Everything Went Fine

Everything Went Fine (French: Tout s'est bien passé) is a 2021 French drama film and written by François Ozon, based on the novel Everything Went Well by Emmanuèle Bernheim. It stars Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier, Géraldine Pailhas, Charlotte Rampling, Hanna Schygulla, Éric Caravaca and Grégory Gadebois.

Everything Went Fine
Theatrical release poster
FrenchTout s'est bien passé
Directed byFrançois Ozon
Screenplay byFrançois Ozon
Based onEverything Went Well
by Emmanuèle Bernheim
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHichame Alaouié
Edited byLaure Gardette
Production
companies
Distributed byDiaphana Distribution
Release date
  • April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 7 July 2021. It was released in France on 22 September 2021 by Diaphana Distribution.

Plot

From François Ozon (8 Women, Swimming Pool) comes a powerful family drama in which a daughter is forced to reconcile with her father and their shared past after he contacts her with a devastating final wish. When André (André Dussollier) suffers a debilitating stroke and calls on his daughter Emmanuèle (Sophie Marceau) to help him die with dignity, she finds herself faced with a painful decision. Based on Emmanuèle Bernheim’s memoir and an Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival, Everything Went Fine’s matter-of-factness elicits moments of humor that renders an otherwise weighty topic accessible. Steering clear of the moral arguments such issues often raise, the film instead focuses on the reckoning Emmanuéle has with her stubborn and unrelenting father and how to help him, with Ozon tackling a difficult subject with exceptional intelligence and sensitivity. Featuring stunning central performances by Marceau and Dussollier as well as a scene-stealing cameo by Charlotte Rampling as André’s ex-wife.

Cast

Production

In March 2020, it was announced Sophie Marceau, André Dussollier and Laëtitia Clément had joined the cast of the film, with François Ozon directing from a screenplay he wrote, based upon the novel Everything Went Well by Emmanuèle Bernheim.[1] Principal photography began in late 2020.[2]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 7 July 2021.[3] Shortly after, Cohen Media Group and Curzon Artificial Eye acquired U.S. and U.K. distribution rights to the film.[4] It was released in France on 22 September 2021 by Diaphana Distribution.[5] Cohen Media Group, the US distributors of the film, will release Everything Went Fine in the United States on April 14, 2023.

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.[6]

References
  1. Cheverin, Faustine (5 March 2020). "François Ozon va adapter "Tout s'est bien passé" avec Sophie Marceau". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. Bell, Nicholas (7 January 2021). "Tout s'est bien pass". IonCinema (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. "The films of the Official Selection 2021". Cannes Film Festival. June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. Keslassy, Elsa (10 July 2021). "Cohen Media Group and Curzon Scoop U.S., U.K. Rights to Francois Ozon's Cannes Competition Film 'Everything Went Fine' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. "Tout s'est bien passé". Diaphana Distribution. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. "Everything Went Fine". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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