"Alexandre Ginnsz has written, produced,
directed and edited Duo, a film twice awarded in the United States
and whose first role is held by his little brother who has Down syndrome.
Expatriate for ten years in Washington, DC and New York, this young
Frenchman just presented his film at the Maison
Francaise. The theater was packed. His adventure is altogether an
example of family solidarity, where each one gives his best to help
Duo penetrate the closed world of movies. A beautiful
story.
In the Ginnsz family, there is
the big brother, Alexandre, 22-years-old hardly
and already movie director, screenwriter, film
editor, producer and composer of film scores. There
is also his 13-year-old little brother with Down syndrome,
Slephane, proud to be an for Alexandre.
Between the two, an amzing complicity and much, much love. The father
works at the World Bank, descendant of a long line of engineers and
engineer himself. The artistic dimension of the boys surely comes
from their mother, Irene, cordial,passionate, a long time violonist
at the National Orchestre of Paris,who just got back to work (with
joy). it is also to help out her son Alexandre.
One could add the grand-father, now also movie producer
to help... you know who. In the heart of this family, there is a
movie, Duo, full of emotions,
glances and notes of music.with freshness, often seeked by the best
film directors. This movie points
its finger at what we try to ignore.
Stephane Ginnsz plays the lead
role, a student in a special education class
of kids with Down syndrome, who falls in love with Joan
(played by Eden Riegel), a young and beautiful violonist. Her voice
is as fragile as the notes of music which vibrate on the cords of
her violin. Joan has this in common with Stephane: loneliness, being
different, more sensitive, in a dream. She is also lost in her own
world, on the other side of the mirror. To be able to communicate,
He draws a picture for her, in exchange she teaches him three notes
of music. And Stephane dreams that one day he will be her accompanist.
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