Boxes (film)

Boxes
Promotional poster
Directed by	Jane Birkin
Written by	Jane Birkin
Produced by	Emmanuel Giraud
Starring	Geraldine Chaplin Michel Piccoli Jane Birkin Natacha Régnier Lou Doillon Adèle Exarchopoulos John Hurt Maurice Bénichou Tchéky Karyo
Cinematography	François Catonné
Edited by	Marie-Josée Audiard
Music by	Frank Eulry
Release dates	May 21, 2007 (2007-05-21) (Cannes) June 6, 2007 (2007-06-06) (France)
Running time	95 min
Country	France
Languages	French English

Boxes (French: Les Boites) is a 2007 French film and the directorial debut of Jane Birkin. Birkin also stars alongside Geraldine Chaplin and Michel Piccoli. The film is based on Birkin's own family life, chronicling three marriages and the three children she bore from these marriages. The title alludes to the way in which she compartmentalises these relationships and stages of her life.^[1] The film was nominated for the Grand Prix at the Bratislava International Film Festival. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival on 21 May.^[2] It was released in France on 6 June 2007.