Félix de Givry Discusses 'Adieu monde cruel' and Cinema's Codes in Le Monde Interview

Félix de Givry's first feature film, 'Adieu monde cruel,' centers on a bullied adolescent who disappears. The director discussed the project in an interview with Le Monde, published in connection with the film's release. In the conversation, de Givry expressed his attachment to the romanesque, positioning his approach against films he described as too closely glued to reality. He said that in cinema, what interests him are codes, artifice, and the marvelous. The interview was published by Le Monde on September 12, 2026, under its culture section. The discussion touches on his filmmaking sensibility and his preference for artifice and wonder over strict realism. The film marks his debut as a director of a full-length feature.