Spring Blossom

Spring Blossom is a 2020 French drama film directed by Suzanne Lindon. The film stars Lindon as Suzanne, a teenage girl who is disenchanted with her peer group, and develops a relationship with Raphaël (Arnaud Valois), an older actor she meets outside a theatre. The film was named as an Official Selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, although it was not able to screen at Cannes due to the cancellation of the festival in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in France. It screened at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, and at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. It was also screened at the 51st International Film Festival of India in the World panorama section. Cast Suzanne Lindon as Suzanne Arnaud Valois as Raphaël Frei Frédéric Pierrot as Suzanne's father Florence Viala as Suzanne's mother Rebecca Marder as Marie Arthur Giusi as Léonard Pauline Rugo as Murielle Dominique Besnehard as Gérard Beaumann Production The screenplay for Spring Blossom was written by Suzanne Lindon (who is also its director) at the age of 15. The director cast herself in the film at the age of 20.