“A sweet yet restrained comedy…
recalls the work of Sofia Coppola and Alexander Payne.”
– Christian Gallichio, The Playlist
A LONELY ARTIST AND HIS YOUNG ADMIRER BOTH FIND
A NEW LEASE ON LIFE IN A DEADPAN ROAD TRIP DRAMEDY
ULYSSES & MONA
Street Date: October 15, 2019
DVD/Digital: $24.95
An Official Selection at TIFF, Torino and Hong Kong Int’l Film Festivals,
the DVD Release Also Includes the Bonus Short Film “Wolf Carver”
SYNOPSIS
Ulysses (Éric Cantona, Looking for Eric) is a 55-year-old contemporary artist who ran away from his family and ended his career four years earlier. Now, he spends his days in seclusion hitting tennis balls or listening to horror movie soundtracks. Mona (Manal Issa, Nocturama, Parisienne) is a 20-year-old art student. Between nude drawing workshops and boring theory classes, her life couldn’t be more uneventful. But everything changes when Mona decides to meet Ulysses. After a failed first attempt and some misfortune, both set out on a journey that will change their lives forever.
The latest film from French indie auteur Sébastien Betbeder, who also directed Film Movement’s 2 Autumns, 3 Winters and Nights with Theodore, Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter called the deadpan road trip dramedy “completely offbeat yet emotionally effective…with a style and tone reminiscent of Jim Jarmusch.”
BONUS FEATURE
Bonus Short Film: Wolf Carver (Written and directed by Aino Suni | Finland | 13 minutes | Finnish with English subtitles) — Outsider artist Sulo unexpectedly ends up on a strange road trip through snowy Finland with a person from his past that he’s never met before.
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Type: DVD/Digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu)
Running Time: 82 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Full Screen
Audio: 2.0 Stereo
Language: French with English Subtitles
