THE EDGE OF THE BLADE
Film - Spotlight Filmfest 2023

THE EDGE OF THE BLADE

Directed by Vincent Perez

Info

Director: Vincent Perez
Section: Spotlight
Country: France
Year: 2023
PT: UNE AFFAIRE D’HONNEUR
OT: UNE AFFAIRE D'HONNEUR
Language: French
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Roschdy Zem, Doria Tillier, Vincent Perez, Guillaume Gallienne, Damien Bonnard
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

A journey back to 19th-century Paris in a spirited update of the "cloak and dagger" film, with a kaleidoscope of actors including Roschdy Zem.

In 1887, at a time when duels are in vogue in Paris, Clément Lacaze and Marie-Rose Astié meet. He's a charismatic master of arms; she's a feminist, far ahead of her time. Clément gets caught in a spiral of violence and decides to initiate Marie-Rose in the art of dueling. The two must work together to save face. How far will they go to defend their honor?

Meet the director

THE EDGE OF THE BLADE

Vincent Perez

Vincent Perez studied photography at the Centre Doret in Switzerland before being accepted to the Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dramatique in Geneva. He then continued his training at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique in Paris. As an actor, he has been courted by such directors as Patrice Chéreau (HÔTEL DE FRANCE), Jean-Paul Rappeneau (CYRANO DE BERGERAC), and Ettore Scola (LE VOYAGE DU CAPITAINE FRACASSE). Parallel to acting, Perez began directing: first, the short films L'ÉCHANGE (1992), RIEN DIRE (1999), and HIER, TU M'AS DIT DEMAIN (2000). In 2002, he directed Morgane Moré and Guillaume Depardieu in his first feature film, PEAU D'ANGE. This effort was followed six years later by SI J'ÉTAIS TOI with an international cast. 2016 saw the release of Perez's war drama ALONE IN BERLIN. He has now returned with UNE AFFAIRE D'HONNEUR.

Credits

Screenplay: Vincent Perez, Karine Silla Perez
Director of Photography: Lucie Baudinaud
Film Editor: Sylvie Lager
Production Designer: Jean Philippe Moreaux
Costume Design: Madeline Fontaine
Sound: Lucien Balibar
Make-up artist: Kathia Ruiz
Producer: Sidonie Dumas
Production Company: Gaumont
Executive producer: Marc Vade
Co-Production Company: FRANCE 2 CINEMA
World Sales: Gaumont