The Way of Tea Les frémissements du thé
Shortlisted for an Academy Award, WAY OF TEA features Alex, a young skinhead, who enters Malik's grocery store somewhere in Northern France. The conflict that ensues sheds light on the violence and ignorance alive in contemporary Europe -- and indeed, around the world.
Nominated for Best Narrative Short at the Tribeca Film Festival and Winner of Best International Short Film at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
"Fouchard delivers a layered and perceptive study of one of the most prevalent conflicts in today's world. Never pointing the finger at any side, it will leave audiences with a feeling that we need now more than ever: hope." - Alfonso Espina, ScreenPicks
Running Time
21 mins
Year
2014
Kanopy ID
2061725
Filmmakers
Features
Adrien Urbin, Aïmen Derriachi, Chantal Surville, Frédéric Boismoreau, Hassam Ghancy, Jean-Louis Garcon, Léon Garel, Mehdi Fettah, Vincent Haquin
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Comments (15)
Tea>Violence
Great acting. Tangible and absolutely hopeful. Obviously the issues are larger and more complex but the glimmers of hope that this film puts forth are simple and so deeply human. Thank you Marc Fouchard for putting so much energy into making this film!
Beautiful and moving.
A stunning example of what filmmaking can do when it is allowed a social conscience. I would take exception to kanopy33's comment that other social problems are "normalized and accepted". They are "accepted" insofar as they are acknowledged as part of the "normal" fabric of the anxious and ...Read more
A stunning example of what filmmaking can do when it is allowed a social conscience. I would take exception to kanopy33's comment that other social problems are "normalized and accepted". They are "accepted" insofar as they are acknowledged as part of the "normal" fabric of the anxious and fearful world too many of us live in, but I don't think that should imply or suggest that the director, Marc Fouchard, doesn't think they're important. It is a short - 21 minutes - and covers a lot already. The decision of what to focus on is the director's prerogative, not the audiences.
Read lessGood, but other social ills are normalized and accepted in this movie.
what a ridiculous critique. oh this artistic perspective didn't address, and therefore embraces, everything I see wrong in society!
imperfect people doing imperfect things in a realistic world, making an attempt to de-escalate... = moral failure!! groan.
how about that social ill ...Read more
what a ridiculous critique. oh this artistic perspective didn't address, and therefore embraces, everything I see wrong in society!
Read lessimperfect people doing imperfect things in a realistic world, making an attempt to de-escalate... = moral failure!! groan.
how about that social ill of puritanical policing and its inevitable overreach ??
Thanks for your feedback. When a film is purportedly about examining social prejudicial norms, its myopic focus on that one issue at the expense of other egregious institutions of violence deserves to be called out and will be. Trivialization, perpetuation and normalization of others forms ...Read more
Thanks for your feedback. When a film is purportedly about examining social prejudicial norms, its myopic focus on that one issue at the expense of other egregious institutions of violence deserves to be called out and will be. Trivialization, perpetuation and normalization of others forms of systematic torment is not OK. Big F (grade) in self-introspection.
Read lessnah. you're still missing the point. people doing an AIDS Walk, you're gonna say they are doing it "at the expense" of not standing for cancer. religion, alcohol, meat eating, capitalism... whatever your gripe, these are issues that the artist wasn't addressing. you want art to preach for ...Read more
nah. you're still missing the point. people doing an AIDS Walk, you're gonna say they are doing it "at the expense" of not standing for cancer. religion, alcohol, meat eating, capitalism... whatever your gripe, these are issues that the artist wasn't addressing. you want art to preach for you, and when seeing "ills" in a realistic portrait of "myopic focus," think it SHOULD address every myriad issue... in a SHORT. Unfortunately for you, this piece of art isn't here to serve your compass, but present a portrayal of simplicity. Hopefully to and about people who might actually relate to these characters, so they may slowly chip away at their own hate... but that won't happen if you grab the mic and simply tell them they are bad people for things they consider their very identity. What you think is happening, isn't. And if you really want to solve ills, learn some game theory and how narrative functions on empathy. Not every piece works like sermon, dispensing black and white moral pontification.
Read lessMore power to those who want to participate in an AIDS or a human-rights-walk. I have zero problems with either and both deserve commendation. The problem arises when either one blatantly exploits the other, for example, those walking to raise AIDS awareness while surreptitiously testing ...Read more
More power to those who want to participate in an AIDS or a human-rights-walk. I have zero problems with either and both deserve commendation. The problem arises when either one blatantly exploits the other, for example, those walking to raise AIDS awareness while surreptitiously testing drugs for the same on other civilizations deemed primitive by them. That's what this film does.
Read lessbah. tangentally adapting the imperfect analogy and still missing the main point, losing the thread. also, you should just say what you mean, stop dancing around specificity since you seem to care so much. no matter.
methinks you misunderstand exploitation and expense... the road to ...Read more
bah. tangentally adapting the imperfect analogy and still missing the main point, losing the thread. also, you should just say what you mean, stop dancing around specificity since you seem to care so much. no matter.
Read lessmethinks you misunderstand exploitation and expense... the road to integrity is paved with small steps and imperfect identification. the moral police aways fail, eating themselves. thankfully, the artist is the one here effectively advocating for change, rather than those who think lessons can only be gleaned via puritanical means.
Nope, your point has been fully acknowledged and fully concurred with. And my analogy is far from imperfect, it is something corporations and individuals with means indulge in with impunity, and even hubris. Take care.
Thoughtful, moving, and heartfelt. A film desperately needed in these times, showing the power of love overcoming fear and hatred.
A gentle and thought-provoking film.
A wonderful short film.
Agreed! This short was amazing... It has rhythm, great acting, awesome directing and such a great message! Loved it.