The Dress That Refused Mourning
A costume restorer inherits a crimson dress whose patterns change every time her family refuses to name a memory.
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The story
Nadia Sorel first believes the fabric is a chemical reaction. Following the new embroideries, she traces the traces of a cabaret singer erased from family history and understands that the dress does not ask to be worn, but finally to be looked at.
- Original title
- La Robe qui refusait le deuil
- Country / region
- France
- Genres
- Fantasy · Drama · Romance
- Language
- French
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 109:00
- Director
- Maïa Delorme
Creative process
The human team retains final decision-making over the script, casting, actor direction, shots, continuity, editing, sound, color, safety, and distribution.
Completed on 6 March 2026 and released in theaters on 20 March 2026; completed and released as of 17 July 2026. Human-written brief and shot list; supervised generation with current models; manual editing; licensed sound and color finishing; legal, safety, and technical quality checks.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75%
- Creative method
- Live action with AI
- Format
- Feature film
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66:1
- Frame rate
- 25
- Delivery format
- DCP 2K Flat + ProRes 422 HQ archival master
- Subtitles
- French · English · German · Korean · Japanese · Thai