Cinematography:
Antoine SanierCast:
Karin Viard, Grégory Gadebois, Noée Abita, Philippe Uchan, Lauriane Escaffre, Pauline Clément, Yvonnick Muller, Catherine Salée, Muriel Combeau (more)Plots(1)
Middle-aged Maria (Karin Viard) works as a cleaner, one who has always taken great pride in hard work. Kind-hearted and devoted to her clients, her secret passion is writing poems on her daily commute, though she never shares them with anyone (least of all her indifferent husband of 25 years). But when Maria joins the cleaning staff of Paris’ prestigious École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts), everything changes. As she goes about her work through the hallways and classrooms of the hallowed institution, Maria discovers a new world of creative expression, assisted in no small part by Hubert (Gregory Gadebois), the school’s eccentric, long-time custodian. Usually reserved and discreet, Maria finds herself torn by new emotions, and must decide how much of her true self she’s prepared to reveal. (Palace Films)
(more)Cast
Karin Viard
France
Best movies:
Hate (1995)
Little Tickles (2018)
The Bélier Family (2014)
Grégory Gadebois
Best movies:
The Vortex of Life (2022)
An Officer and a Spy (2019)
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010)
Noée Abita
France
Best movies:
Genesis (2018)
Slalom (2020)
The Passengers of the Night (2022)
Philippe Uchan
Best movies:
My Mother's Castle (1990)
The Day of the Crows (2012)
Life and Nothing But (1989)
Lauriane Escaffre
Best movies:
Maria Into Life (2022)
Pauline Clément
France
Best movies:
Lucky Winners (2024)
The Specials (2019)
C'est la vie! (2017)
Yvonnick Muller
Best movies:
Chocolat (2016)
Bleu catacombes (2013) (TV movie)
Maria Into Life (2022)
Catherine Salée
Best movies:
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
After Love (2016)
Two Days, One Night (2014)
Muriel Combeau
Best movies:
The Woman Next Door (1981)
Tango (1993)
Slalom (2020)
Samira Sedira
Best movies:
The Assault (2010)
The Family (2013)
Maria Into Life (2022)
Tom Rivoire
Best movies:
Les Grands Esprits (2017)
Maria Into Life (2022)