“Series Mania shows that French fiction has changed profoundly”
Laurence Herszberg is launching the 2023 edition of the Series Mania festival this evening, with the preview of Salade Grecque. ABACA
Laurence Herszberg, president of the Lille festival which opens this evening, promises an edition under the sign of French creations, women and the climate. Ask for the program.
” French fiction is today on an equal footing with its European and Israeli counterparts. Series Mania shows that it has changed profoundly since the beginning of our festival in 2010. She distanced herself from the investigations of police officers, judges and lawyers to become eclectic. The Office of Legends as Ten percent urbi and orbi were exported. Recent Oussekine, Black HeartsAnd Sentinels … our audiovisual landscape is interested in political subjects, delves into the gray areas of our history, begins a reflective work on our society», greets Laurence Herszberg, the president of the great Lille fiction event.
The mirror of hexagonal creation
The program for the 2023 edition of Séries Mania, which she concocted, appears to mirror French creation. Among the 54 titles awaiting series fans in the northern city – from March 17 to 24 – the overwhelming majority of previews are tricolor: the biopic Bardot, Greek Saladwhich continues the trilogy of The Spanish innseason 3 of the detective comedy worn by Audrey Fleurot HPIthe adaptation of the oenological mangaThe Drops of God the revolt of the marine animals of Abyss, in which Cécile de France struggles. The tugs of the docker family at the heart of Thankswill have the same poisonous aura as season 4 of HBO’s flagship saga, Successionairing from March 26.
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Of the nine series that will be decided by the jury chaired by the creator of Westworld , Lisa Joy, two are French, one English, one American, one Spanish, one Norwegian and one Israeli. ” Series Mania is a place of discovery “, underlines Laurence Herszberg, who is proud to see a Greek and Iranian production land in competition. “ But this week of screenings will also be a time of celebration. You have to have fun “, continues the one who was patroness, formerly, of the Forum of the images, in Paris.
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Comedies and popular fiction are essential. The Hikers follow the rise of women in remission from their cancer.Under controlsees an Élysée Palace descend into chaos with an unmanageable Foreign Minister. As for distinguished guests, festival-goers can flock to the Alex Hugo fan-club or listen to Jean-Claude Drouot recount his years Thierry La Fronde. Desperate housewife Marcia Cross will talk about her career. Just like the fierce and feared patriarch of SuccessionBrian Cox.
Ecological awareness
This selection is crossed by several currents. The 1980s and 1990s approached subjects such as abortion with more freedom ( Disobey: Chantale Daigle’s choice ). Women stand up, resist and take power as in the literalPower where their bodies generate electricity and reverse the balance of power with men. Ecology also stands out.The Fortress depicts a Norway overwhelmed with wealthy white climate refugees. In the IberianApagon(cut), a solar storm is depriving the world of power.
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This ecological awareness still leaves a taste of unfinished business to Laurence Herszberg: “Rather than characters surviving disaster scenarios à la Roland Emmerich, I would like to see protagonists who take their destiny into their own hands to initiate the energy transition. It starts with little things like showing that, to travel, you can take the train!Future editions of Series Mania will tell if his wishes have been heard.
