THE MISFORTUNES OF FRANÇOIS JANE

THE MISFORTUNES
OF FRANÇOIS JANE

Dir. by Patrick Pearse
A feature length drama film directed by Australian filmmaker Patrick Pearse

THE MISFORTUNES
OF FRANÇOIS JANE

Year2016
Countries of ProductionFRANCE, AUSTRALIA
Running time96 min

A series of tableaux deconstruct the inward journey of Francois Jane, marred by his obsession with Charlotte. By turns illuminating and self-destructive, they navigate separate delusional worlds tearing at each other’s masks.

Screenings
PALAIS DE TOKYO, PARIS (September 2016)
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, NEW YORK (October 2016)
CINEMA VILLAGE, NEW YORK (October 2016)

Production CompaniesPEARSE PROJECTS, CLANDESTINE FILMS
Director PATRICK PEARSE
ScreenwritersPATRICK PEARSE
Associate ProducerLUCIUS BARRE
Co-producersLETICIA DARE, JULIA GRANDMONT, JULIETTE GRANDMONT, PATRICK PEARSE
Executive ProducerBENJAMIN LANLARD
EditorCHIARA ARMENTANO

“I was going for a blank canvas look in the production design. I wanted to blur the boundaries between Francois Jane’s ideal world and his reality. This took us a few steps into the surreal. We erased digitally in post-production all pedestrian and vehicular traffic in Paris.”