Colours of Time (film)

Colours of Time

Company type	Film
Industry	Film industry
Founded	2025
Founder	Cédric Klapisch (director and co-writer)
Headquarters	France and Belgium
Products	Period coming-of-age drama film
Parent	StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique

Colours of Time () is a period coming-of-age drama set for release in 2025, co-written and directed by Cédric Klapisch. Featuring performances by Suzanne Lindon, Abraham Wapler, Vincent Macaigne, Julia Piaton, Zinedine Soualem, and Paul Kircher, the narrative centers on four cousins who inherit a rural Normandy residence and embark on a journey retracing their forebears' paths through 19th-century Paris. This project represents a collaboration between French and Belgian production companies.

The film had its debut at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2025, coinciding with its theatrical release in France, distributed by StudioCanal.

Plot

Set in 2024, the story follows a family that comes into possession of a deserted house, which transports them back to the year 1895. There, Seb, Abdel, Céline, and Guy encounter Adèle, an ancestor who left Normandy for Paris. This meeting across time periods poses challenges to their contemporary lives.

Cast

• Suzanne Lindon as Adèle
• Abraham Wapler as Seb
• Vincent Macaigne as Guy
• Julia Piaton as Céline
• Zinedine Soualem as Abdel
• Paul Kircher as Anatole
• Vassili Schneider as Lucien
• Sara Giraudeau as Odette
• Cécile de France as Calixte de La Ferrière
• Olivier Gourmet portraying Claude Monet
• Fred Testot as Félix Nadar
• Claire Pommet in the role of the singer
• François Berléand depicting Victor Hugo
• Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sarah Bernhardt
• Vincent Perez playing Lucien's uncle
• Raïka Hazanavicius as Rose
• Louise Pascal as a client of Nadar
• François Chattot in the role of Seb's grandfather

Production

Produced by Bruno Levy under Ce Qui Me Meut alongside Klapisch’s involvement, Colours of Time is a joint production involving StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, and Belgian companies Panache Productions and La Compagnie Cinématographique. The project benefitted from pre-sales agreements with Canal+ and Ciné+, in addition to regional funding from Normandy and Île-de-France. Alexis Kavyrchine served as director of photography. Principal filming commenced on 15 April 2024 and wrapped up on 24 June 2024. Shooting locations encompassed various Normandy sites such as La Vespière-Friardel, Mesnils-sur-Iton, Étretat, and Claude Monet’s residence and gardens in Giverny. Further sequences were filmed aboard a Nomad Train traveling between Paris’s Gare Saint-Lazare and Le Havre, along with scenes captured in Val-d'Oise near La Roche-Guyon and Theuville.

Release

The film was unveiled out of competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2025. International distribution rights were managed by StudioCanal, which presented a promotional trailer to buyers at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous event held in Paris in January 2025. StudioCanal also took charge of the French theatrical release on the same day as the Cannes premiere.