Une part du ciel (2002) by Bénédicte Liénard
“It’s an absolutely wonderful film, presented at Cannes in 2001, about women’s dignity. It is a double portrait of a woman in prison and a union leader. Both of them are caught up in different forms of derangement and violations of their dignity. The two portraits intersect and interact. It is truly a remarkable film starring Séverine Caneele, who won Best Actress a few years earlier at Cannes for her role in Bruno Dumont’s film Humanity. I fell in love with it not only as a film but also on a professional level. It was a magnificent adventure with Bénédicte Liénard and the whole cast, some of whom were non-professionals. There were women in the film who were really incarcerated, who played major roles and who were excellent. It was also a great professional experience that left me with beautiful memories.”