Feature film
Wedding Night – End of the Song
Hochzäitsnuecht
Pol Cruchten · 1991
Synopsis
Catherine, from a rich family of industrialists, marries Christian, who comes from a modest background; the two newlyweds are addicted to heroin. Christian's mother sees in the marriage a means of recovering her rank and, with her son's complicity, takes out a life insurance policy in Catherine's name. After the party, Catherine, in withdrawal, goes out to find drugs and does not come back; Christian sets out to look for her, on a long journey.
Context
The director's first fiction feature, written with Marc Giraud from a play by Ernst M. Binder, the film was presented in 1992 in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes festival, then received the Max Ophüls Prize in Saarbrücken eight months later. Myriam Muller and Thierry Van Werveke play the leading roles. Restored, it was screened in 2023 at the La Rochelle festival.
Who it is for
For seeing the film that took Luxembourg cinema to the Croisette for the first time.
Prizes and reception
Vivianne Thill, in the review forum, finds it hard, pessimistic and without apparent illusions.
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