L'Âge d'or, a debut feature blending archives and fiction
The film follows the extraordinary trajectory of Jeanne Lavaur across a century of history.
L'Âge d'or, the debut feature film of Bérenger Thouin, blends fiction and archival footage to tell the life of Jeanne Lavaur. The film follows this 20th-century woman, from her childhood in the family butcher shop to her dream of becoming a countess, crossing the Roaring Twenties, the war and Brazil. She meets Guillaume de Barante (Vassili Schneider) and the intrepid Céleste. According to AlloCiné, Souheila Yacoub, who appeared in Climax, Dune 2 and Evil Dead Burn, provides the face of Jeanne. The director explains that he wanted a romantic and epic film seen through a strong female character, while integrating archives to create a new cinematic language.