38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Les Gens de passage

Hélène Marini

Image Les Gens de passage
France
1999 Fiction 40 min
Myriam returns to the village in which her mother had hidden during the war. The warm welcome of the villagers turns cold when they realise that this young, unemployed woman plans to make a new start in their village.
With : Claire Wauthion, Andrée Tainsy, Noémie...
Screenplay : Hélène Marini
Image : Pierre Stoeber
Sound : Kamal Ouazene
Editing : Anne Weill/Dominique Vieillard
Production : Sunday Morning Productions, 25 rue Michel le Comte, 75003 Paris, France - Tél : 01 42 74 54 37 / Fax: 01 42 74 47 60
Hélène Marini was born in 1966. She studied French literature and obtains a film degree. In 1987, she studied for a year at the INSAS. From 1988 to 1994, she did various workplacements, was a directorial assistant, contributed to the writing of several short films, and was involved with programmes for France Culture. From 1994 to 1999, she participated in collective video direction workshops as a director and host.