Rubor Sanguinis: The medieval period to evoke the timelessness of a subject

At the Gaumont Multiplexe, CinéCréatis Montpellier students presented their graduation films to 8 juries and a packed house of nearly 300 spectators.

The director, Marie Viennois, called on all the skills of her fellow students to make this film, which she had thought up and imagined. Together, they present Rubor Sanguinis..

Film synopsis

” Jeanne is a young woman of 18, the eldest child of a farming family who is murdered one night on their farm by a mercenary accompanied by his squire. Powerless in the face of this man’s barbarity, Jeanne is attacked and raped.

At first, she sinks into herself and dissociates herself from the horror of the scene. Summoning all the rage and strength she needs to survive, she comes to her senses and turns the situation around. She escapes her doom by fully embracing violence. Jeanne dies and is reborn as a new version of herself, forever changed

Discover the Making-of of Rubor Sanguinis

Set in the Middle Ages, this film evokes a complex and timeless subject: violence, whether physical, psychological or sexual. For almost 10 minutes, viewers are captivated by an intense, dark medieval world. In this short film, Marie Viennois highlights the dissociation of body and mind, a natural brain mechanism that is all too often ignored by the general public. It also looks at the vicious circle that sudden violence can lead to.

While you wait for this graduation film to be broadcast, don’t hesitate to immerse yourself in the world of Rubor Sanguinis via this Making-of!