
Avanti
Drama
Overview
What does ‘normal’ actually mean? And what is ‘crazy’? Everybody attempts to convince Léa that her mother, Suzanne, is mentally ill. Her father wants to see her returned to the psychiatric clinic, but Léa refuses to see her mother in the same light: Suzanne is happy – even if she doesn’t act like others expect her to. She appears to live a joyfully infantile existence after calmly letting go of life’s pressures. Léa captures her mother’s life on film and focuses her attention on examining the old super-8 films from the family archives. When she is left to drive her mother back to the clinic after a weekend at home, Léa grabs her opportunity: She turns the car around and whisks Suzanne off on a journey; a road trip without the judgements of others. AVANTI follows a mother-daughter relationship with an ease and depth that highlights the complexity of the emotional ties within a family.
Top Cast


Hanna Schygulla
Hanna Schygulla
Suzanne
Hanna Schygulla
Suzanne


Miou-Miou
Miou-Miou
Catherine
Miou-Miou
Catherine


Nina Meurisse
Nina Meurisse
Léa
Nina Meurisse
Léa


Christophe Dimitri Réveille
Christophe Dimitri Réveille
Max
Christophe Dimitri Réveille
Max


Monique Mélinand
Monique Mélinand
Anita
Monique Mélinand
Anita


Jean-Pierre Gos
Jean-Pierre Gos
François
Jean-Pierre Gos
François
Frank Arnaudon
Frank Arnaudon
Service Station Salesman
Frank Arnaudon
Service Station Salesman
Raphael Bonacchi
Raphael Bonacchi
Client
Raphael Bonacchi
Client
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