'' Ismael 's Ghosts '' ( ) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin , starring Mathieu Amalric , Marion Cotillard , Charlotte Gainsbourg , Louis Garrel , Alba Rohrwacher , László Szabó , and Hippolyte Girardot . The film follows a filmmaker whose life is sent into a tailspin , just as he is about to start shooting a new film , by the return of his wife , who disappeared 20 years ago and whom he thought dead . '' Ismael 's Ghosts '' premiered at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival as the opening film
2017 Cannes Film Festival
2017 Cannes Film Festival
Ismael's Ghosts