Cannes Film Festival 2025: Opening Film Tuesday 13 May: Partir Un Jour (2025) (Leave One Day)

What the critics say

Just as Cécile (singer Juliette Armanet) is about to open her own gourmet restaurant and finally realise her dream, she has to rush back to her native village after her father suffers a heart attack. Away from the hustle and bustle of Parisian life, she stumbles across her childhood sweetheart (Bastien Bouillon), her memories resurfacing and her certainties wavering…

Directed by Amélie BONNIN, starring Juliette Armanet and Bastien Bouillon

As you might expect – Guardian review

and/or Variety review

but Ion review

 

Partir un Jour screened Out of Competition at the Opening Ceremony at Cannes on 13 May 2025

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