Something in the Air (2012 film)

Something in the Air (French: Après mai, lit. 'After May') is a 2012 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Olivier Assayas.

Something in the Air
Theatrical release poster
French	Après mai
Directed by	Olivier Assayas
Written by	Olivier Assayas
Produced by	Nathanaël Karmitz Charles Gillibert
Starring	Clément Métayer Lola Créton Félix Armand Carole Combes India Salvor Menuez Hugo Conzelmann Martin Loizillon André Marcon
Cinematography	Éric Gautier
Edited by	Luc Barnier
Production companies	MK2 Vortex Sutra France 3 Cinéma
Distributed by	MK2 Films
Release dates	3 September 2012 (2012-09-03) (Venice) 14 November 2012 (2012-11-14) (France)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€5.4 million[1]
Box office	$1.3 million

Premise

In 1971, French student Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils, although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.

Cast

• Clément Métayer as Gilles
• Lola Créton as Christine
• Félix Armand as Alain
• Carole Combes as Laure
• India Salvor Menuez as Leslie
• Hugo Conzelmann as Jean-Pierre
• Martin Loizillon as Rackam le Rouge
• André Marcon as Gilles' father

Production

Something in the Air was written and directed by Olivier Assayas.^[2]

Release

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 3 September 2012.^[3]

Accolades

Assayas won the Best Screenplay Award at Venice.^[4]

The film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 2012.^{[citation needed]}