Violette
In a small town in Burgundy, Violette leads a quiet life as a cemetery caretaker. She listens to the stories of the many visitors who come to remember their loved ones and find comfort with her. She knows the stories of love, loss and life like no one else. Until one day, a local police chief comes to her with an unexpected request. Their meeting not only forges a special bond, but also brings long-buried secrets from Violette’s past to the surface. A heart-warming and moving story about grief, resilience and the possibility of loving again. Because even in a cemetery, life can unexpectedly blossom.
After a long absence, Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie, Delicatessen, La Cité des enfants perdus) returns with the film adaptation of Changer L’eau des Fleurs, Valérie Perrin’s international bestseller, which has sold over three million copies worldwide.
With his distinctive flair for eccentric characters, unusual details and fairy-tale-like visual compositions, Jeunet seems the ideal director for this story, in which melancholy, humour and a zest for life are constantly intertwined. The cemetery becomes a place where the stories of the living are at least as important as the memory of the dead.
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