Colours of Time (film)

Colours of Time (French: La Venue de l'avenir, lit. 'The Arrival of the Future')^[4] is a 2025 period coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Cédric Klapisch.^[5][6] Starring Suzanne Lindon, Abraham Wapler, Vincent Macaigne, Julia Piaton, Zinedine Soualem and Paul Kircher,^[7] it follows four cousins who inherit a house in rural Normandy and retrace the steps of their ancestors in 19th-century Paris. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium.^[4]

Colours of Time
Theatrical release poster
French	La Venue de l'avenir
Literally	The Arrival of the Future
Directed by	Cédric Klapisch
Written by	Cédric Klapisch Santiago Amigorena
Produced by	Bruno Levy
Starring	Suzanne Lindon Abraham Wapler Vincent Macaigne Julia Piaton Zinedine Soualem Paul Kircher Vassili Schneider Sara Giraudeau Cécile de France
Cinematography	Alexis Kavyrchine
Edited by	Anne-Sophie Bion
Music by	Robin Coudert
Production companies	Ce Qui Me Meut StudioCanal France 2 Cinéma Panache Productions La Compagnie Cinématographique
Distributed by	StudioCanal
Release dates	22 May 2025 (2025-05-22) (Cannes) 22 May 2025 (2025-05-22) (France)
Running time	126 minutes[1]
Countries	France Belgium
Language	French
Budget	€15.67 million[2]
Box office	$5.2 million[3]

The film had its world premiere at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2025, and was theatrically released in France on the same day by StudioCanal.

Plot

In 2024, a family inherits an abandoned house and is plunged back to 1895 when four of them, Seb, Abdel, Céline and Guy, discover the existence of Adèle, their ancestor who left her native Normandy for Paris. This confrontation between the two eras will call into question their present.

Cast

• Suzanne Lindon as Adèle^[8]
• 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 as Claude Monet
• Fred Testot as Félix Nadar
• Claire Pommet as the singer
• François Berléand as Victor Hugo
• Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sarah Bernhardt
• Vincent Perez as Lucien's uncle
• Raïka Hazanavicius as Rose
• Louise Pascal as Nadar's client
• François Chattot as Seb's grandfather

Production

Colours of Time was produced by Klapisch's longtime producing partner Bruno Levy through their company Ce Qui Me Meut.^[5] It was co-produced by StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma and Belgian companies Panache Productions and La Compagnie Cinématographique. The film was pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+ and received support from the Normandy and Île-de-France regions, where the film was shot. Alexis Kavyrchine served as the director of photography. Principal photography began on 15 April 2024, and was projected to conclude on 24 June 2024.^[4] Filming locations in Normandy included La Vespière-Friardel (Calvados), Mesnils-sur-Iton (Eure) and Étretat (Seine-Maritime).^[9] Claude Monet's house and gardens in Giverny also served as a filming location for the film. The crew also shot scenes on a Nomad Train during a round trip between Paris's Gare Saint-Lazare and the city of Le Havre. Shooting also took place in Val-d'Oise, near La Roche-Guyon, as well as in Theuville.^[10][11]

Release

The film was selected to be screened out of competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival,^[12][13] where it had its world premiere on 22 May 2025.^[14]

International sales were handled by StudioCanal.^[5] In January 2025, StudioCanal unveiled a promotional trailer to distributors during the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris.^[5][15] StudioCanal theatrically released the film in France on 22 May 2025.^[16]