“Going back in time was magical”
In her latest film, which blurs fiction and documentary, Romane Bohringer draws on her childhood memories to talk about her late mother. The actress-turned-director was eager to shoot scenes in our railway settings as she spent a significant time in stations and aboard trains as a child. She tells her story.
Meeting Romane Bohringer, director of "Dites lui que je l'aime"
Weaving two intimate storylines
It’s the story of two moms who were both conspicuous by their absence : that of French politician Clémentine Autain and of French actress and director Romane Bohringer. Based on the autobiographical book by the former, whose mother, Dominique Laffin, starred in films by Claude Miller, Catherine Breillat, and Claude Sautet, the latter directed “Dites-lui que je l’aime”. An investigation into the lives of these two women with tragic destinies, the film also pays tribute to the healing powers of literature and cinema.
After being screened at the Cannes International Film Festival last May, “Dites-lui que je l’aime” will be released in theaters on December 3, 2025.
“Capturing these memories on film was moving”
Romane Bohringer filmed several scenes in our railway sets as many of her childhood memories are closely connected to the train station platforms where she would wait for her mother to take her on vacation.
She opens up about her relationship with trains and tells us why she was adamant about filming in Parisian train stations. She also tells us how filming with our teams went, both at Gare de Lyon and Gare de Bercy, where she was able to capture on camera the “vintage” Corail coach that made a mark on her youth.
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