The Balconettes
Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) co-writes, directs, and stars in this genre-bending feminist comic thriller, as a trio of Marseille roommates—a camgirl, a writer, and an actress—rage against toxic masculinity in the middle of a terrible heat wave.
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Sunday, May 18, 2025
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- Matinee
Monday, May 19, 2025
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- Matinee
While perhaps best known for her understated yet powerful performances in Portrait of a Lady on Fire and TÀR, Noémie Merlant showcases her equally striking talent for the WTF (weird, titillating, and fascinating) both in front of and behind the camera with her sizzling sophomore feature as director. In the thick of a near-apocalyptic heat wave in Marseille, we are introduced to our trio of cohabitating bosom buddies: neurotic, sexually frustrated writer Nicole (Sanda Codrenau), free-spirited camgirl Ruby (Souhelia Yacoub), and Élise (Merlant), an actress rapidly reaching her boiling point. A chance encounter with the brooding artist on the balcony across the way rapidly spirals into a bloody affair that threatens to haunt the girls forever—possibly literally. What begins as a sexy, sun-drenched romp reveals itself to be a blood-drenched, searing takedown of rape culture, and an equally tough and tender look at the necessity of female friendship. With this bombastic, hilarious, and heart-rending film, Merlant cements herself as not only a face, but a singular voice in contemporary cinema across the globe.
- Original Language Title: Les femmes au balcon
- Director: Noémie Merlant
- Principal Cast: Souheila Yacoub, Sanda Codreanu, Noémie Merlant, Lucas Bravo, Nadège Beausson-Diagne
- Country: France
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 104 min.
- Producer: Pierre Guyard, Christophe Rossignon, Philip Boëffard
- Screenplay: Noémie Merlant
- Cinematographers: Evgenia Alexandrova
- Editors: Julien Lacheray
- Music: Uèle Lamore
- Website: Official Film Website
- Filmography: Mi iubita, mon amour (2021)
- Language: French
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- Format: DCP
- US Distributor: The Forge
- International Sales: Mk2 Films