Something in the Air (2012 film)

(Redirected from Something in the Air (Après mai)) 2012 film by Olivier Assayas

Something in the Air
Theatrical release poster

French	Après mai

Directed by	Olivier Assayas
Written by	Olivier Assayas
Produced by	Nathanaël Karmitz Charles Gillibert
Starring	Clément Métayer Lola Créton Félix Armand Carole Combes India Salvor Menuez Hugo Conzelmann Martin Loizillon André Marcon
Cinematography	Éric Gautier
Edited by	Luc Barnier
Production companies	MK2 Vortex Sutra France 3 Cinéma
Distributed by	MK2 Films
Release dates	3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) (Venice) 14 November 2012 (2012-11-14) (France)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€5.4 million
Box office	$1.3 million

Something in the Air (French: Après mai, lit. 'After May') is a 2012 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Olivier Assayas.

Premise

In 1971, French student Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils, although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.

Cast

Clément Métayer as Gilles
Lola Créton as Christine
Félix Armand as Alain
Carole Combes as Laure
India Salvor Menuez as Leslie
Hugo Conzelmann as Jean-Pierre
Martin Loizillon as Rackam le Rouge
André Marcon as Gilles' father

Production

Something in the Air was written and directed by Olivier Assayas.

Release

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 3 September 2012.

Accolades

Assayas won the Best Screenplay Award at Venice.

The film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 2012.

References

Sotinel, Thomas (8 November 2012). "Assayas refait son Mai 68" [Assayas remakes his May 68]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2020.
"Something in the Air". Unifrance. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
"Venezia 69". Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
"Official Awards of the 69th Venice Film Festival". Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

External links

Something in the Air at IMDb
Something in the Air at Metacritic
Something in the Air at Rotten Tomatoes

v t e Works directed by Olivier Assayas
Films	Cold Water (1994) Irma Vep (1996) Late August, Early September (1998) Sentimental Destinies (2000) Demonlover (2002) Clean (2004) Boarding Gate (2007) Summer Hours (2008) Carlos (2010) Something in the Air (2012) Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) Personal Shopper (2016) Non-Fiction (2018) Wasp Network (2019) Suspended Time (2024)
Television	Irma Vep (2022)

v t e Golden Osella winning films
The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987) Hip Hip Hurrah! (1987) House of Games (1987) Maurice (1987) The Black Monk (1988) Burning Secret (1988) Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) Australia (1989) I Want to Go Home (1989) Boys on the Outside (1990) No Fear, No Die (1990) The Only Witness (1990) Germany Year 90 Nine Zero (1991) Mississippi Masala (1991) Scream of Stone (1991) 1, 2, 3, Sun (1993) Three Colours: Blue (1993) Ashes of Time (1994) Lamerica (1994) The Tit and the Moon (1994) In the Bleak Midwinter (1995) Maborosi (1995) Deep Crimson (1996) Chinese Box (1997) Dry Cleaning (1997) Ossos (1997) Autumn Tale (1998) Shooting the Moon (1998) Howl's Moving Castle (2004) Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) Regular Lovers (2005) Children of Men (2006) The Queen (2006) It's a Free World... (2007) Lust, Caution (2007) Paper Soldier (2008) Teza (2008) Life During Wartime (2009) Mr. Nobody (2009) The Last Circus (2010) Silent Souls (2010) Alps (2011) Wuthering Heights (2011) It Was the Son (2012) Something in the Air (2012)

Golden Osella winning films

The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987)
Hip Hip Hurrah! (1987)
House of Games (1987)
Maurice (1987)
The Black Monk (1988)
Burning Secret (1988)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Australia (1989)
I Want to Go Home (1989)
Boys on the Outside (1990)
No Fear, No Die (1990)
The Only Witness (1990)
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero (1991)
Mississippi Masala (1991)
Scream of Stone (1991)
1, 2, 3, Sun (1993)
Three Colours: Blue (1993)
Ashes of Time (1994)
Lamerica (1994)
The Tit and the Moon (1994)
In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
Maborosi (1995)
Deep Crimson (1996)
Chinese Box (1997)
Dry Cleaning (1997)
Ossos (1997)
Autumn Tale (1998)
Shooting the Moon (1998)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
Regular Lovers (2005)
Children of Men (2006)
The Queen (2006)
It's a Free World... (2007)
Lust, Caution (2007)
Paper Soldier (2008)
Teza (2008)
Life During Wartime (2009)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
The Last Circus (2010)
Silent Souls (2010)
Alps (2011)
Wuthering Heights (2011)
It Was the Son (2012)
Something in the Air (2012)

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