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Thirty-year-old Alice's occupation is rather unusual for a woman: she works as an engineer on a freighter. She loves her job and does it competently but even in a greasy blue overall a woman... Read all Thirty-year-old Alice's occupation is rather unusual for a woman: she works as an engineer on a freighter. She loves her job and does it competently but even in a greasy blue overall a woman will be a woman, with her heart, her desires and her seduction - In such conditions can a... Read all Thirty-year-old Alice's occupation is rather unusual for a woman: she works as an engineer on a freighter. She loves her job and does it competently but even in a greasy blue overall a woman will be a woman, with her heart, her desires and her seduction - In such conditions can an all-male crew really remain totally insensitive to her charms? A situation all the more ... Read all

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• Clara Bourreau
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• Melvil Poupaud
• Anders Danielsen Lie
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Alice joins a freighter's crew as a replacement engineer, and learns the captain is one of her old flames. As the voyage goes on, her feelings for the captain are rekindled.

Genre: Drama

Original Language: French (France)

Director: Lucie Borleteau

Producer: Marine Arrighi de Casanova , Pascal Caucheteux , Olivier Père

Writer: Lucie Borleteau , Clara Bourreau

Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2017

Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0K

Runtime: 1h 37m

Production Co: Apsara Films, arte France Cinéma, Why Not Productions

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Ariane Labed

Melvil Poupaud

Anders Danielsen Lie

Pascal Tagnati

Jean-Louis Coulloc'h

Bogdan Zamfir

Nathanaël Maïni

Manuel Ramírez

Thomas Scimeca

Lucie Borleteau

Screenwriter

Clara Bourreau

Marine Arrighi de Casanova

Pascal Caucheteux

Olivier Père

Isabelle Tillou

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Clément Quentin

Simon Beaufils

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Marie-Clotilde Chery

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Sidney Dubois

Production Design

Sophie Bégon

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Guy Lecorne

Film Editing

Edouard Morin

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Thomas de Pourquery

Original Music

Mélissa Petitjean

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Thirty-year-old Alice's occupation is rather unusual for a woman: she works as an engineer on a freighter. She loves her job and does it competently but even in a greasy blue overall a woman will be a woman, with her heart, her desires and her seduction - In such conditions can an all-male crew really remain totally insensitive to her charms? A situation all the more complicated as not only does Alice leave her fiancé Felix behind but she also discovers on board the Fidélio that the captain is Gaël, her first love.

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Alice is a sailor. While her partner Félix waits for her on land, she sets off as second mechanic on the Fidelio, an old freighter. On board, she discovers not only that her predecessor has just died, but also that the skipper is none other than the first great love of her life.

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"Easily the most fascinating film to come along and challenge traditional gender roles in the past year."

"Even before a snake infiltrates the ship, Borleteau's metaphors aren't subtle, but shes persuasive on the tensions between desire, devotion and duty, and Alice's yearnings rise to the surface with frank complexity."

"A remarkably assured first feature."

"The explosions are subtler than you might expect, and Lebed is superb in the role."

"The whole thing is contrived and just a little preposterous ..."

"Sending a woman around the world to find her anchor may be a nice concept to begin with, but the script of... Fidelio - Alice's Journey lacks the necessary structure to sustain it all through or lead it securely into safe harbour."

"Built four-square around Ariane Labed's engaging turn as eponymous sailor Alice, this feature debut from actress-turned-writer-director Lucie Borleteau strikes a delicate balance between the sensual and the matter-of-fact."

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FIDELIO: ALICE’S JOURNEY

by  Lucie Borleteau

Alice is a sailor. While her partner Félix waits for her on land, she sets off as second mechanic on the Fidelio, an old freighter. On board, she discovers not only that her predecessor has just died, but also that the skipper is none other than the first great love of her life. Alice finds a notebook in her cabin, apparently that of the former mechanic, and on reading its contents – accounts of mechanical problems, sexual conquests and lovelorn emotions – finds, oddly, that they mirror her own concerns. As they make stops at various ports, dealing with life aboard alongside an all-male crew and the swell and pitch of her romantic feelings, the young woman tries to stay on course.

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Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey is a captivating French drama movie directed by Lucie Borleteau. The film, which was released in 2014, tells the story of a young woman's journey of self-discovery as she navigates love, sexuality, and work on a cargo ship. Alice, played by Ariane Labed, is a talented and independent mechanic. She works in a Parisian shipping company but her life takes a sudden turn when she hears that her lover, Felix (Anders Danielsen Lie), is in trouble on his own ship. Despite the difficulties, Alice decides to embark on a difficult journey to be with him on board the Fidelio cargo ship.

On the ship, Alice meets different characters, including the captain played by Melvil Poupaud. Alice discovers the harsh realities of life on the ship, such as the seafarer hierarchy and the difficulties of sexual relationships with the crew. Despite these challenges, Alice perseveres, proving herself as a skilled and able worker. As she works on the ship, Alice travels between continents, searching for answers about herself and her relationship with Felix.

Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey explores the themes of love, sex, and identity. Alice's journey is one of profound self-discovery as she navigates her relationship with Felix, her attraction to the captain, and her desires as a young woman. The film portrays sexual encounters with an unflinching gaze, highlighting the difficulties of intimacy on a ship and the gender roles that shape sexual relationships.

The film is beautifully shot, with stunning visuals of the sea and the ship. The director expertly captures the isolation and claustrophobia of life on board, contrasting the vastness of the ocean with the confined spaces of the ship. This creates an immersive atmosphere that draws the viewer into the world of the film.

Ariane Labed gives a powerful and nuanced performance in the lead role. She captures the complexity of Alice's character as she navigates her conflicting desires and the challenges of life on board. Melvil Poupaud is also excellent as the captain, conveying the vulnerability and authority of his character with equal skill.

Overall, Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey is an engaging and thought-provoking film that explores difficult themes with sensitivity and depth. It is a must-watch for fans of French cinema and anyone interested in stories of personal growth and self-discovery.

Fidelio, Alice's Odyssey is a 2015 romance movie with a runtime of 1 hour and 37 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.4.

• Genres Romance Comedy Adventure
• Cast Ariane Labed Melvil Poupaud Anders Danielsen Lie
• Director Lucie Borleteau
• Release Date 2015
• Runtime 1 hr 37 min
• Language French
• IMDB Rating 6.4   (889)

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Thirty-year-old Alice is a sailor about to embark on a journey she will not soon forget. Leaving her fiancé Félix ashore, she joins the crew of an old cargo ship, the Fidelio, as a mechanic. Once on board, Alice discovers that she is replacing a man who has just died and that Gaël, the first great love of her life, is the ship's captain. Lulled by life aboard the ship and entranced by the limitless horizon of the wide open ocean, Alice succumbs to desire and begins an affair with Gaël. But she soon faces a difficult choice about what will make her truly happy: an unfettered life at sea, or grounded happiness at home?

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Reviewed by: Rebecca Naughten

Alice (Ariane Labed) is a merchant sailor and the replacement second mechanic onboard Fidelio, an ancient and creaking freighter, after a member of the existing crew dies at sea. An original aspect to Lucie Borleteau's directorial debut is that although her heroine works in an otherwise all-male environment, the film is not about Alice fighting for recognition in a man's world - neither her right to be there, nor her competence at her job, is questioned by her male colleagues. Instead it shows a woman on a journey of sexual adventures, setting her own rules, and living her life as she sees fit.

Within this male universe Alice is absorbed into the camaraderie of the group and its culture - she goes out on the pull with the men when the ship berths, and they hire a male prostitute for her birthday - but she also remains an outsider looking in (as in the sequence where she looks through a cabin window at the men enthusiastically watching porn together). Alice - played by Labed with insouciant grace and an impish grin - is unashamed of her desires, and is frank with her colleagues about her sexual conquests. Although the film shows the usual lack of parity with regards to onscreen nudity - Labed bares considerably more flesh than Melvil Poupaud or Anders Danielsen Lie as the main men in Alice's life - we see events from Alice's perspective, meaning that, unusually, she is positioned more as the desiring subject than the desired object within the narrative.

That is not to say that the character exists in a utopia - one colleague interprets Alice's laid back attitude to mean that he can take what he wants of her, and creeps into her room at night, managing to strip her before she wakes up sufficiently to fight him off. She takes a no nonsense approach, calmly thinking the situation through and then dealing with him without recourse to any of the other men. In fact, the threat she levels at him involves what she will tell other women in the Merchant Navy - one of several instances where female solidarity puts in an appearance in this strongly male environment.

To give shape to her heroine's voyage of self-discovery on the high seas, Borleteau utilises a voiceover in the form of the deceased mechanic's diary, discovered by Alice in his cabin (now hers) and which she proceeds to read. As they shared a profession, Alice finds points of connection with Patrick's accounts of repairs on the ailing ship but also begins to view her own life through the prism of his recorded loneliness, sexual liaisons and sense of shame over the lack of love in his life. In contrast, Alice is wary of love and tries to track a course between the man who waits patiently for her onshore (Danielsen Lie) and the old flame/now captain who ignites her passion (Poupaud).

In this hermetically sealed maritime world - the snugness of the ship is emphasised in the persistent wraparound aural backdrop of the sound of the sea alternating with that of the engine Alice works hard to maintain - Borleteau explores the different permutations of fidelity through a female protagonist who is refreshingly unabashed at pursuing what she wants, and whose greatest fidelity is in being true to herself.

Director: Lucie Borleteau

Writer: Lucie Borleteau, Clara Bourreau

Starring: Ariane Labed, Melvil Poupaud, Anders Danielsen Lie, Pascal Tagnati, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h, Nathanael Maïni, Bogdan Zamfir, Corneliu Dragomirescu, Manuel Ramirez, Thomas Scimeca, Jan Priva, Luc Catania

Runtime: 97 minutes

Country: France

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