François Caillat first met writer Édouard Louis in 2012, when he was writing what would become his breakout novel, The End of Eddy. A decade later we journey with Louis to Amiens, where he grew up, discovered literature and theatre, and met his mentor Didier Eribon. Louis’ metamorphosis from working-class boy to one of the leading figures on the French literary scene, and a spokesperson of his generation is interrogated through the social landscape that shaped his childhood, and his personal struggles with class, sexuality, shame and identity, and through the act of writing.

This screening will be preceded by short film Along the Coast (dir. Agnès Varda, 1958).

Notes by Marie-Pierre Richard.

Screening as part of IFI French Film Festival 2024.