L’Accident de piano: Quentin Dupieux’s long-awaited return this summer

Adèle Exarchopoulos and Karim Leklou in a fable as offbeat as it is intriguing? Quentin Dupieux’s new film is already shaping up to be a summer movie event.

After Daaaaaali! and Deuxième acte, Quentin Dupieux is back with a project that promises to be more biting than ever: L’Accident de piano. His fourteenth film, due in cinemas on July 2, 2025, promises a new plunge into his surreal, minimalist universe, halfway between absurdist farce and contemporary satire.

A social networking star, an incident, a cottage…

The pitch? Magalie, a hyper-mediatized influencer, retreats to a chalet after a shoot gone wrong. Accompanied by her personal assistant, she tries to rebuild her life away from the digital hustle and bustle. A seemingly simple plot, but under Dupieux’s camera, it becomes a twisted existential comedy, populated by absurd dialogues and skilfully orchestrated breaks in tone.

Adèle Exarchopoulos: Quentin Dupieux’s offbeat muse

This is the third collaboration between Dupieux and Adèle Exarchopoulos, revealed here in a role tailor-made for her raw, instinctive acting. After Mandibules (2020) and Fumer fait couser (2022), she confirms her taste for unexpected characters. She co-stars with Karim Leklou, Sandrine Kiberlain and Jérôme Commandeur, in a cast that skilfully blends seriousness and burlesque.

A cinema that’s free and unmistakable

Dupieux is no longer just a director “in a class of his own”: he has become an essential voice of contemporary French cinema, capable of making one film after another without repeating himself. By revisiting social archetypes through absurd figures, he imposes a tone that divides as much as it fascinates.

Join us on July 2, 2025 to discover The Piano Accident, a film that could once again shake up our certainties with a burst of laughter… and a touch of vertigo.

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