Violette

Local title
Lilledele värsket vett
Original title
Changer l'eau des fleurs
Director
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Country
Year
2026
Festival
30th Black Nights Film Festival
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Subject
Mood

The peaceful life of Violette is disrupted when a local police chief’s arrival uncovers long-buried secrets.

Violette Toussaint (Leïla Bekhti), a cemetery caretaker in a small town in Burgundy, is a unique observer and a compassionate listener. Her peaceful life is filled by conversations with quirky cemetery workers and the many visitors who share their stories of love, loss, and life. However, her routine is disrupted when a local police chief arrives at her door with an unusual request. As they grow closer, Violette comes to understand that the truth behind long-buried mysteries in her past must be uncovered if she wants to take another chance on life and, against all odds, love.

Based on Valérie Perrin's 2018 bestselling novel “Fresh Waters for Flowers” (“Changer l’eau des fleurs”). The formidable cast includes Matthias Schoenaerts, Sergio Castellitto, Dominique Pinon and others. The film is directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (“Amélie”, “Micmacs”, “The City of Lost Children”).

Director
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Screenwriter
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant
Co-writer
Valérie Perrin
Producer
Thibault Gast, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Matthias Weber
Executive producer
Jean-Marc Deschamps, Benjamin Hess
Co-producer
Carlo Degli Esposti, Nicola Serra, Gaëtan David
Cast
Matthias Schoenaerts, Sergio Castellitto, Dominique Pinon, Leila Bekhti
Cinematographer
Thomas Hardmeier
Editing
Hervé Schneid
Production Design
Aline Bonetto
Production
Palomar, 24 25 FILMS
Co production
StudioCanal
Distribution
StudioCanal
Runtime
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Screenings

Screening021217 / Lilledele värsket vett
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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Screening105116 / Lilledele värsket vett
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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Screening141219 / Lilledele värsket vett
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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