Synopsis: At the age of eight, Nathan entered the luminous tunnel of “imminent death” when he tried to save a little girl. Declared dead, the young boy inexplicably awakens. Twenty years later, Nathan has become a brilliant lawyer in New York. Bruised by the painful circumstances of his divorce, he has barricaded himself in his work, away from his ex-wife Claire and his daughter. Then a mysterious doctor, Dr. Kay, bursts into his life claiming he can predict when certain people will die. Because Dr. Kay turns his life upside down, Nathan will finally discover why he came back.
“The light and color on the French Riviera are unique!” confirms director Gilles Bourdos. Indeed, he found that same light and color in New York, with Nathan, the character created by Guillaume Musso. Nathan is a great lawyer, but that’s not all. At a certain point in his life, through Dr. Kay, he will discover his true purpose on Earth.
The images that will be on the big screen today, some of you have certainly read them. And I’m sure, that for the majority, the book was “devoured” in one day, like Gilles Bourdos, right? “I read the novel in one sitting and wanted to give it a body, being faithful, without completely betraying it.” “The film remained true to the spirit of the novel,” comments Guillaume Musso. “Indeed, when I saw it for the first time, I forgot the origin of this story. I was captured by the cinematography, the music, the images…”
The images… Gilles Bourdos knew how to capture them. Thus, this film offers a feast for the eyes:
from the vast expanse like the Mexican desert to this hospital room that protects this 17-year-old young man at death’s door, the dangerous freedom or the protected prison?
From the dandelion pollen flying in a field around a family… a symbol of happiness with a taste of paradise to this beautifully beautiful flower that lives for 12 hours “with the scent of life”… “A symbol that life is fleeting,” asserts Gilles Bourdos. “This film is a hymn to carpe diem, enjoy every present moment.”
“Yes, this film has a message to carry like the book, after all. It says ‘Let’s hurry up and live!’ Life is short and in life, one must be happy. In the film, there is a beautiful phrase ‘The wonder is in the moment, we always discover it too late,’” adds Guillaume Musso, the author of the book “And Afterwards,” who also shed a small tear at the film screening.
Precisely speaking of images, as we have just seen, there are many that please the eyes. But for Guillaume Musso, if there was only one to remember, it would be that of the poster: “It’s beautiful! It represents exactly the film: this couple that embraces surrounded by this light. There is such quintessence!”
“And Afterwards!” A film with beautiful images bearing messages and as a character says… “Even though it’s hard to say ‘I love you’ to someone you love, you must say it before it’s too late!”
“No one has a hold over death…”
Carpe diem!
Official Site: https://www.etapres-lefilm.fr/
