past. The two timelines of 1895 and 2024 intertwine and collide, confronting the cousins’ contemporary attitudes with life in late 19th century Paris, leaving everyone’s future forever changed.

Colours of Time

Storyline

Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in rural Normandy, four cousins discover they share a mysterious family history. In 1895, their ancestor Adèle, then aged 21, leaves her hometown to search for her mother in Paris. She discovers a city on the cusp of modernity, bustling with new-found avant-garde creativity, with the rise of photography and the birth of Impressionist painting. As her descendants retrace her steps, they unravel Adèle's surprising past. The two timelines of 1895 and 2024 intertwine and collide, confronting the cousins’ contemporary attitudes with life in late 19th century Paris, leaving everyone’s future forever changed.
    Released
    22 May 2025
    Runtime
    2h 4min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Ce Qui Me Meut Motion Pictures, Ce qui me meut, France 2 Cinéma, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Panache Productions
Cast
Suzanne Lindon
Suzanne Lindon
Adèle Meunier born Vermillard
Abraham Wapler
Abraham Wapler
Seb /Claude Monet 1874
Vincent Macaigne
Vincent Macaigne
Guy
Julia Piaton
Julia Piaton
Céline
Zinedine Soualem
Zinedine Soualem
Abdelkrim
Paul Kircher
Paul Kircher
Anatole
Vassili Schneider
Vassili Schneider
Lucien
Sara Giraudeau
Sara Giraudeau
Odette Vermillard
Cécile de France
Cécile de France
Calixte de La Ferrière
Raïka Hazanavicius
Raïka Hazanavicius
Rose
Claire Pommet
Claire Pommet
Fleur, singer
François Chattot
François Chattot
Marcel, Seb's grandfather
Angèle Garnier
Angèle Garnier
Violette
Alexandra Ansidei
Alexandra Ansidei
Manon
Fred Testot
Fred Testot
Félix Nadar
Valentin Campagne
Valentin Campagne
Gaspard
Olivier Gourmet
Olivier Gourmet
Claude Monet 1895
Alice Grenier
Alice Grenier
Berthe Morisot
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Sarah Bernhardt
François Berléand
François Berléand
Victor Hugo
Aurore Broutin
Aurore Broutin
Mrs. Michard
Stéphane Foenkinos
Stéphane Foenkinos
Louis Leroy
Jean-Marc Roulot
Jean-Marc Roulot
Mayor of Saint-Jouin Bruneval
Marie-Christine Orry
Marie-Christine Orry
Genealogist
Catherine Salée
Catherine Salée
Georgette, owner of the Rat Mort
Marco Prince
Marco Prince
Cousin
Raphaël Thiéry
Raphaël Thiéry
Carter
Carla Poquin
Carla Poquin
Makeup artist for the shoot
Manon Villa
Acting
Iris Brey
Iris Brey
Directing
Jonas Paz-Benavides
Jonas Paz-Benavides
Artist (uncredited)
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