La Voie royale: a poignant film by Frédéric Mermoud starring Suzanne Jouannet and Marie Colomb

Frédéric Mermoud'sLa Voie Royale highlights the quest for social advancement. The film, in cinemas since August 9, 2023, follows the story of Sophie, a brilliant student played by the talented Suzanne Jouannet, who leaves her family farm to attempt a scientific preparatory course.

La Voie Royale, tells the story of Sophie's struggle to reach a prestigious engineering school. Spurred on by her math teacher, played by Cyril Metzger, Sophie plunges into a world of intense rivalry, deviance and failure.

This feature film, co-written and directed by Frédéric Mermoud, highlights the challenge of integrating into a top school for a young woman from a rural background. It also takes a subtle look at the social and educational inequalities present in contemporary society.

For example, Sophie's character not only faces the fierce competition of preparing for the entrance exam to Polytechnique, but also the difficulty of finding her place in an environment where condescension and class contempt are commonplace. These challenges are magnificently portrayed by the combined performances of Suzanne Jouannet and Maud Wyler, who plays the role of a competitive and elitist preparatory student.

This film propels Suzanne Jouannet (Les Choses Humaines) to the forefront, making her a living figure in the struggle for social advancement. At the crossroads between social drama and apprenticeship film, La Voie Royale is more than just a film about an ambitious young girl's journey; it's a reflection of society, a challenge that many young people imagine they'll face one day.

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For the director, upward mobility is much more than a matter of opportunity; it's a struggle, a path strewn with pitfalls and trials that require courage and determination. This film is a reminder of this often-forgotten reality, and invites us to take a more sympathetic and attentive look at these personal struggles.

Synopsis of The Royal Way:

Sophie is a brilliant student. Urged on by her maths teacher, she leaves the family farm to try her hand at a scientific preparatory school. Between new encounters, deviance, failures and fierce competition, Sophie realizes that getting into Polytechnique is more than just a competitive exam, it's a real challenge to climb the social ladder.

Trailer for La Voie royale:

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