Diary of a Fleeting Affair / Chronique d’une liaison passagère

The film will be presented by Cannes veteran Diane Henderson, Associate Director / Producer of the French Film Festival, Producer of the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival and former Deputy Artistic Director at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. She will introduce an exclusive showreel of some of the titles to look out for during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

Doors open at 5.30pm with the introduction and showreel at 6pm (film starts at 6.30pm).

Two years after the critically acclaimed Love Affair(s) (Les choses qu’on dit, les choses qu’on fait), Emmanuel Mouret returned to the Official Selection in 2022, this time in Cannes Premiere. For his 11th feature film, the director, faithful to his focus on love, tells the story, in an elliptical style, of a torrid affair. Charlotte (Sandrine Kiberlain), a single mother of three children, has as her lover Simon (Vincent Macaigne), a married man. While they agree that their relationship should remain strictly physical, they become increasingly surprised by their bond…

“A couple embarks on a spring liaison in Emmanuel Mouret’s traditionally French romantic comedy.” – Screen