StudioCanal Debuts First Teaser for Jeunet's Violette
StudioCanal has released a first look teaser for Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Violette, starring Leïla Bekhti, ahead of a December 9, 2026 French release.
StudioCanal has released the first look teaser trailer for Violette, the new film from director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, according to firstshowing.net. The film stars Leïla Bekhti as the titular character.
Violette is adapted from the novel Fresh Water for Flowers (Changer l'eau des fleurs) by Valérie Perrin. Jeunet wrote the screenplay with Guillaume Laurant. Alongside Bekhti, the cast features Matthias Schoenaerts, Melvil Poupaud, Anouk Grinberg, Sergio Castellitto, Alban Lenoir and Elodie Batard Gaultier.
The film will debut in French cinemas on December 9, 2026, with more theaters worldwide starting in early 2027.
Jeunet's previous directing credits include Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, Alien: Resurrection, Amélie, A Very Long Engagement, Micmacs, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet and Bigbug.
Quick answers
When does Violette come out in cinemas?
Violette debuts in French cinemas on December 9, 2026, with more theaters worldwide starting in early 2027.
Who stars in Violette?
Leïla Bekhti plays the titular character. The cast also includes Matthias Schoenaerts, Melvil Poupaud, Anouk Grinberg, Sergio Castellitto, Alban Lenoir and Elodie Batard Gaultier.
What is Violette based on?
It is adapted from the novel Fresh Water for Flowers (Changer l'eau des fleurs) by Valérie Perrin. Jean-Pierre Jeunet wrote the screenplay with Guillaume Laurant.