Simple passion Passion simple
by Danielle Arbid
Official selection 2020
Official synopsis
“From September last year, I did nothing but wait for a man: for him to call me and come to my house. Everything about him was precious to me, his eyes, his mouth, his penis, his childhood memories, his voice...". We are told the story of a "simple passion", that of Hélène’s passion for Alexandre, a young Russian diplomat, whom she barely knows, whom she nevertheless sees with the same intensity each time they meet. With Annie Ernaux’s 90s bookseller on her mind, filmmaker Danielle Arbid offers a strong film, literally embodied by Laetitia Dosch.
Biography and Filmography
A director of Lebanese origin, Danielle Arbid has been making films since 1997. She is interested in different forms of storytelling and alternates between fiction, first-person documentaries and essays. Her first two films, “In the Battlefields” (2004) and “A Lost Man” (2007), screened at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes. “Simple Passion” is her fourth fictional feature film.
by Danielle Arbid
A director of Lebanese origin, Danielle Arbid has been making films since 1997. She is interested in different forms of storytelling and alternates between fiction, first-person documentaries and essays. Her first two films, “In the Battlefields” (2004) and “A Lost Man” (2007), screened at the Directors' Fortnight in Cannes. “Simple Passion” is her fourth fictional feature film.