When Fall Is Coming
When Fall Is Coming, released in the UK and Ireland as When Autumn Falls, is a 2024 French drama film written, produced and directed by François Ozon.
Premise
In a quaint Burgundy village, longtime friends and neighbours Michelle and Marie-Claude enjoy a quiet post-retirement lifestyle. Michelle looks forward to spending the summer with her grandson, Lucas, but his stay is cancelled when Michelle accidentally serves his mother poisonous mushrooms. Initially dejected, Michelle begins to feel less lonely when Marie-Claude's son returns home from prison.Cast
- Josiane Balasko as Marie-Claude Perrin
- Garlan Erlos as Lucas Tessier
- Hélène Vincent as Michelle Giraud
- Ludivine Sagnier as Valérie Tessier
- Pierre Lottin as Vincent Perrin
- Sophie Guillemin as the police captain
- Malik Zidi as Laurent Tessier
- Paul Beaurepaire as Lucas Tessier
- Sidiki Bakaba as the priest
- Pierre Le Coz as the brigadier
- Michel Masiero as Bernard
- Vincent Colombe as Michelle's doctor
- Marie-Laurence Tartas as the hospital doctor
- Adam O.H. as the church child
Release
When Fall Is Coming had its public premiere in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire on 9 September 2024, and received a market screening at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival later the same day.It was later screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, in competition for the Golden Shell. The film was released in France on 2 October 2024.
The film had its U.S. premiere at the 36th Palm Springs International Film Festival. Music Box Films gave the film a limited theatrical release in the United States beginning on 4 April 2025.
Parkland Pictures released the film in the UK and Ireland on 21 March 2025, under the title When Autumn Falls.