3 Days in Quiberon

by Emily Atef

In a spa hotel Romy Schneider, the biggest female star in Europe of her time, gives her last interview to two journalists. Three days, driven by romantic desire, professional ambition and the urge for living.

1981, Quiberon, a small village on the coast of Brittany, France. Hilde Fritsch arrives to visit her old friend who has retreated to a spa hotel to escape the daily pressures of her life. Her friend is world-famous star Romy Schneider, but together they appear like two regular women, who are just happy to be reunited. Yet it quickly becomes apparent that Hilde is supposed to offer the support the sensitive actress needs to be able to truly face her own demons. Shortly after, the young journalist Michael Jürgs and Romy's long-time acquaintance, photographer Robert Lebeck, arrive to conduct an interview for the famous German magazine STERN. Immediately, a cat-and-mouse game ensues between the fragile diva and the ambitious author. Hilde attempts to guard her friend, while the journalists try to capture the most inner feelings of this fascinating woman for their audience. For three days and nights the action between tenderness and mutual manipulation keeps the four people deeply engaged in ups and downs of emotions, and reveals Romy Schneider to be more vulnerable than ever. And yet, by the end of those days, she may have found the inner strength to be able to start over, something she desperately wants…

Genre / Language / Length
Drama / German, French / 115 minutes
Original title
3 Tage in Quiberon
directed by
Emily Atef (THE STRANGER IN ME, MOLLY‘S WAY)
produced by
Rohfilm Factory in co-production with Dor Film and Sophie Dulac Productions, Tita B. Productions, Departures Film, NDR/Arte, ORF
Cast
  • Marie Bäumer (THE COUNTERFEITERS)
  • Birgit Minichmayr (3 DAYS IN QUIBERON, DOWNFALL)
  • Charly Hübner (THE LIVES OF OTHERS)
  • Robert Gwisdek (THE WEEKEND)
  • Denis Lavant (HOLY MOTORS, THE LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE)
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Press Quotes

“3 Days in Quiberon” is a frequently engrossing time capsule that doesn't require any sort of Schneider fandom to enjoy.“
INDIEWIRE

“Real, flawed, open-hearted, and very human.“
VARIETY

“Marie Bäumer is terrific; she brings to the role a skittish mercurial quality which teeters on the edge of panic…a handsome, carefully crafted drama”
SCREENDAILY

“Bäumer is superb and an uncanny resemblance to Schneider in the lead, giving an honest and utterly believable turn as the actress”
THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS

Grade: A - “Carried by a fantastic performance by Marie Bäumer who perfectly captures the actresses' vulnerability, anger and fear…3 DAYS IN QUIBERON features a standout performance”
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Selected Festivals & Awards

Deutscher Schauspielpreis, Berlin | Best Supporting Actor | nominated
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