Jean Boiron Lajous

Five former public sector employees gather in an abandoned hospital. As they explore the space, the former judge, police officer, emergency doctor, teacher, and postal worker share their experiences of work-related suffering and the ethical conflicts they faced following the dismantling of public services.

Since the border between France and Italy was closed in 2015, the Roya valley has become the symbol of insubordination. Migrants stranded in Ventimiglia continue to pass, bypassing roadblocks and controls, helped by certain inhabitants of the valley. In this enclave where migrants hope to achieve a better future, the solidarity of the inhabitants has become an act of resistance. Through the story of those who are illegal to uphold fundamental rights, Paroles de bandits tells the story of this territory and so many others ...

Christine’s father died when she was still a small child, and she remained in the care of her sadistic mother, who beat her and abused her psychologically. Christine is still convinced that her mother hid a farewell letter from her beloved father. Jean’s father committed suicide several years ago, and left behind a lengthy letter, but Jean never found the courage to read it. Together, Christine and Jean embark on a unique road trip across the French countryside to visit Christine’s mother, and try to confront the past.

Whether in cabaret or in labial synchronisation, one of the most enjoyable games is to make yours someone else’s voice. Ventriloquized by a series of famous media voices the viewer can have fun identifying, the actor of Il faut se tromper moves from room to room and character to character over the course of a sunday wander through his appartment. Beyond the confusion of identities, Valentin Dilas’s magisterial performance, skillfully directed by Jean Boiron Lajous, speaks of how we incorporate the discourses of others and how their inner pathways structure our attitudes, including the very way we walk. (Claire Lasolle)