Something in the Air () is a 2012 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Olivier Assayas.
Premise In 1971, French student Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils. He moves between ideological and political activism and the continuing development of his artistic expression. Gilles and others from his group evolve and mature and choose different paths that reflect different expressions of their youthful ideals.
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.
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.
Accolades Assayas won the Best Screenplay Award at Venice.
The film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 2012.
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