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Ismael's Ghosts (Les fantômes d'Ismaël)
Arnaud Desplechin's intriguing drama received its world premiere as the opening night film of the 2017 edition of the Cannes Film Festival. It has been 21 years since Carlotta (Marion Cotillard) abandoned her husband Ismael (Mathieu Amalric) and vanished without trace, leaving emotional devastation in her wake. He has slowly rebuilt his life, accepting that Carlotta must be dead. Ismael has a new partner, Sylvia (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and has rediscovered his creative fire, working tirelessly on a new feature film that will chart the misadventures of a reckless diplomat called Ivan Dedalus (Louis Garrel). Out of the blue, Carlotta reappears and gate-crashes Ismael's ordered world, reopening old wounds and sending her husband into an emotional tailspin. Art imitates life as the plot of Ismael's film whirls out of control and he struggles to maintain a firm grasp on his sanity.
