10th edition CIFF – 10-14 April 2024

FILMS 2024:  Caribbean Focus | Feature Films | Short Films | Yellow Robin Award Nominees
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FILMS 2018: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2016: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2015: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T –  Z | Feature Film | Short Film

Simple comme Sylvain

Monia Chokri | Canada, France | 2023 | 110 min | French | e.s

Philosophy professor Sophia has a pleasant but not very intimate relationship with Xavier. While renovating their country house, Sophia meets the rough and attractive Sylvain, a builder from a completely different background. Sophia comes from a wealthy family, while Sylvain comes from a family of manual workers.
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It is love at first sight and Xavier is pushed aside. There is a huge cultural gap between Sophia and Sylvain and the question is whether love can bridge it. In the movie, the friction between urban culture (Sophie) and rural culture (Sylvain) provides a fine satire on so-called good taste, elitist attitudes and prejudices of the wealthy. Director Moni Chokri also shows in a relative way: isn´t everyone prejudiced sometimes?

Place: The Cinemas 

Date: April 10 

Time: 20:15 

Duration:110min

Place: The Cinemas

Date: April 11 

Time: 15:45

Duration:110min

Place: The Cinemas

Date: April 13  

Time: 15:00 

Duration:110min

Year in
Festival

2024

Director

Monia Chokri 

Country

Canada, France 

Language

French 

Length

110 

Year of Production

2023