Violette

Upcoming drama Violette is set in a small town in Burgundy, where a cemetery caretaker named Violette Toussaint spends her days listening to the stories of visitors and colleagues. Her quiet routine and guarded emotional life are disrupted when a local police chief approaches her with an unusual request. As a bond forms between them, Violette is forced to confront hidden truths and painful memories from her past to find the possibility of new love and a fresh start.

The film is directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who also served as a producer and co-writer alongside Guillaume Laurant and Valérie Perrin. This project follows Jeunet's previous work, including Bigbug and The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet. The cast features Leïla Bekhti in the title role, supported by Elodie Batard Gaultier, Sarah Bauer, Axelle Simon, and David Sollazzo. A production involving companies from France, Belgium, and Italy, the movie credits a crew of 89 people. It is scheduled for release on December 9, 2026.