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New Visions Competition

La belle année Angelica Ruffier

Following the sudden death of her father, Angelica Ruffier returns to her childhood home in the south of France. As she sorts through the belongings of a man she once knew, she finds her own teenage diaries, centering around Miss B., her history professor. Her words paint a picture of a delicate woman dressed “in silk and velvet, in red, black, and cream.” Memories, dreams and fantasies of the past mix with the present until Angelica feels the need to see this woman again. An introspective film where the past resurfaces like a dream and where grief anchors us to the present. (NBB)

Presented in collaboration with the Festival International du Film de La Roche-sur-Yon

Canadian Premiere

competition : New Visions Competition

La belle année

  • Country : Sweden, Norway
  • Year : 2026
  • V.O : French, Swedish
  • Subtitles : French or English
  • Duration : 95 MIN
  • Cinematography : Simon Averin
  • Editing : Eborn Anna
  • Music : Leo Svensson-Sander
  • Sound Design : Thomas Angell Endresen
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Filmography of Angelica Ruffier :

First film

The film’s journey :

IFFR (NL), Tempo IFF (SE), CPH:DOX (DK), Millennium Against Gravity (PL), Pink Apple (CH), Frameline (USA), Sydney IFF (AU), Shanghai IFF (CN), Espoo Cine (FI), San Sebastian (SP)

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