Léa Seydoux & Marie Kreutzer On The “Earthquake” At The Heart Of ‘Gentle Monster’ – Contenders London
Gentle Monster writer-director Marie Kreutzer and star Léa Seydoux took to the stage at Deadline’s Contenders London event to discuss the journey behind their Cannes drama.
Seydoux plays Lucy, an experimental pianist who moves with her beloved but panic attack-liable husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) and young son to a rural farmhouse in Bavaria. Life seems swell until a special unit of big-city police led by Detective Kühn (Jella Haase) swoop in and seize one of Philip’s devices. As expected, they find and seize thousands of images of Child Sexual Abuse Material — and his double life is exposed. Catherine Deneuve plays Lucy’s mother in the feature.
The project has a striking resonance for Kreutzer. In 2022, the Austrian director released Corsage, starring Vicky Krieps and Florian Teichtmeister. The following year, Teichtmeister was arrested and pleaded guilty to possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material: 76,000 files spread over 22 devices. He received a suspended sentence,