
Synopsis<br/> Normandy:Jean-Paul,arestaurantownerdownonhisluck,whosetrueloveissailing,decidestotakepartinavirtualregatta,featuringeightydaysinarealboat,buthighanddryinhisowngarden.Ifhewins,adieutomanyofhisproblems,<br/> butmorethantheothercompetitors,it’shisownpersonaldemonshehastobeat,onebeinghisdrinkingproblem.InaFrenchprovincegoneglocal,therealandthevirtueblurtogether,butnothingcanreplacethosefamilysquabblesandthejoyoffinedining.<br/> COMMENTARY<br/> Beauvoisfindsthesuspenseandcompetitivenessofasportsmovieinamostoriginalsetting,butneverlooksdownonhisutterlymadanti-hero,desperate,yetoptimisticthroughitall.<br/> DIRECTOR'SSTATEMENT<br/> LaValléedesFous,“oftheMad”,istheothernameforPort-La-Forêt,inBrittany,themeccaofsailorsandnavigators.Allthegreatsstartedoutthere:ÉricTabarly,JeanLeCam,VincentRiou,MichelDesjoyeaux…SailingHome,setinLaVallée,isbasedonmypreviousfilm,DriftAway.Inthatfilm,Icouldn’tgetcarriedawaytalkingaboutthesea,sailors,orpeoplelikeBernardMoitessier,theauthorandnavigator.Thistime,Iwantedtomakeafilminthesea,albeitapretendsea.I’vebeentoldthatSailingHomeisDriftAwaywithitsmaskoff.It’salsoafilmaboutgeographicalandemotionalproximity.Yes,it’strue,witheachfilm,Igetclosertomyownhome.






