Things to Come (2016 film)

Things to Come
Theatrical release poster
FrenchL'Avenir
Directed byMia Hansen-Løve
Written byMia Hansen-Løve
Produced byCharles Gillibert
Starring
CinematographyDenis Lenoir
Edited byMarion Monnier
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) (Berlinale)
  • 6 April 2016 (2016-04-06) (France)
  • 18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) (Germany)
Running time
102 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
LanguageFrench
Budget€3.2 million[2]
Box office$5.6 million[3]

Things to Come (French: L'Avenir) is a 2016 drama film written and directed by Mia Hansen-Løve.[4][5] It stars Isabelle Huppert as Nathalie Chazeaux, a middle-aged philosophy professor whose life undergoes a series of changes. The film explores the themes of aging, family ties, intellectual passion, and personal freedom.

Things to Come was released theatrically in France on 6 April 2016 by Les Films du Losange and in Germany on 18 August 2016 by Weltkino Filmverleih.[6][7] The film received critical acclaim and was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[8][9] At Berlin, Hansen-Løve won the Silver Bear for Best Director.[10] Huppert won several nominations and awards for her performance in the film, including the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, and the London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actress of the Year. It is considered among the best films of the 2010s and of the 21st century.[11]

  1. ^ "Things to Come (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Isabelle Huppert tourne "L'Avenir" de Mia Hansen-Løve". Challenges. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Things to Come (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (6 May 2015). "Things to Come by Mia Hansen-Love for Les Films du Losange". Cineuropa. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (6 May 2015). "Cannes: Les Films du Losange acquires Mia Hansen-Løve's 'Things to Come'". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Things to Come" (in French). Les Films du Losange. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Alles was kommt" (in German). Weltkino Filmverleih. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Berlinale Competition 2016: Another nine films selected" (Press release). Berlin International Film Festival. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  9. ^ Barraclough, Leo (11 January 2016). "Berlin Film Festival Adds Nine Films to Competition Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Prizes & Honours 2016". Berlin International Film Festival. 20 February 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best Films of the 21st Century (So Far)". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 April 2023.