Eva & Leon (2015)
Eva & Leon (2015), directed by Emilie Cherpitel, starring Clotilde Hesme and Florian Lemaire.
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Synopsis
Leon arrives in Eva's life one morning, on the terrace of a café. The little boy settles down, asks for hot chocolate. The young woman, 35, without children, takes her home, calls social services and learns that Leon has run away from home. Eva has to bring him back but eventually delays the deadline. She who leads an idle existence, sheltered from need, attaches herself to the little boy. Called to order by the authorities, she ignores and tells Leon that they are now on the run. Together, they go to Italy in search of the mother of the little boy ...
- Emilie CherpitelDirector
About the film
Eva & Leon (French title: L'Echappée Belle) is a 2015 French drama film written and directed by Émilie Cherpitel. The movie was a submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Eva & Leon (French title: L'Echappée Belle) is a 2015 French drama film written and directed by Émilie Cherpitel. The movie was a submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.
Plot
The movie is about a privileged woman and an orphaned boy who become friends.
Leon and his older brother, Arnaud, were abandoned in a park in Lyon.
They are seen as outcasts by a social worker, who considers both the brothers mentally ill and the only solution is sending them to a children’s home.
With the help of two teachers, Leon and Arnaud are put in an English-language school run by a kind but rough-around-the-edges teacher called Isabelle (Nicole Delecroix).
Cast
Clotilde Hesme as Eva
Florian Lemaire as Léon
Peter Coyote as The father
Keziah Jones as John
Clotilde Courau as Lucie
Yannick Choirat as Simon
Idit Cebula as Madame Agostini
Grégoire Bonnet as a psychiatrist
Joséphine de La Baume as Simone
Christophe Dimitri Réveille as Jérôme
Frédéric Beigbeder as Richard
David Serero as the Italian Crooner
References
External links
Eva & Leon at IMDb
Text from Eva & Leon on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_&_Leon
Trivia
- It premiered on June 17, 2015, a Wednesday.
- It runs 1h16 — short for a feature film.
- Its original title is "L'Échappée belle".
- This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosElianeAntoinette
- CountriesFrance
- LanguagesFrench
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Clotilde Hesme
Eva -
Florian Lemaire
Léon -
Clotilde Courau
Lucie -
Keziah Jones
John -
Yannick Choirat
Simon -
Peter Coyote
Le Père -
Frédéric Beigbeder
Richard -
Idit Cebula
Le psy -
Joséphine de la Baume
Simone -
Candice Ford
Petite amie de Simon
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Questions about this film
What is Eva & Leon about?
Eva & Leon: Leon arrives in Eva's life one morning, on the terrace of a café. The little boy settles down, asks for hot chocolate. The young woman, 35, without children, takes her home, calls social services and learns that Leon has run away from home. Eva has to bring him back but eventually delays the deadline. She who leads an…
Who directed Eva & Leon?
Eva & Leon was directed by Emilie Cherpitel in 2015.
Who stars in Eva & Leon?
The cast of Eva & Leon includes Clotilde Hesme, Florian Lemaire, Clotilde Courau, Keziah Jones and Yannick Choirat.
How long is Eva & Leon?
Eva & Leon runs for 76 minutes, or 1h16.
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