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Based on Heinrich Von Kleist’s homonym work, known to be Kafka’s favorite book and to have given him his first impulse to become a writer, this is the story of Michael Kohlhaas, a horse merchant who leads a happy, prosperous life alongside his family in 19th century Cévennes. When a nobleman treats him unfairly, he is willing to wage war in order to restore his honor and dignity. According to its director, the film was made under three “crushing” influences: Herzog’s Aguirre, Kurosawa’s The Seven Samurai and Tarkovsky’s Andrey Roublev. Official Competition, Cannes 2013.
Arnaud des Pallières
Born in Paris, in 1961. He is a film studies graduate at La Fèmis. He started as a short-films director in 1987 and debuted in feature-films with Avenir Drancy (1996). Adieu (2003), his second feature film, was part of the Locarno Film Festival’s official selection and Parc (2008) was shown at the Toronto Film Festival. He also worked as an actor in Mathieu Amalric’s Public Affairs (2003).
