Returning to Reims
By Jean-Gabriel Périot
Freely adapted from the eponymous novel by Didier Eribon, Returning to Reims tells in archives an intimate and political story of the French working class from the beginning of the 1950s to today.
Festivals & Awards
César Awards 2023 – Best Documentary Award
Cannes International Film Festival 2021 – Directors’ Fortnight
San Sebastian International Film Festival 2021 – Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Section
NYFF 2021 – Currents Section
Press
An emotional, thought-provoking work
Screen Daily
A fascinating oeuvre of memorial reflection and a virtuoso film in its assembling of very diverse illustrating archives that are always relevant
Cineuropa
What makes Retour so fascinating is the mixture of personal memory and historical research. But most intriguing is the parallel rail of film and commentary: the seventh art as a witness of history. Brilliant.
Filmuforia