Cezanne et Moi

Screenwriter and film director Danièle Thompson’s (QUEEN MARGOT, AVENUE MONTAIGNE) portrait of the affectionate friendship between the titular French painter Paul Cézanne (Guillaume Gallienne, YVES SAINT LAURENT) and the writer Émile Zola (Guillaume Canet, TELL NO ONE). is a fictionalized account of one of the greatest bromances in cultural history.

CÉZANNE ET MOI traces the parallel paths of the lives and careers of post-impressionist painter Paul Cézanne and novelist Émile Zola, from school pals in Aix-en-Provence to working artists in Paris, while exploring their fears and ambitions. Through a slew of flashbacks, we see the two grow up to share a mutual love of art and beautiful women. Zola, who was fatherless and poor, dreams of becoming a writer and eventually joins the very bourgeoisie he mocked in his youth. Meanwhile Cézanne, who came from a wealthy background, wound up rejecting society to focus entirely on his work, which was only recognized at the very end of his life. CÉZANNE ET MOI, a fanciful period piece, boldly paints a picture of two 19th century masters.