Parallel Tales
In search of inspiration for her new novel, Sylvie spies on her neighbors in the building across the street using a telescope. When she hires young Adam to help her with her daily routine, she has no idea that he will turn her life and her work upside down, until the fiction she had imagined surpasses the reality of them all.
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Cast
21 people
Isabelle Huppert
Sylvie
Known for
Elle
The Piano Teacher
Virginie Efira
Anna / Nita
Known for
It Boy
Benedetta
Vincent Cassel
Pierre / Nicolas
Known for
Black Swan
La Haine
Pierre Niney
Christophe / Théo
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Black Box
Adam Bessa
Adam
Known for
Extraction 2
Hanna
Catherine Deneuve
Céline
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
India Hair
Laurence
Known for
Mandibles
Three Friends
Véronique Ruggia Saura
Housekeeper
Known for
School's Out
The Origin of Evil
Iris Bry
Sylvie's mother
Known for
Dogman
Mama Weed
François Delaive
Sylvie's father
Known for
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
The New Look
Mathilde Ollivier
Bar girl
Known for
1899
Overlord
Julie Fournier
Known for
Those Happy Days
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Asghar Farhadi Director · Massoumeh Lahidji Screenplay Krzysztof Kieślowski Story
Budget $13M · United States release November 6, 2026 · Produced in France, Belgium, Italy, United States, Saudi Arabia
Box office
Budget
$12,800,000
Production
Memento Production
Production
Panache Productions
Production
La Compagnie Cinématographique
Production
Lucky Red
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Anonymous Content
Production
Red Sea Fund
Production
Memento Film
Production
France · Belgium · Italy · United States · Saudi Arabia
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Languages
Original title
Histoires parallèles
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · May 14, 2026
Theatrical
France · May 14, 2026
Theatrical
United States · November 6, 2026
Premiere · Ojai Film Festival
Australia
June 10, 2026 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 8, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Austria
October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 20, 2026 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
November 12, 2026 · Theatrical
China
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Silk Road International Film Festival
France
May 14, 2026 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Georgia
September 22, 2026 · Premiere · Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
Germany
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
November 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Greece
September 17, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 23, 2026 · Premiere · Summer International Film Festival
Hungary
September 11, 2026 · Premiere · Miskolc International Film Festival
Indonesia
November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Israel
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Haifa International Film Festival
October 8, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
November 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Baltic Pearl Film Festival
Lithuania
November 10, 2026 · Premiere · Scanorama
Netherlands
September 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Norway
August 23, 2026 · Premiere · Norwegian International Film Festival
Peru
August 12, 2026 · Premiere · Lima International Film Festival
Poland
July 28, 2026 · Premiere · TAURON New Horizons International Film Festival
October 11, 2026 · Premiere · Warsaw International Film Festival
Russia
August 20, 2026 · Theatrical
September 20, 2026 · Digital
South Korea
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
December 2, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
December 25, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
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