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Marguerite's Theorem

Marguerite's Theorem

20236.91h 54m

Overview

The future of Marguerite, a brilliant student in Mathematics at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, seems all planned out. The only woman from her year, Marguerite is finishing a thesis she has to present to an audience of researchers. On the big day, a mistake shakes all her certainties and all her foundations collapse.

Directed by Anna Novion
Written by Agnès Feuvre, Marie-Stéphane Imbert, Mathieu Robin
Produced by Miléna Poylo, Gilles Sacuto, Adrian Blaser
Box OfficeBudget: $2.5MRevenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Ella Rumpf

Ella Rumpf

Marguerite

Julien Frison

Julien Frison

Lucas Savelli

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Laurent Werner

Sonia Bonny

Sonia Bonny

Noa

Clotilde Courau

Clotilde Courau

Suzanne

Édouard Sulpice

Édouard Sulpice

A student

Idir Azougli

Idir Azougli

Yanis

Xiaoxing Cheng

Xiaoxing Cheng

M. Kong

Camille de Sablet

Camille de Sablet

La formatrice

K

Karl Ruben Noel

Le danseur

Themes & Keywords

professormathematicsprime numbermathematicianmathematical theoremfemale protagonistteacher student relationshipmahjongresearcherillegal gamblingacademiaphd thesismaths

About Marguerite's Theorem

Marguerite's Theorem is a drama, mystery film released in 2023 exploring themes of professor, mathematics, prime number, mathematician, mathematical theorem, female protagonist. Directed by Anna Novion, it stars Ella Rumpf, Julien Frison, Jean-Pierre Darroussin. The future of Marguerite, a brilliant student in Mathematics at the prestigious Ecole Normale Supérieure, seems all planned out. The only woman from her year, Marguerite is finishing a thesis she has to present to an audience of researchers. On the big day, a mistake shakes all her certainties and all her foundations collapse.

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