Things to Come (2016)

L'avenir (original title)

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PG-13
1h 42min
Drama
06 Apr 2016 (Belgium)
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A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, losing her book deal, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.

Director:

Mia Hansen-Løve

Writer:

Mia Hansen-Løve

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9 wins & 25 nominations.
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A philosophy teacher soldiers through the death of her mother, getting fired from her job, and dealing with a husband who is cheating on her.

Still of Isabelle Huppert and Roman Kolinka in Things to Come (2016)

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	Isabelle Huppert	...	Nathalie Chazeaux
	André Marcon	...	Heinz
	Roman Kolinka	...	Fabien
	Edith Scob	...	Yvette Lavastre (as Édith Scob)
	Sarah Le Picard	...	Chloé
	Solal Forte	...	Johann
	Guy-Patrick Sainderichin	...	L'éditeur
	Yves Heck	...	Daniel
	Rachel Arditi	...	Amélie
	Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet	...	La chef de rayon aux Editions Cartet
	Elise Lhomeau	...	Elsa
	Lionel Dray	...	Hugo (as Lionel Dray-Rabotnik)
	Larissa Guist	...	Ruth
	Linus Westheuser	...	Linus
	Clemens Melzer	...	Clemens
	Grégoire Montana	...	Simon (élève lycée) (as Grégoire Montana-Haroche)
	Lina Benzerti	...	Antonia
	Joachim Cohen	...	Félix (élève lycée)
	Anouk Buron	...	Charlotte (élève lycée)
	Jules Stolar	...	Elève bac
	Olivier Goinard	...	Le prêtre
	Jean-Charles Clichet	...	Jeune homme cinéma
	Elie Wajeman	...	Copain de Chloé
	Héloïse Dugas	...	Chloé enfant
	Ruggero Barbera	...	Johann enfant
	Marion Ploquin	...	Infirmière
	Arnaud Giacomini	...	Voisin
	Joachim Azouze	...	Pompier 1
	Ludovic Rosenstein	...	Pompier 2
	Anne Monteil	...	Femme maison de retraite
	Rosalie Legoux	...	Elève lycée
	Marie Fluhr	...	Elève lycée
	Claire Choquet	...	Elève lycée
	Swan Daliphard	...	Elève lycée
	Simon Guérand	...	Elève lycée
	Ruben Murray	...	Elève lycée
	François Fihey	...	Elève lycée
	Pauline Prévost	...	Elève lycée
	Paul Olivennes	...	Elève lycée
	Vera Derrida	...	Elève lycée (as Véra Derrida)
	Hugo Ba	...	Elève lycée
	Alexis Nicolas	...	Elève lycée
	Orféo Campanella	...	Elève lycée (as Orfeo Campanella)
	Nathan Blacher	...	Elève lycée
	Audrey Fabre	...	Elève lycée
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Claire Guillon	...	Une invitée (uncredited)
	Constance Rousseau	...	Jeune femme dans la nuit (uncredited)
	Nicolas Sarkozy	...	Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)

Directed by

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Mia Hansen-Løve

Written by

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Mia Hansen-Løve

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(screenplay)

Produced by

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Rémi Burah	...	co-producer
Fabian Gasmia	...	co-producer
Charles Gillibert	...	producer
Olivier Père	...	co-producer
Celia Simonnet	...	post producer

Cinematography by

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Denis Lenoir

Editing by

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Marion Monnier

Editorial Department

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Miguel Bejo	...	telecine dailies colorist
Lila Desiles	...	first assistant editor
Emeline Gendrot	...	colorist assistant
Aude Humblet	...	colorist
Jeremie Oukrat	...	dailies manager
Alexis Roposte	...	sales manager: Eclair

Casting By

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Elsa Pharaon

Production Design by

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Anna Falguères

Set Decoration by

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Matthieu Guy d'Arpaillargues

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set decorator (as Mathieu Guy)

Costume Design by

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Rachel Raoult

Production Management

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Séverine Barré	...	Administratrice de Production
Harold Bruchet	...	assistant unit manager
Nathalie Dennes	...	executive in charge of production
Clément Desramée	...	extra assistant unit manager
Julien Flick	...	unit production manager
Antek Graczyk	...	unit manager
Sacha Guillaume	...	production manager
Alexandre Muhr	...	assistant unit manager
Gaspard Rivoire	...	assistant unit manager
Clara Vincienne	...	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Céline Bailbled	...	second assistant director
Catherine Cambier	...	second assistant director
Hannah De Jorge	...	additional assistant director
Marie Doller	...	first assistant director
Gwenaëlle Duriaud	...	location scout
Thibault Lejeune	...	third assistant director
Rebecca Marthouret	...	third assistant director
Emeline Robbes	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Frédéric Cambon	...	graphic designer
Camille Desombre	...	assistant prop buyer
Jean-Pierre Fargeas	...	assistant art director
Boris Piot	...	set dresser
Quentin Prévost	...	first assistant decorator
Marguerite Rousseau	...	property master
Geraldine Scaramela	...	props

Sound Department

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Katharina Burgheim	...	Sound post co-ordinator Germany
Brid Enke	...	Sound post co-ordinator Germany
Julien Gigliotti	...	boom operator
Olivier Goinard	...	re-recording mixer
Bernhard Leimbrock	...	foley editor / mix assistant / sound re-recording mixer: German dubbing
Carsten Richter	...	foley artist
Damien Tronchot	...	sound editor
Vincent Vatoux	...	sound / supervising sound editor
Max Wanko	...	dialogue editor: German dubbing / foley editor
Hanse Warns	...	foley recordist

Visual Effects by

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Remi Dupont	...	digital compositor / digital compositor: Mopart
Laurie Kotfila	...	visual effects coordinator
Anthony Lestremau	...	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Erwan Becquelin	...	grip
Guillaume Brunet	...	gaffer
David Camus	...	grip
Patrick Chizallet	...	grip
Sébastien Courtain	...	gaffer
Sarah Dubien	...	first assistant camera
Stéphane Germain	...	key grip
Laura Marret	...	grip
David Meurgues	...	additional grip
Edouard Omnès	...	grip
Grégoire Tomat	...	grip

Casting Department

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Laura Caselli	...	casting
Arnaud Giacomini	...	extras casting
Marion Ploquin	...	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Yolande Autin	...	dresser
Marine Demoury	...	personal dresser to Isabelle Huppert
Paul Trottet	...	pre-production buyer

Location Management

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Thibault Lejeune	...	assistant location manager: personal assistant to Isabelle Huppert
Charlotte Marrel	...	location management
Manuel Pouet	...	location scout

Music Department

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Raphael Hamburger

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music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Clémentine Schaeffer

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script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Sara Boekemeyer	...	production assistant
Thibault de Gantès	...	head of legal and business affairs
Serge Hayat	...	equity provider
Johanna Nahon	...	production assistant
Lisa Stürgkh	...	production assistant

Production Companies

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CG Cinéma
Detailfilm (co-production)
Arte France Cinéma (co-production)
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (co-production)
Canal+ (with the participation of)
Cofinova 12 (in association with)
Cinémage 10 (in association with)
Soficinéma 11 Développement (in association with)
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
ARTE (participation)
Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (support)
Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (support)

Distributors

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Les Films du Losange (2016) (France) (theatrical)
Sundance Selects (2016) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Atlantic Film (2016) (Finland) (theatrical)
Spentzos Films (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
Vertigo Média Kft. (2016) (Hungary) (theatrical)
Weltkino Filmverleih (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
Zeta Filmes (2016) (Brazil) (theatrical)
Alambique Destilaria de Ideias (2016) (Portugal)
Films We Like (2016) (Canada)
Moving Turtle (2016) (Lebanon) (Middle East & North Africa)
Crest International (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
Fabula Films (2017) (Turkey) (theatrical)
First Distributors (2017) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
Zeta Films (2017) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Atlantic Film (2017) (Finland) (DVD)
Universum Film (UFA) (2017) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
Weltkino Filmverleih (2017) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
Yleisradio (YLE) (2018) (Finland) (tv)
NTR (2019) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO2)
The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital) (subtitled)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Ernst Leitz Wetzlar (manufacturer: Leitz SUMMILUX-C lenses)
Herold Studios (german dubbing)
Herold Studios (sound post-production)
Hessen-Invest Film (funding: EUR 120, 000)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Nathalie teaches philosophy at a high school in Paris. She is passionate about her job and particularly enjoys passing on the pleasure of thinking. Married with two children, she divides her time between her family, former students and her very possessive mother. One day, Nathalie's husband announces he is leaving her for another woman. With freedom thrust upon her, Nathalie must reinvent her life. Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	triple-f-rated reference-to-slavoj-zizek strong-female-character strong-female-lead anarchism See All (76) »
Genres	Drama
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:M Austria:16 Brazil:12 Canada:PG (Alberta) Canada:PG (British Columbia) Finland:K-12 France:Tous publics Germany:12 Hong Kong:IIB Hungary:16 Ireland:12A Italy:T Japan:PG12 Mexico:B Netherlands:AL New Zealand:M Norway:A Portugal:M/12 Singapore:NC16 South Korea:15 Sweden:15 Switzerland:16 Taiwan:GP Turkey:13+ United Kingdom:12A United Kingdom:12 (DVD rating) United States:PG-13

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Also Known As	L'Avenir (France) Alles was kommt (Germany) Things to Come (World-wide, English title) Things to Come (Canada, English title) The Future (Europe, English title) See more »
Runtime	102 min
Official Sites	Les Films du Losange Official Facebook Official site Official site Official site
Country	France Germany
Language	French English German
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France See more »

Box Office

Budget	$3,200,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross	$282,382, 08 Jan 2017

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Nathalie Chazeaux is based on writer/director Mia Hansen-Løve's mother, Laurence Hansen-Løve who is a philosophy professor, and has written a book called Philosophy A to Z. See more »
Goofs	Nathalie is shown walking through the mud flats exposed along the beach at low tide. As she walks, she is clearly following footprints. Since the mud was previously underwater, the footprints must be from a previous take of Isabelle Huppert walking along the same path. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018). See more »
Soundtracks	Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774 See more »
Quotes	Nathalie Chazeaux: All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone. See more »

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