Élodie Lélu

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Élodie Lélu

Born March 21, 1982 · Rennes, France

Died August 13, 2024 · aged 42

Élodie Lélu (March 21, 1982 – August 13, 2024) was a French Belgian filmmaker and writer known for her innovative work in both fiction and documentary films. Celebrated for her ability to blend drama and comedy, her work often explored themes of feminism, family, and the intersection of personal and societal struggles. Throughout her career, she garnered international recognition and several accol…

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Driving LessonDriving Lesson · 2012
Driving Lesson
2012
MovieDrama
A 17-year-old girl who has just discovered that she is pregnant is obliged to take her outspoken grandmother along on a driving lesson.
RetrotherapyRetrotherapy · 2024
Retrotherapy
5.82024
MovieComedyDrama
Yvonne loses her mind and confuses her teenage granddaughter, Manon, with her deceased daughter. Manon plays the role of the mother she never knew, reviving her grandmother's years of feminist activism. In this troubled game, Manon will learn to become a woman.
Dream of StorksDream of Storks · 2025
Dream of Storks
2025
MovieDocumentary
Based on her own experience, which she extends through the testimonies of other infertile people, director Élodie Lélu shows how Medically Assisted Procreation modifies the relationship to the body and to the imaginary.
Letter to TheoLetter to Theo · 2019
Letter to Theo
2019
MovieDocumentary
The filmmaker Théo Angelopoulos died on January 24th, 2012, knocked down by a motorbike on the set of his final film. In his unfinished film, he was telling the destinies of the victims of the Greek crisis. The list of victims of the crisis has only grown longer, this destitution echoing another that Théo had sensed was coming: that of the massive arrival of refugees who find themselves trapped in Greece by the closure of the borders. Yet citizen resistance is being organized and fights every day to bring those in danger of obliteration out of the shadows. Ironically, the ambulance supposed to come to his rescue broke down because budgetary restrictions had made it impossible to maintain the vehicle. The crisis itself killed Théo. This is a letter addressed to him in the form of a film.
Theo Angelopoulos: The Internal JourneyTheo Angelopoulos: The Internal Journey · 2008
Theo Angelopoulos: The Internal Journey
2008
Movie
A deeply personal look at the life of Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos, one of the foremost representatives of Greek cinema. His life reflects the tragedies faced by an entire nation during the oppressive era of military dictatorship. It is a story of boundless ambitions, hope, love and the responsibilities that haunt every artist, even after death.

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Letter to TheoLetter to Theo · 2019
Letter to Theo
2019
MovieDocumentary
The filmmaker Théo Angelopoulos died on January 24th, 2012, knocked down by a motorbike on the set of his final film. In his unfinished film, he was telling the destinies of the victims of the Greek crisis. The list of victims of the crisis has only grown longer, this destitution echoing another that Théo had sensed was coming: that of the massive arrival of refugees who find themselves trapped in Greece by the closure of the borders. Yet citizen resistance is being organized and fights every day to bring those in danger of obliteration out of the shadows. Ironically, the ambulance supposed to come to his rescue broke down because budgetary restrictions had made it impossible to maintain the vehicle. The crisis itself killed Théo. This is a letter addressed to him in the form of a film.

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