Saint Laurent Productions returns to the cinematic stage this summer with its most ambitious project yet: the world premiere of Jim Jarmusch’s latest feature, Father Mother Sister Brother, at the Venice Film Festival 2025. Marking the house’s first entry into the festival’s official competition, the film solidifies Saint Laurent’s evolving identity as not only a fashion leader but also a serious creative force in contemporary cinema.
Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, the film unfolds as a triptych of stories exploring the fragile, complex ties between adult children and their distant parents. Quietly observational yet interwoven with wry humor and subtle melancholy, it drifts from the northeastern United States to Dublin, before arriving in Paris, offering audiences a layered reflection on family, estrangement, and the spaces in between.
The cast brings together a constellation of acclaimed talent: Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah Greene, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat, and Françoise Lebrun. Each actor contributes to the film’s carefully wrought intimacy, embodying characters who wrestle with memory, longing, and connection in deeply human ways.
For Jarmusch, known for his anti-action, detail-driven style, Father Mother Sister Brother represents a return to character-led storytelling, elevated through collaborations with cinematographers Frederick Elmes and Yorick Le Saux, editor Affonso Gonçalves, and a long-standing circle of artistic partners. The director himself describes the work as “almost like flowers being carefully placed in three delicate arrangements,” a cinematic approach defined by restraint and precision.
Presented by Saint Laurent under Anthony Vaccarello, together with MUBI and The Apartment (a Fremantle company), the production also involved partners such as Gillibert’s CG Cinema, Cinema Inutile, Films du Losange, Weltkino, and Ireland’s Hail Mary Pictures, with the support of Screen Ireland. The result is a truly international project, resonating with Jarmusch’s global yet deeply personal lens.
This latest milestone builds upon Saint Laurent Productions’ rising presence in world cinema. After debuts at Cannes in 2023 with Pedro Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life and Jean-Luc Godard’s Trailer of the Film That Will Never Exist, and three films in competition at Cannes 2024, the brand now arrives in Venice with a statement: fashion and film can intertwine not just as costume and backdrop, but as equal voices in cultural storytelling.
Anthony Vaccarello, who has steered the maison’s vision toward cinematic collaborations since founding Saint Laurent Productions, continues to demonstrate how fashion houses can extend their narratives beyond the runway. His presence as artistic creator for the film emphasizes the dialogue between clothing, cinema, and identity—echoing the cinematic dimension often felt in Saint Laurent’s collections.
As Venice prepares to host the premiere, anticipation surrounds not only the film’s narrative impact but also the broader cultural conversation it sparks. By championing directors of vision and projects with emotional resonance, Saint Laurent Productions is carving a unique place at the intersection of luxury, art, and cinema.
