‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ and French-Senegalese war drama ‘Father & Soldier’ provided a boost to French cinemas.
The French box office saw ticket sales hit 15.05 million admissions in January, a 41.3 jump up from the same month in 2022, but still 15.1 down from the 2017-2019 pre-pandemic average, according to figures from state film organisation the Cnc.
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way Of Water (Disney) led the month and the film has sold 12.7 million tickets to date since its December 14 release in the territory. It is now the 18th most successful film in French box office history, but a far cry...
The French box office saw ticket sales hit 15.05 million admissions in January, a 41.3 jump up from the same month in 2022, but still 15.1 down from the 2017-2019 pre-pandemic average, according to figures from state film organisation the Cnc.
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way Of Water (Disney) led the month and the film has sold 12.7 million tickets to date since its December 14 release in the territory. It is now the 18th most successful film in French box office history, but a far cry...
- 2/3/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ and French-Senegalese war drama ‘Father & Soldier’ provided a boost to French cinemas.
The French box office saw ticket sales hit 15.05 million admissions in January, a 41.3 jump up from the same month in 2022, but still 15.1 down from the 2017-2019 pre-pandemic average, according to figures from state film organisation the Cnc.
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way Of Water (Disney) led the month and the film has sold 12.7 million tickets to date since its December 14 release in the territory. It is now the 18th most successful film in French box office history, but a far cry...
The French box office saw ticket sales hit 15.05 million admissions in January, a 41.3 jump up from the same month in 2022, but still 15.1 down from the 2017-2019 pre-pandemic average, according to figures from state film organisation the Cnc.
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way Of Water (Disney) led the month and the film has sold 12.7 million tickets to date since its December 14 release in the territory. It is now the 18th most successful film in French box office history, but a far cry...
- 2/3/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Omar Sy stars in the World War One drama inspired by real events.
Mathieu Vadepied’s French-Senegalese war drama Father & Soldier (released in France as Tirailleurs), starring and produced by Omar Sy, has become the first film released in 2023 to garner one million admissions in France following its opening by Gaumont on January 4.
The film hit the ground running in its first weekend of release, selling over 456,000 tickets and taking the number two spot at the box office behind Avatar: The Way Of Water, but ahead of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish. The momentum continues as the film...
Mathieu Vadepied’s French-Senegalese war drama Father & Soldier (released in France as Tirailleurs), starring and produced by Omar Sy, has become the first film released in 2023 to garner one million admissions in France following its opening by Gaumont on January 4.
The film hit the ground running in its first weekend of release, selling over 456,000 tickets and taking the number two spot at the box office behind Avatar: The Way Of Water, but ahead of Puss In Boots: The Last Wish. The momentum continues as the film...
- 2/1/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
Berlinale Adds Disney Tribute Film, Donna Summer Docs To Line-Up
The Berlinale has added Love to Love You, Donna Summer and 100 Years of Disney Animation – A Shorts Celebration to its 73rd edition line-up running February 16-26. Both titles will screen in the Berlinale Special sidebar. Co-directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano’s the Donna Summer film tells the story of the disco star through unpublished film extracts, home video, photographs, artwork, writings, personal audio and other recording. Academy Award winner and Walt Disney Animation Studios President Clark Spencer fronts the Disney film, sharing his favorite shorts from the studios’ 100 years of filmmaking. In other news, the festival has announced it will pay tribute to French cinematographer Caroline Champetier with its Berlinale Camera 2023 award. She has chosen Anne Fontaine’s The Innocents, on which she did the cinematography, for a screening as part of Berlinale Special program.
The Berlinale has added Love to Love You, Donna Summer and 100 Years of Disney Animation – A Shorts Celebration to its 73rd edition line-up running February 16-26. Both titles will screen in the Berlinale Special sidebar. Co-directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano’s the Donna Summer film tells the story of the disco star through unpublished film extracts, home video, photographs, artwork, writings, personal audio and other recording. Academy Award winner and Walt Disney Animation Studios President Clark Spencer fronts the Disney film, sharing his favorite shorts from the studios’ 100 years of filmmaking. In other news, the festival has announced it will pay tribute to French cinematographer Caroline Champetier with its Berlinale Camera 2023 award. She has chosen Anne Fontaine’s The Innocents, on which she did the cinematography, for a screening as part of Berlinale Special program.
- 1/30/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Known for starring role in “Lupin,” French actor Omar Sy is also a politically-minded producer. Before becoming a global star with “Lupin,” Sy started developing “Father and Soldier” with Mathieu Vadepied, a cinematographer-turned-director he met on the shoot of “Intouchables.” The passion project, written by Vadepied and Olivier Demangel (“Atlantics”), sheds light on the Senegalese Tirailleurs, riflemen who belonged to the French army’s colonial infantry during WWI and WWII. Over a decade later, “Father and Soldier,” directed by Vadepied and handled by Gaumont, world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, in the Un Certain Regard section.
In a rare dramatic role, the actor who often takes on comedic roles plays Bakary Diallo, a man whose peaceful life in rural Senegal is shattered after his 17-year-old son Thierno (Alassane Diong) is forcefully recruited by the French army. Bakary sets off to bring his son back home and enlists himself in the army.
In a rare dramatic role, the actor who often takes on comedic roles plays Bakary Diallo, a man whose peaceful life in rural Senegal is shattered after his 17-year-old son Thierno (Alassane Diong) is forcefully recruited by the French army. Bakary sets off to bring his son back home and enlists himself in the army.
- 12/20/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Father & Soldier (Tirailleurs) is a 2022 war movie directed by Mathieu Vadepied starring Omar Sy.
Premise
Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. While Thierno learns to become a man, Bakary will do everything to bring him back safely.
Cast
Omar Sy / Bakary Diallo
Alassane Diong / Thierno
Jonas Bloquet / Lieutenant Chambreau
Bamar Kane / Salif
Alassane Sy
Clément Lankoulo
Thomas Sambou
Ibrahim Ba
Oumar Sey / Abdoulaye
Anthony Martin / Soldat blanc 2 champ ossements
See full credits >>...
Premise
Bakary Diallo enlists in the French army to join his 17-year-old son, Thierno, who has been forcibly recruited. Sent to the front, they will have to face the war together. While Thierno learns to become a man, Bakary will do everything to bring him back safely.
Cast
Omar Sy / Bakary Diallo
Alassane Diong / Thierno
Jonas Bloquet / Lieutenant Chambreau
Bamar Kane / Salif
Alassane Sy
Clément Lankoulo
Thomas Sambou
Ibrahim Ba
Oumar Sey / Abdoulaye
Anthony Martin / Soldat blanc 2 champ ossements
See full credits >>...
- 11/23/2022
- by Peter Finch
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
All the People I’ll Never Be – Davy Chou [Review]
The Blue Caftan – Maryam Touzani
Burning Days – Emin Alper
Butterfly Vision – Maksym Nakonechnyi
Corsage – Marie Kreutzer [Review]
Domingo and the Mist – Ariel Escalante Meza
Father & Soldier – Mathieu Vadepied
Godland – Hlynur Pálmason [Review]
Harka – Lotfy Nathan [Review]
Joyland – Saim Sadiq
Les Pires – Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret [Review] [Interview]
Mediterranean Fever – Maha Haj
Metronom – Alexandru Belc [Review]
Plus que jamais – Emily Atef [Review]
Plan 75 – Chie Hayakawa [Review]
Rodéo – Lola Quivoron [Review]
Sick of Myself – Kristoffer Borgli [Review]
The Silent Twins – Agnieszka Smoczyńska [Review]
The Stranger – Thomas M.…...
The Blue Caftan – Maryam Touzani
Burning Days – Emin Alper
Butterfly Vision – Maksym Nakonechnyi
Corsage – Marie Kreutzer [Review]
Domingo and the Mist – Ariel Escalante Meza
Father & Soldier – Mathieu Vadepied
Godland – Hlynur Pálmason [Review]
Harka – Lotfy Nathan [Review]
Joyland – Saim Sadiq
Les Pires – Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret [Review] [Interview]
Mediterranean Fever – Maha Haj
Metronom – Alexandru Belc [Review]
Plus que jamais – Emily Atef [Review]
Plan 75 – Chie Hayakawa [Review]
Rodéo – Lola Quivoron [Review]
Sick of Myself – Kristoffer Borgli [Review]
The Silent Twins – Agnieszka Smoczyńska [Review]
The Stranger – Thomas M.…...
- 6/15/2022
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Gaumont has locked major territory deals on “Father & Soldier,” Mathieu Vadepied’s WWI action-drama about headlined by “Lupin” star Omar Sy. The movie world premiered on opening night of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard.
“Father & Soldier” has sold to Latin America (Synapse Distribution/Leda Films), Germany and Austria (Weltkino), Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Spain (A Contracorriente), Italy (Minerva), Benelux (Athena), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Former Yugoslavia (Cinemania Group), Indonesia (Falcon) and French-speaking Africa (Pathe BC Africa).
Exploring Africa’s forgotten war heroes, the film opens during in 1917, in the French colony of Senegal. Sy stars as Bakary, a father who enlists in the army to stick by Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was recruited against his will. Together, father and son must fight in the trenches in France.
Vadepied made his directorial debut with 2015’s “Learn by Heart,” which world premiered at Cannes’ Critics’ Week. Vadepied also worked as the artistic...
“Father & Soldier” has sold to Latin America (Synapse Distribution/Leda Films), Germany and Austria (Weltkino), Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Spain (A Contracorriente), Italy (Minerva), Benelux (Athena), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Former Yugoslavia (Cinemania Group), Indonesia (Falcon) and French-speaking Africa (Pathe BC Africa).
Exploring Africa’s forgotten war heroes, the film opens during in 1917, in the French colony of Senegal. Sy stars as Bakary, a father who enlists in the army to stick by Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was recruited against his will. Together, father and son must fight in the trenches in France.
Vadepied made his directorial debut with 2015’s “Learn by Heart,” which world premiered at Cannes’ Critics’ Week. Vadepied also worked as the artistic...
- 5/21/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“It takes time for cinema to come into its own.”
Thierry Fremaux, delegate general of the Cannes Film Festival, has defended the lack of diversity in the 2022 lineup, including the near-total absence of Black filmmakers in Official Selection and the relatively few women filmmakers in Competition.
“It takes time for cinema to come into its own,” said Fremaux of the dearth of films by filmmakers from sub-Saharan Africa, at his pre-festival press conference.
He cited Un Certain Regard opener Father & Soldier as an example of a film from the region; the film is a France-Senegal co-production which shot in both countries.
Thierry Fremaux, delegate general of the Cannes Film Festival, has defended the lack of diversity in the 2022 lineup, including the near-total absence of Black filmmakers in Official Selection and the relatively few women filmmakers in Competition.
“It takes time for cinema to come into its own,” said Fremaux of the dearth of films by filmmakers from sub-Saharan Africa, at his pre-festival press conference.
He cited Un Certain Regard opener Father & Soldier as an example of a film from the region; the film is a France-Senegal co-production which shot in both countries.
- 5/16/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Debra Granik, Joanna Kulig also on majority-female jury.
Italian filmmaker and actor Valeria Golino will head a majority-female jury for the Un Certain Regard section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival (May 17-28).
Alongside Golino on the five-person jury are US filmmaker Debra Granik; Joanna Kulig, the Polish lead of Cold War; Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez; and French singer-songwriter and actor Benjamin Biolay.
Having appeared as an actor in English-language films including Rain Man, Golino is recently known for her work as a director including 2018 Un Certain Regard selection Euphoria.
This year’s Un Certain Regard features 20 films, including eight...
Italian filmmaker and actor Valeria Golino will head a majority-female jury for the Un Certain Regard section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival (May 17-28).
Alongside Golino on the five-person jury are US filmmaker Debra Granik; Joanna Kulig, the Polish lead of Cold War; Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramirez; and French singer-songwriter and actor Benjamin Biolay.
Having appeared as an actor in English-language films including Rain Man, Golino is recently known for her work as a director including 2018 Un Certain Regard selection Euphoria.
This year’s Un Certain Regard features 20 films, including eight...
- 4/27/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Omar Sy as the father and Alassane Diong as his son in Father & Soldier slated to open Un Certain Regard in Cannes on 17 May Photo: Marie-Clémence David The forgotten heroes of the First World War from Senegal who were forced to leave their homeland to fight for the liberation of France, will be put into sharp focus in Father & Soldier by Mathieu Vadepied which has been chosen to open Cannes Un Certain Regard section.
Making the announcement today the festival organisers noted that the Franco-Sengalese production stars Omar Sy (also a co-producer with Bruno Nahon and recently seen as the gentleman thief in Netflix’s Lupin). He plays a father who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join his 17-year-old son.
The pair are sent to the front line by a gung-ho officer where they find themselves in conflict: the son wants to fight on while his father tries...
Making the announcement today the festival organisers noted that the Franco-Sengalese production stars Omar Sy (also a co-producer with Bruno Nahon and recently seen as the gentleman thief in Netflix’s Lupin). He plays a father who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join his 17-year-old son.
The pair are sent to the front line by a gung-ho officer where they find themselves in conflict: the son wants to fight on while his father tries...
- 4/26/2022
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Mathieu Vadepied‘s Father & Soldier has been selected as the Un Certain Regard opener. A film that we had slotted for a release in 2023 will indeed cap off what will be twenty selections and will have some big shoes to fill if we compare it to last year’s (other war-themed film) Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle.
Vadepied’s sophomore film began filming sometime in September and this becomes his second film to be featured on the Croisette – his debut film La Vie en grand was the closing film for the Critics’ Week section in 2015. Vadepied was a cinematographer on Jacques Audiard’s Read My Lips and would would get to work with the star (and producer) of this film with the hugely popular The Intouchables – he was the cinematographer there as well.…...
Vadepied’s sophomore film began filming sometime in September and this becomes his second film to be featured on the Croisette – his debut film La Vie en grand was the closing film for the Critics’ Week section in 2015. Vadepied was a cinematographer on Jacques Audiard’s Read My Lips and would would get to work with the star (and producer) of this film with the hugely popular The Intouchables – he was the cinematographer there as well.…...
- 4/26/2022
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Cannes Film Festival section Un Certain Regard, part of the Official Selection, will open with Mathieu Vadepied’s World War One film Father & Soldier.
The movie is the latest addition to the Official Selection, which revealed the bulk of its lineup for this year two weeks ago, with a few further additions last week.
Father & Soldier stars Lupin actor Omar Sy alongside Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet. The pic tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father, who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was drafted by force. Sent to the front, father and son have to face the war together.
Bruno Nahon produced the film. The premiere takes place on May 18.
The movie is the latest addition to the Official Selection, which revealed the bulk of its lineup for this year two weeks ago, with a few further additions last week.
Father & Soldier stars Lupin actor Omar Sy alongside Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet. The pic tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father, who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was drafted by force. Sent to the front, father and son have to face the war together.
Bruno Nahon produced the film. The premiere takes place on May 18.
- 4/26/2022
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
“Father & Soldier” by Mathieu Vadepied, starring Omar Sy, Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet will open Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18.
The Franco-Senegalese co-production, shot in France and Senegal, tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father, who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was drafted by force. Sent to the front, father and son will have to face the war together. Galvanized by the fervor of his officer who wants to lead him to the heart of the battle, Thierno comes of age while Bakary does everything to pull him out of the combat and bring him home safe and sound.
“Bathed in a brilliance reminiscent of the Autochrome Lumière, ‘Father & Soldier’ sways between the ochre of the earth and the blue of the uniforms, between natural light and the darkness of the trenches. By shooting on the land of the Peuls,...
The Franco-Senegalese co-production, shot in France and Senegal, tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father, who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was drafted by force. Sent to the front, father and son will have to face the war together. Galvanized by the fervor of his officer who wants to lead him to the heart of the battle, Thierno comes of age while Bakary does everything to pull him out of the combat and bring him home safe and sound.
“Bathed in a brilliance reminiscent of the Autochrome Lumière, ‘Father & Soldier’ sways between the ochre of the earth and the blue of the uniforms, between natural light and the darkness of the trenches. By shooting on the land of the Peuls,...
- 4/26/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Mathieu Vadepied’s film also stars Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet.
Cannes Film Festival has added Mathieu Vadepied’s war drama Father & soldier (sic) starring Omar Sy to the 2022 Official Selection as the opening title of the Un Certain Regard section.
The film, which also stars Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet, will open the section on May 18.
The Franco-Senegalese co-production, shot in France and Senegal, tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father, who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was drafted by force.
Sent to the front, father and son will have to face the war together.
Cannes Film Festival has added Mathieu Vadepied’s war drama Father & soldier (sic) starring Omar Sy to the 2022 Official Selection as the opening title of the Un Certain Regard section.
The film, which also stars Alassane Diong and Jonas Bloquet, will open the section on May 18.
The Franco-Senegalese co-production, shot in France and Senegal, tells the story of Bakary Diallo, a father, who enlists in the French army in 1917 to join Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was drafted by force.
Sent to the front, father and son will have to face the war together.
- 4/26/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Nadezda Motina’s new outfit grows slate with an upcoming war drama starring Omar Sy.
Nadezda Motina’s Moscow-based distributor Arna Media has made a raft of appointments ahead of the EFM, and acquired an upcoming war drama starring Omar Sy and pagan horror from director William Brent Bell.
The firm, which was launched by Russian media executive Motina in October, has named Olga Tarasova as head of theatrical distribution and Irina Antonova as head of marketing.
Tarasova was formerly head of sales at Volga Films and worked on the release of titles including The Gentlemen, Wrath Of Man and The Queen’s Corgi among others.
Nadezda Motina’s Moscow-based distributor Arna Media has made a raft of appointments ahead of the EFM, and acquired an upcoming war drama starring Omar Sy and pagan horror from director William Brent Bell.
The firm, which was launched by Russian media executive Motina in October, has named Olga Tarasova as head of theatrical distribution and Irina Antonova as head of marketing.
Tarasova was formerly head of sales at Volga Films and worked on the release of titles including The Gentlemen, Wrath Of Man and The Queen’s Corgi among others.
- 2/7/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Netflix’s hit series “Lupin” is currently shooting its highly anticipated third instalment in Paris with French star Omar Sy reprising his role as Assane Diop, a character inspired by the world famous gentleman thief and master of disguise, Arsène Lupin. The show is Netflix’s second biggest international hit after “Squid Game.”
The production was announced on Thursday by both Netflix and Sy on their respective Twitter accounts. Sy, who is now based in Los Angeles, posted a selfie with his staple bright smile against a rooftop view of Paris, with a caption that reads “Feels good being home! Lupin, Part 3, now in production.”
Ici, c’est (toujours) Paris !
Lupin, Partie 3, tournage en cours.
Feels good being home !
Lupin, Part 3, now in production. pic.twitter.com/I8APTx2lV1
— Omar Sy (@OmarSy) November 18, 2021
Netflix posted the same picture to announce the production, with a caption that reads: “Guess who...
The production was announced on Thursday by both Netflix and Sy on their respective Twitter accounts. Sy, who is now based in Los Angeles, posted a selfie with his staple bright smile against a rooftop view of Paris, with a caption that reads “Feels good being home! Lupin, Part 3, now in production.”
Ici, c’est (toujours) Paris !
Lupin, Partie 3, tournage en cours.
Feels good being home !
Lupin, Part 3, now in production. pic.twitter.com/I8APTx2lV1
— Omar Sy (@OmarSy) November 18, 2021
Netflix posted the same picture to announce the production, with a caption that reads: “Guess who...
- 11/18/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
“Lupin” star Omar Sy is re-teaming with Gaumont on his big screen comeback with “Father & Soldier,” a politically minded WWI action-drama about family bonds and Africa’s forgotten war heroes.
Shooting now in France, the film is being helmed by Mathieu Vadepied, who made his directorial debut with “Learn by Heart,” which world premiered at Cannes’ Critics Week. Vadepied also worked as the artistic director and cinematographer on “Untouchable,” Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s 2010 comedy smash hit which marked Sy’s acting breakthrough and earned him a Cesar nod.
The story opens during the First World War, in 1917, in the French colony of Senegal. Sy stars as Bakary, a father who enlists in the army to stick by Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was recruited against his will. Together, father and son must fight the First World War in the trenches in France. Thierno is ready to sacrifice his life to fight for France,...
Shooting now in France, the film is being helmed by Mathieu Vadepied, who made his directorial debut with “Learn by Heart,” which world premiered at Cannes’ Critics Week. Vadepied also worked as the artistic director and cinematographer on “Untouchable,” Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano’s 2010 comedy smash hit which marked Sy’s acting breakthrough and earned him a Cesar nod.
The story opens during the First World War, in 1917, in the French colony of Senegal. Sy stars as Bakary, a father who enlists in the army to stick by Thierno, his 17-year-old son, who was recruited against his will. Together, father and son must fight the First World War in the trenches in France. Thierno is ready to sacrifice his life to fight for France,...
- 10/26/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Colcoa, the L.A.-based French film and series festival, has unveiled the television section of its upcoming 25th anniversary edition.
“In Treatment,” Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s French adaptation of the original Israeli series “BeTipul”; Julie Delpy’s series debut “On The Verge”; and “Germinal,” the 19th century-set ambitious period series adapted from Emile Zola’s masterpiece created by Julien Lilti (“Hippocrate”) are among the nine TV titles set to have their North American premiere at Colcoa.
The other series set to compete at Colcoa include “High Intellectual Potential” starring Audrey Fleurot (“Spiral”) as an intractable cleaning lady-turned-ace detective and “Nona and her Daughters,” co-written and directed by Valerie Donzelli (“Declaration of War”).
Set to take place Nov. 1-7 at the DGA, the festival will showcase 12 programs, including seven series, four TV movies and one documentary. The section is being backed by Titrafilm and has enlisted some of France’s top companies,...
“In Treatment,” Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s French adaptation of the original Israeli series “BeTipul”; Julie Delpy’s series debut “On The Verge”; and “Germinal,” the 19th century-set ambitious period series adapted from Emile Zola’s masterpiece created by Julien Lilti (“Hippocrate”) are among the nine TV titles set to have their North American premiere at Colcoa.
The other series set to compete at Colcoa include “High Intellectual Potential” starring Audrey Fleurot (“Spiral”) as an intractable cleaning lady-turned-ace detective and “Nona and her Daughters,” co-written and directed by Valerie Donzelli (“Declaration of War”).
Set to take place Nov. 1-7 at the DGA, the festival will showcase 12 programs, including seven series, four TV movies and one documentary. The section is being backed by Titrafilm and has enlisted some of France’s top companies,...
- 9/24/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The French film centre will also support films by Clément Cogitore, Baya Kasmi, Nicolas Philibert, Sophie Fillières, Sébastien Betbeder, Mathieu Vadepied and Dominique Abel & Fiona Gordon. Eight projects were selected during the 5th and final 2020 session of the Cnc’s second committee for pre-production advances on receipts. Stealing focus amongst these projects we find Les Amandiers, which will be the 5th fiction feature directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi following on from It’s Easier For A Camel (the winner of the 2003 Louis Delluc Best First Film Award), The Summer House (screened out of competition in Venice 2018) and two films previously selected for Cannes: Actresses (gracing the Un Certain Regard section in 2007) and A Castle in Italy (in competition in 2013). Her new work will plunge us back into the universe of the Nanterre-Amandiers Theatre, as helmed by Patrice Chéreau at the beginning of the 1990s, training young...
“The Intouchables” directors Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, whose latest film, “The Specials,” played on closing night at Cannes, are set to make their TV debut with a French adaptation of the hit Israeli series “BeTipul” (“In Treatment).”
Commissioned by the Franco-German network Arte, the French makeover, “En Therapie,” will be directed by Toledano, Nakache, Mathieu Vadepied (“La Vie en Grand”), Pierre Salvadori (“En liberté!”) and Nicolas Pariser (“Alice and the Mayor”).
The series is set in Paris in the aftermath of the terror attacks of Nov. 13, 2015. It revolves around a therapist, Philippe Dayan, played by Frédéric Pierrot, and some of his patients: a surgeon going through an emotional crisis (Melanie Thierry), a couple on the verge of breaking up (Anaïs Demoustier and Pio Marmaï), and a suicidal teenager (Céleste Brunnquell). Days after the attacks, Dayan, whose office is located near the Bataclan theater, receives a visit from a cop (Read Kateb) suffering from trauma.
Commissioned by the Franco-German network Arte, the French makeover, “En Therapie,” will be directed by Toledano, Nakache, Mathieu Vadepied (“La Vie en Grand”), Pierre Salvadori (“En liberté!”) and Nicolas Pariser (“Alice and the Mayor”).
The series is set in Paris in the aftermath of the terror attacks of Nov. 13, 2015. It revolves around a therapist, Philippe Dayan, played by Frédéric Pierrot, and some of his patients: a surgeon going through an emotional crisis (Melanie Thierry), a couple on the verge of breaking up (Anaïs Demoustier and Pio Marmaï), and a suicidal teenager (Céleste Brunnquell). Days after the attacks, Dayan, whose office is located near the Bataclan theater, receives a visit from a cop (Read Kateb) suffering from trauma.
- 11/15/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
French mini-major Gaumont is re-teaming with “The Intouchables” filmmakers Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache on their long-gestated passion project, “The Specials,” starring Vincent Cassel and Reda Kateb.
“The Specials” is an uplifting drama about the true story of Stephane Benhamou and Daoud Tatou, two friends from different religious faiths who, 20 years ago, created a pair of non-profit organizations for children with severe autism.
Toledano and Nakache are best-known for directing “The Intouchables,” which scored $450 million worldwide. Their last film, “C’est la vie,” is the second-highest grossing French film worldwide this year so far, with $40 million .
“The Specials” is being produced by Toledano and Nakache’s regular partners at Paris-based production banner Quad. Gaumont is co-producing with Toledano and Nakache’s company Ten Films. Gaumont is also handling international sales and will release the movie in France on Oct. 23, 2019.
Budgeted at $15 million, “The Specials” brings back crew members from “The Intouchables,...
“The Specials” is an uplifting drama about the true story of Stephane Benhamou and Daoud Tatou, two friends from different religious faiths who, 20 years ago, created a pair of non-profit organizations for children with severe autism.
Toledano and Nakache are best-known for directing “The Intouchables,” which scored $450 million worldwide. Their last film, “C’est la vie,” is the second-highest grossing French film worldwide this year so far, with $40 million .
“The Specials” is being produced by Toledano and Nakache’s regular partners at Paris-based production banner Quad. Gaumont is co-producing with Toledano and Nakache’s company Ten Films. Gaumont is also handling international sales and will release the movie in France on Oct. 23, 2019.
Budgeted at $15 million, “The Specials” brings back crew members from “The Intouchables,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Trailer: French Social Dramedy 'La Vie en Grand' (Cannes 2015 International Critics' Week Selection)
From French director Mathieu Vadepied, comes the feature-length drama "La Vie en Grand," which centers on a 14-year-old named Adama, who lives with his mother in a small two-room apartment in Stains, a Paris suburb. Despite being a promising student, Adam is failing at school, while struggling to adjust to the pressures of street life, and it will take an unexpected event to turn the tide, with the help of his younger friend Mamadou. It's the story of kids - children of immigrants who are trying to break free of the social stigma that comes with being perceived as *outsiders*, but instead of the tale unfolding in an expected somberly dramatic fashion, the filmmaker opts for...
- 8/3/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Cannes Film festival was an exceptional edition for French films this year. A focus on the rising generation of French actors and directors that have been highlighted in Cannes and will most certainly be the stars of tomorrow was compiled by Unifrance chief Isabelle Giordano.
They are a force to be reckoned with. Unifrance films is ready to bet that you will certainly hear about these ten talented people. They represent the French cinema of today and will soon be on the screens worldwide.
Emmanuelle Bercot
An actress and a director, Emmanuelle Bercot began by enrolling at the Cours Florent drama school and taking dancing lessons after her baccalaureate. She graduated from Femis in 1998, after winning the Prix du Jury at the Cannes Film Festival for her short film "Les Vacances," in 1997. After her first few roles in the films of Jean-François Richet and Michel Deville, her career as an actress took off when Claude Miller gave her one of the main roles in "La Classe de neige" (1998). The following year, she made the headlines with the medium-length film she directed called "La Puce," presented in the selection of Un Certain Regard at Cannes. This film tells of the love affair between a 35-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl, played by Isild Le Besco.
Her first feature-length film, "Clément" (2001), is about the life of a troubled woman who has one adventure after another with various men until she meets a 14-yearold boy. Her second film, "Backstage" (2004), continues to explore teenage angst through a relationship between a hit singer and a young obsessional fan. She earned her first critical and public acclaim with "On My Way" (2013), the third film written by the director for Catherine Deneuve, in which the star plays a woman who has decided to leave everything behind and hit the road in France.
She was indisputably the most talked about person during the Cannes Film Festival 2015, both as an actress and a director. Thierry Frémaux surprised everyone by announcing that "Standing Tall," Emmanuelle Bercot’s fourth feature-length film would open the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Emmanuelle Bercot says that she has rediscovered the social fiber of her beginnings with this tale of juvenile delinquency. After the enthusiastic and unanimous reception of her film, she won the Best Actress Award for her role as a woman under the influence of love in the film "Mon Roi" by Maïwenn, with whom she co-wrote the script for "Polisse," which won the Prix du Jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012
Thomas Bidegain
Thomas Bidegain may well be one of the best known French screenwriters in the profession today, but it took him ten years to achieve this status. His career path in film is anything but ordinary. He started out in the 1990s by distributing and producing independent American films: "Ice Storm" by Ang Lee and "Chasing Sleep" by Michael Walker. He came back to France and joined MK2 where he became director of distribution. In 1999, he returned to production for "Why Not." In 2007, he told the story of his attempt to stop smoking in "Arrêter de fumer tue," a personal diary that was turned into a documentary, then a book.
In the meantime, he began screenwriting and worked on several projects. In 2009, he wrote the screenplay for Jacques Audiard’s film, "A Prophet," alongside Nicolas Peufaillit and Abdel Raouf Dafri, which won the Grand Prix du Jury in 2009. He participated in Audiard’s next film, "Rust and Bone" and "Our Children" by Joachim Lafosse. He was also the co-writer for "Saint Laurent" by Bertrand Bonello. Winning a César for the best original script and a César for the best adaptation, he presented "Cowboys" at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in Cannes this year, his first film as a director. He is also co-writer of "Ni le ciel ni la terre" by Clément Cogitore, presented during the Semaine de la Critique, as well as co-writer of the script for Jacques Audiard’s latest film, "Dheepan," which won the Palme d’Or.
Louise Bourgoin
Louise Bourgoin attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts for five years, during which she began her career as a model. After she graduated from art school in 2004, she radically changed direction and became a presenter on cable TV. She was Miss Météo in Le Grand Journal on Canal + from 2006 to 2008. Her slot became essential viewing and attracted a wide audience, including the attention of the film industry.
She began her acting career in "The Girl from Monaco" by Anne Fontaine, and her performance earned her a César nomination for Most Promising Actress. This recognition led to a whole series of roles and launched her career in film. She headed the bill of several films in 2010 ("White as Snow" by Christophe Blanc, "Sweet Valentine" by Emma Luchini, and "Black Heaven" by Gilles Marchand). The same year, Luc Besson selected her for the leading role in "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec."
Since then, Louise Bourgoin has played in film after film, and has taken her first steps in the international scene with her part in the American film "The Love Punch" by Joel Hopkins. She attracted attention at the Cannes Film Festival this year with her unusual role in Laurent Larivière’s first film, "I Am a Soldier," presented at Un Certain Regard.
Anaïs Demoustier
Her passion for acting started at a very young age and rapidly pushed her to take drama classes. She auditioned, when still a teenager, and got her first role alongside Isabelle Huppert in "Time of the Wolf" by Michael Haneke. After this, her career was launched and she played in a series of films among which "L’Année suivante" by Isabelle Czajka, "Hellphone" by James Huth, "The Beautiful Person" by Christophe Honoré, "Sois sage" by Juliette Garcias, "Sweet Evil" by Olivier Coussemacq, "Dear Prudene" by Rebecca Zlotowski, "Snows of Kilimanjaro" by Robert Guédiguian, "Thérèse Desqueyroux" by Claude Miller, "Quai d’Orsay" by Bertrand Tavernier, "Paris Follies" by Marc Fitoussi, etc.
A filmography rich of 30 films for an actress who isn’t 30 years old yet. In 2014, the press talked about the blooming of Anaïs Demoustier because her face and poise became essential to cinema. Present in "Bird People" by Pascale Ferran, "Caprices" by Emmanuel Mouret, "À trois on y va" by Jérôme Bonnell and "The New Girlfriend" by François Ozon, she is Marguerite in the last Valérie Donzelli’s film, "Marguerite et Julien" screened in Official selection in Cannes.
Louis Garrel
The son of actress Brigitte Sy and the director Philippe Garrel, he began his career in film thanks to his father, who started filming him at the age of six in "Emergency Kisses," alongside his mother and his grandfather, Maurice Garrel. He went onto study drama at the Conservatoire National d’Art Dramatique. He made his real cinema debut in 2001 in the film "Ceci est mon corps" by Rodolphe Marconi. Two years later, he played opposite Michael Pitt and the future Bond girl, Eva Green, in "The Dreamers" by Bernardo Bertolucci.
He then starred in another of his father’s films, "Regular Lovers". His performance earned him the César for the Most Promising Actor in 2005. Since then, he has played alongside the greatest, such as Isabelle Huppert in "Ma mère" by Christophe Honoré. This marked the beginning of a long collaboration between the filmmaker and the actor. They worked together in the film "In Paris" with Romain Duris, then in 2007 in "Love Songs" with Ludivine Sagnier, in "The Beautiful Person" with Léa Seydoux, in "Making Plans" for Lena with Chiara Mostroianni and, finally, in " Beloved" with Catherine Deneuve. He also topped the bill with Valéria Bruni Tedeschi in "Actresses," whom he worked with again in 2013 in "A Castle in Italy."
In 2010, he directed a short film, "The Little Tailor," in which he directed Léa Seydoux. He performed once again in one of his father’s films, "A Burning Hot Summer," followed by "Jealousy." In 2014, he starred in Bertrand Bonello’s film "Saint Laurent," a role which led to another César nomination, but this time in the best supporting role category. His first feature-length film, "Two Friends," presented at a Certain Regard, was applauded by the critics. He also starred in "Mon Roi," Maïwenn’s fourth feature-length film, alongside Emmanuelle and Vincent Cassel, presented as part of the official selection.
Guillaume Gouix
After studying at the Conservatoire in Marseille and the Ecole Régionale d’Acteur de Cannes, Guillaume Gouix began his career in television. He played the male lead in "The Lion Cubs," by Claire Doyon, in 2003. Noted for his performance, especially the highly physical aspect of it and his intense gaze, he then played a series of supporting roles as a young hoodlum in "Les Mauvais joueurs" by Frédéric Balekdjian and in "Chacun sa nuit," by Jean-Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold. He featured in the 2007 war film "Intimate Enemies" by Florent Emilio Siri, thus confirming his taste for complex characters.
The following year, he was applauded for his performance in the film "Behind the Walls" by Christian Faure. In 2010, he starred in "22 Bullets" by Richard Berry and in 2011, he established his reputation with roles in "Nobody Else But You" by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu, "Et soudain, tout le monde me manque" by Jennifer Devoldere, and "Jimmy Rivière," Teddy Lussi-Modeste’s film debut.
He also appeared in "Midnight in Paris" by Woody Allen. He more recently starred in "Attila Marcel," by Sylvain Chomet, in which he played the lead role, in "French Women" by Audrey Dana, and "The Connection" by Cédric Jimenez with Jean Dujardin and Gilles Lelouche. He performed in three films presented at Cannes this year ("Les Anarchistes" by Elie Wajeman, which opened the Semaine de la Critique, "La Vie en grand" by Mathieu Vadepied, which closed the week, and in "Enragés" by Eric Hannezo, screened at the Cinéma de la Plage). He also directed his first short film "Alexis Ivanovitch, vous êtes mon héros" in 2011 and will soon start on a feature-length film, which is currently being written. He will be topping the bill in 2015 with "Braqueurs," a thriller by Julien Leclercq.
Ariane Labed
Born in Greece to French parents, Ariane Labed has always navigated between her two countries. She studied drama at the University of Provence and began her acting career treading the boards. After setting up a company combining dance and theater, Ariane Labed returned to live in Greece where she played at the National Theater of Athens. 2010 was the year of her first film, "Attenberg," directed by Athiná-Rachél Tsangári. "Alps" by Yorgos Lanthi-mos, the following year, confirmed the talent of this strangely charming actress. Two years later, she starred in "Before Midnight" by Richard Linklater where she played the role of Anna. The follow-up to "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset," this third part of the saga was a great success, making Labed known to a wider audience.
In 2014, she played a young sailor in "Fidelio, Alice’s Odyssey," who is torn between faithfulness and her desire to live her life. Winning the best actress award at the Locarno Film Festival and nominated for a César, the French actress gives a brilliant performance in Lucie Borleteau’s first feature-length film. She joined Yorgos Lanthimos in Cannes in 2015, where he won the Prix du Jury for his film "The Lobster."
Vincent Macaigne
Vincent Macaigne is the leading light in young French cinema. He joined the Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique in Paris in 1999, appearing on stage and assuming the role of director. His free adaptations of the great classics of literature and drama earned him public and critical acclaim. He directed "The Idiot" by Dostoïevski and presented "Au moins j’aurai laissé un beau cadavre in Avignon," inspired by Hamlet. He also rapidly made a name for himself in demanding art-house films. In 2001, he was seen for the first time in "Replay" by Catherine Corsini. In 2007, he starred in "On War" by Bertrand Bonello and in 2010, in "A Burning Hot Summer" by Philippe Garrel.
Since 2011, Vincent Macaigne’s presence in short, medium and full-length films has gradually increased. Faithful to his directors, he has starred in several of their films. As is the case with his friend Guillaume Brac, who directed him in "Le Naufragé," "Tonnerre" and "Un monde sans femmes." He was awarded the Grand Prix and the Prix Télérama at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, and the Prix Lutin for Best Actor in this film. Under the direction of Vincent Mariette, he played in "Les Lézards" then "Fool Circle." In 2013, we find the funny and touching thirty-something in "La fille du 14 juillet" by Antonin Peretjatko, "Age of Panic" by Justine Triet, and "2 Autumns, 3 Winters" by Sébastien Betbeder.
He was discovered by the general public at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Considered a figurehead of the revival of French cinema, Vincent has drawn the attention of the Cahiers du Cinéma, and even the British newspaper The Observer, which referred to him as the “new Gérard Depardieu”. In 2011, he directed "What We’ll Leave Behind," a very well-received medium-length film which won the Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival. He also starred in Mia Hansen-løve’s 2014 film "Eden." He plays one of the main roles in the actor Louis Garrel’s first feature-length film, "Two Friends," presented during the Semaine de la Critique. He also featured in his 2011 film, La Règle de trois.
Vimala Pons
From the Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique, where she attended drama classes even though she wanted to be a screenwriter, to circus tents, Vimala Pons is an acrobat in all senses of the word. The 29-year-old actress has established her physical and poetic presence in French art-house films. She began her career in film with Albert Dupontel in "Enfermés dehors" in 2006. She then starred in "Eden Log" by Franck Vestiel in 2007, then in "Granny’s Funeral" by Bruno Podalydès in 2012.
Since then, we have seen her cross France in a little blue dress in "La Fille du 14 juillet," (she plays the girl) by Antonin Peretjatko, and changing into a lioness in "Métamorphoses," by Christophe Honoré. The impetuous muse of French independent film, Vimala Pons played in "Vincent" by Thomas Salvador this year. The actress has made a name for herself in 2015, in particular with "Comme un avion" by Bruno Podalydès, "Je suis à vous tout de suite" by Baya Kasmi, "La vie très privée de Monsieur Sim" by Michel Leclerc, and "L’Ombre des femmes" by Philippe Garrel (presented at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs this year in Cannes). She has also begun an international career, with a leading role in Paul Verhoeven’s latest film, "Elle."
Alice Winocour
The director Alice Winocour started out at Femis. After going into law, she returned to film and won three prizes for her short film "Kitchen: Prix TV5" for the best French-language short film, best international short film and the Silver Bear at the Festival of Nations (Ebensee). For "Magic Paris," she was awarded the jury prize at the St. Petersburg International Documentary, Short Film and Animated Film Festival.
She continued her career by writing the script for the film "Ordinary," by Vladimir Perisic. At the Cannes Film Festival 2012, Alice Winocour made a marked entry in the international arena with a film by a woman about women and the unchanging way of looking at them. In the film "Augustine," we are told the story of a professor and his patient, played by Vincent Lindon and Soko respectively. In 2015, she brought out her second feature-length film, "Maryland," which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 68th Cannes Film Festival. She is also the co-writer of "Mustang," by Denis Gamze Ergüven, presented at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs.
They are a force to be reckoned with. Unifrance films is ready to bet that you will certainly hear about these ten talented people. They represent the French cinema of today and will soon be on the screens worldwide.
Emmanuelle Bercot
An actress and a director, Emmanuelle Bercot began by enrolling at the Cours Florent drama school and taking dancing lessons after her baccalaureate. She graduated from Femis in 1998, after winning the Prix du Jury at the Cannes Film Festival for her short film "Les Vacances," in 1997. After her first few roles in the films of Jean-François Richet and Michel Deville, her career as an actress took off when Claude Miller gave her one of the main roles in "La Classe de neige" (1998). The following year, she made the headlines with the medium-length film she directed called "La Puce," presented in the selection of Un Certain Regard at Cannes. This film tells of the love affair between a 35-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl, played by Isild Le Besco.
Her first feature-length film, "Clément" (2001), is about the life of a troubled woman who has one adventure after another with various men until she meets a 14-yearold boy. Her second film, "Backstage" (2004), continues to explore teenage angst through a relationship between a hit singer and a young obsessional fan. She earned her first critical and public acclaim with "On My Way" (2013), the third film written by the director for Catherine Deneuve, in which the star plays a woman who has decided to leave everything behind and hit the road in France.
She was indisputably the most talked about person during the Cannes Film Festival 2015, both as an actress and a director. Thierry Frémaux surprised everyone by announcing that "Standing Tall," Emmanuelle Bercot’s fourth feature-length film would open the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Emmanuelle Bercot says that she has rediscovered the social fiber of her beginnings with this tale of juvenile delinquency. After the enthusiastic and unanimous reception of her film, she won the Best Actress Award for her role as a woman under the influence of love in the film "Mon Roi" by Maïwenn, with whom she co-wrote the script for "Polisse," which won the Prix du Jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012
Thomas Bidegain
Thomas Bidegain may well be one of the best known French screenwriters in the profession today, but it took him ten years to achieve this status. His career path in film is anything but ordinary. He started out in the 1990s by distributing and producing independent American films: "Ice Storm" by Ang Lee and "Chasing Sleep" by Michael Walker. He came back to France and joined MK2 where he became director of distribution. In 1999, he returned to production for "Why Not." In 2007, he told the story of his attempt to stop smoking in "Arrêter de fumer tue," a personal diary that was turned into a documentary, then a book.
In the meantime, he began screenwriting and worked on several projects. In 2009, he wrote the screenplay for Jacques Audiard’s film, "A Prophet," alongside Nicolas Peufaillit and Abdel Raouf Dafri, which won the Grand Prix du Jury in 2009. He participated in Audiard’s next film, "Rust and Bone" and "Our Children" by Joachim Lafosse. He was also the co-writer for "Saint Laurent" by Bertrand Bonello. Winning a César for the best original script and a César for the best adaptation, he presented "Cowboys" at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs in Cannes this year, his first film as a director. He is also co-writer of "Ni le ciel ni la terre" by Clément Cogitore, presented during the Semaine de la Critique, as well as co-writer of the script for Jacques Audiard’s latest film, "Dheepan," which won the Palme d’Or.
Louise Bourgoin
Louise Bourgoin attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts for five years, during which she began her career as a model. After she graduated from art school in 2004, she radically changed direction and became a presenter on cable TV. She was Miss Météo in Le Grand Journal on Canal + from 2006 to 2008. Her slot became essential viewing and attracted a wide audience, including the attention of the film industry.
She began her acting career in "The Girl from Monaco" by Anne Fontaine, and her performance earned her a César nomination for Most Promising Actress. This recognition led to a whole series of roles and launched her career in film. She headed the bill of several films in 2010 ("White as Snow" by Christophe Blanc, "Sweet Valentine" by Emma Luchini, and "Black Heaven" by Gilles Marchand). The same year, Luc Besson selected her for the leading role in "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec."
Since then, Louise Bourgoin has played in film after film, and has taken her first steps in the international scene with her part in the American film "The Love Punch" by Joel Hopkins. She attracted attention at the Cannes Film Festival this year with her unusual role in Laurent Larivière’s first film, "I Am a Soldier," presented at Un Certain Regard.
Anaïs Demoustier
Her passion for acting started at a very young age and rapidly pushed her to take drama classes. She auditioned, when still a teenager, and got her first role alongside Isabelle Huppert in "Time of the Wolf" by Michael Haneke. After this, her career was launched and she played in a series of films among which "L’Année suivante" by Isabelle Czajka, "Hellphone" by James Huth, "The Beautiful Person" by Christophe Honoré, "Sois sage" by Juliette Garcias, "Sweet Evil" by Olivier Coussemacq, "Dear Prudene" by Rebecca Zlotowski, "Snows of Kilimanjaro" by Robert Guédiguian, "Thérèse Desqueyroux" by Claude Miller, "Quai d’Orsay" by Bertrand Tavernier, "Paris Follies" by Marc Fitoussi, etc.
A filmography rich of 30 films for an actress who isn’t 30 years old yet. In 2014, the press talked about the blooming of Anaïs Demoustier because her face and poise became essential to cinema. Present in "Bird People" by Pascale Ferran, "Caprices" by Emmanuel Mouret, "À trois on y va" by Jérôme Bonnell and "The New Girlfriend" by François Ozon, she is Marguerite in the last Valérie Donzelli’s film, "Marguerite et Julien" screened in Official selection in Cannes.
Louis Garrel
The son of actress Brigitte Sy and the director Philippe Garrel, he began his career in film thanks to his father, who started filming him at the age of six in "Emergency Kisses," alongside his mother and his grandfather, Maurice Garrel. He went onto study drama at the Conservatoire National d’Art Dramatique. He made his real cinema debut in 2001 in the film "Ceci est mon corps" by Rodolphe Marconi. Two years later, he played opposite Michael Pitt and the future Bond girl, Eva Green, in "The Dreamers" by Bernardo Bertolucci.
He then starred in another of his father’s films, "Regular Lovers". His performance earned him the César for the Most Promising Actor in 2005. Since then, he has played alongside the greatest, such as Isabelle Huppert in "Ma mère" by Christophe Honoré. This marked the beginning of a long collaboration between the filmmaker and the actor. They worked together in the film "In Paris" with Romain Duris, then in 2007 in "Love Songs" with Ludivine Sagnier, in "The Beautiful Person" with Léa Seydoux, in "Making Plans" for Lena with Chiara Mostroianni and, finally, in " Beloved" with Catherine Deneuve. He also topped the bill with Valéria Bruni Tedeschi in "Actresses," whom he worked with again in 2013 in "A Castle in Italy."
In 2010, he directed a short film, "The Little Tailor," in which he directed Léa Seydoux. He performed once again in one of his father’s films, "A Burning Hot Summer," followed by "Jealousy." In 2014, he starred in Bertrand Bonello’s film "Saint Laurent," a role which led to another César nomination, but this time in the best supporting role category. His first feature-length film, "Two Friends," presented at a Certain Regard, was applauded by the critics. He also starred in "Mon Roi," Maïwenn’s fourth feature-length film, alongside Emmanuelle and Vincent Cassel, presented as part of the official selection.
Guillaume Gouix
After studying at the Conservatoire in Marseille and the Ecole Régionale d’Acteur de Cannes, Guillaume Gouix began his career in television. He played the male lead in "The Lion Cubs," by Claire Doyon, in 2003. Noted for his performance, especially the highly physical aspect of it and his intense gaze, he then played a series of supporting roles as a young hoodlum in "Les Mauvais joueurs" by Frédéric Balekdjian and in "Chacun sa nuit," by Jean-Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold. He featured in the 2007 war film "Intimate Enemies" by Florent Emilio Siri, thus confirming his taste for complex characters.
The following year, he was applauded for his performance in the film "Behind the Walls" by Christian Faure. In 2010, he starred in "22 Bullets" by Richard Berry and in 2011, he established his reputation with roles in "Nobody Else But You" by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu, "Et soudain, tout le monde me manque" by Jennifer Devoldere, and "Jimmy Rivière," Teddy Lussi-Modeste’s film debut.
He also appeared in "Midnight in Paris" by Woody Allen. He more recently starred in "Attila Marcel," by Sylvain Chomet, in which he played the lead role, in "French Women" by Audrey Dana, and "The Connection" by Cédric Jimenez with Jean Dujardin and Gilles Lelouche. He performed in three films presented at Cannes this year ("Les Anarchistes" by Elie Wajeman, which opened the Semaine de la Critique, "La Vie en grand" by Mathieu Vadepied, which closed the week, and in "Enragés" by Eric Hannezo, screened at the Cinéma de la Plage). He also directed his first short film "Alexis Ivanovitch, vous êtes mon héros" in 2011 and will soon start on a feature-length film, which is currently being written. He will be topping the bill in 2015 with "Braqueurs," a thriller by Julien Leclercq.
Ariane Labed
Born in Greece to French parents, Ariane Labed has always navigated between her two countries. She studied drama at the University of Provence and began her acting career treading the boards. After setting up a company combining dance and theater, Ariane Labed returned to live in Greece where she played at the National Theater of Athens. 2010 was the year of her first film, "Attenberg," directed by Athiná-Rachél Tsangári. "Alps" by Yorgos Lanthi-mos, the following year, confirmed the talent of this strangely charming actress. Two years later, she starred in "Before Midnight" by Richard Linklater where she played the role of Anna. The follow-up to "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset," this third part of the saga was a great success, making Labed known to a wider audience.
In 2014, she played a young sailor in "Fidelio, Alice’s Odyssey," who is torn between faithfulness and her desire to live her life. Winning the best actress award at the Locarno Film Festival and nominated for a César, the French actress gives a brilliant performance in Lucie Borleteau’s first feature-length film. She joined Yorgos Lanthimos in Cannes in 2015, where he won the Prix du Jury for his film "The Lobster."
Vincent Macaigne
Vincent Macaigne is the leading light in young French cinema. He joined the Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique in Paris in 1999, appearing on stage and assuming the role of director. His free adaptations of the great classics of literature and drama earned him public and critical acclaim. He directed "The Idiot" by Dostoïevski and presented "Au moins j’aurai laissé un beau cadavre in Avignon," inspired by Hamlet. He also rapidly made a name for himself in demanding art-house films. In 2001, he was seen for the first time in "Replay" by Catherine Corsini. In 2007, he starred in "On War" by Bertrand Bonello and in 2010, in "A Burning Hot Summer" by Philippe Garrel.
Since 2011, Vincent Macaigne’s presence in short, medium and full-length films has gradually increased. Faithful to his directors, he has starred in several of their films. As is the case with his friend Guillaume Brac, who directed him in "Le Naufragé," "Tonnerre" and "Un monde sans femmes." He was awarded the Grand Prix and the Prix Télérama at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, and the Prix Lutin for Best Actor in this film. Under the direction of Vincent Mariette, he played in "Les Lézards" then "Fool Circle." In 2013, we find the funny and touching thirty-something in "La fille du 14 juillet" by Antonin Peretjatko, "Age of Panic" by Justine Triet, and "2 Autumns, 3 Winters" by Sébastien Betbeder.
He was discovered by the general public at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Considered a figurehead of the revival of French cinema, Vincent has drawn the attention of the Cahiers du Cinéma, and even the British newspaper The Observer, which referred to him as the “new Gérard Depardieu”. In 2011, he directed "What We’ll Leave Behind," a very well-received medium-length film which won the Grand Prix at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival. He also starred in Mia Hansen-løve’s 2014 film "Eden." He plays one of the main roles in the actor Louis Garrel’s first feature-length film, "Two Friends," presented during the Semaine de la Critique. He also featured in his 2011 film, La Règle de trois.
Vimala Pons
From the Conservatoire National Supérieur d’Art Dramatique, where she attended drama classes even though she wanted to be a screenwriter, to circus tents, Vimala Pons is an acrobat in all senses of the word. The 29-year-old actress has established her physical and poetic presence in French art-house films. She began her career in film with Albert Dupontel in "Enfermés dehors" in 2006. She then starred in "Eden Log" by Franck Vestiel in 2007, then in "Granny’s Funeral" by Bruno Podalydès in 2012.
Since then, we have seen her cross France in a little blue dress in "La Fille du 14 juillet," (she plays the girl) by Antonin Peretjatko, and changing into a lioness in "Métamorphoses," by Christophe Honoré. The impetuous muse of French independent film, Vimala Pons played in "Vincent" by Thomas Salvador this year. The actress has made a name for herself in 2015, in particular with "Comme un avion" by Bruno Podalydès, "Je suis à vous tout de suite" by Baya Kasmi, "La vie très privée de Monsieur Sim" by Michel Leclerc, and "L’Ombre des femmes" by Philippe Garrel (presented at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs this year in Cannes). She has also begun an international career, with a leading role in Paul Verhoeven’s latest film, "Elle."
Alice Winocour
The director Alice Winocour started out at Femis. After going into law, she returned to film and won three prizes for her short film "Kitchen: Prix TV5" for the best French-language short film, best international short film and the Silver Bear at the Festival of Nations (Ebensee). For "Magic Paris," she was awarded the jury prize at the St. Petersburg International Documentary, Short Film and Animated Film Festival.
She continued her career by writing the script for the film "Ordinary," by Vladimir Perisic. At the Cannes Film Festival 2012, Alice Winocour made a marked entry in the international arena with a film by a woman about women and the unchanging way of looking at them. In the film "Augustine," we are told the story of a professor and his patient, played by Vincent Lindon and Soko respectively. In 2015, she brought out her second feature-length film, "Maryland," which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 68th Cannes Film Festival. She is also the co-writer of "Mustang," by Denis Gamze Ergüven, presented at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs.
- 7/5/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Benelux distributor Cineart has been on its usual pre-Cannes buying spree, picking up several high profile arthouse and Us indie titles both in official selection and in the market.
Among its acquisitions from the competition are Mia Madre from Nanni Moretti (sold by Films Distribution), Mon Roi from Maïwenn (sold by Studiocanal) and Marguerite and Julien from Valerie Donzelli (sold by Wild Bunch).
Cineart has also Un Certain Regard opening film An from Naomi Kawase, sold by MK2.
From the Midnight Screenings. it has taken Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse doc Amy (sold by Sunray) and Gaspar Noe’s Love, sold by Wild Bunch.
Another new pick up is Critics’ Week entry La Vie En Grand from Mathieu Vadepied, sold by Gaumont.
Cineart is already aboard the new project from the Dardennes, The Unknown Girl.
Its other pre-buys include Captain Fantastic (from eOne), Nicolas Winding Refn’s Neon Demon (sold by Gaunt and Wild Bunch), Julio Medem’s Ma ma...
Among its acquisitions from the competition are Mia Madre from Nanni Moretti (sold by Films Distribution), Mon Roi from Maïwenn (sold by Studiocanal) and Marguerite and Julien from Valerie Donzelli (sold by Wild Bunch).
Cineart has also Un Certain Regard opening film An from Naomi Kawase, sold by MK2.
From the Midnight Screenings. it has taken Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse doc Amy (sold by Sunray) and Gaspar Noe’s Love, sold by Wild Bunch.
Another new pick up is Critics’ Week entry La Vie En Grand from Mathieu Vadepied, sold by Gaumont.
Cineart is already aboard the new project from the Dardennes, The Unknown Girl.
Its other pre-buys include Captain Fantastic (from eOne), Nicolas Winding Refn’s Neon Demon (sold by Gaunt and Wild Bunch), Julio Medem’s Ma ma...
- 5/13/2015
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Other new titles on slate include Pattaya and Critics’ Week screener Learn by Heart.
Gaumont has launched sales on Pascal Chaumeil’s upcoming Odd Job (Un Petit Boulot), achieving a first early deal to Pathé Switzerland on the eve of the Cannes market.
The production unites Chaumeil with Romain Duris, co-star of his 2010 hit Heartbreaker, as a down-on-his-luck unemployed factory worker who takes on a job as a hitman.
The film is based on Iain Levison’s novel Since the Lay-Offs adapted to the big screen by actor Michel Blanc who also appears in the film.
Described as a black comedy, combining the absurdity of the Coen Brothers and the tenderness of Ken Loach’s social comedies, the film is currently shooting in Mallorca.
Other new titles include Franck Gastambide’s comedy Pattaya in which he stars alongside Malik Bentalhal as two friends who set off on a madcap trip to a notorious Thai beach resort...
Gaumont has launched sales on Pascal Chaumeil’s upcoming Odd Job (Un Petit Boulot), achieving a first early deal to Pathé Switzerland on the eve of the Cannes market.
The production unites Chaumeil with Romain Duris, co-star of his 2010 hit Heartbreaker, as a down-on-his-luck unemployed factory worker who takes on a job as a hitman.
The film is based on Iain Levison’s novel Since the Lay-Offs adapted to the big screen by actor Michel Blanc who also appears in the film.
Described as a black comedy, combining the absurdity of the Coen Brothers and the tenderness of Ken Loach’s social comedies, the film is currently shooting in Mallorca.
Other new titles include Franck Gastambide’s comedy Pattaya in which he stars alongside Malik Bentalhal as two friends who set off on a madcap trip to a notorious Thai beach resort...
- 5/13/2015
- ScreenDaily
According to Thierry Frémaux, Cannes Film Festival Director, this past year has been an outstanding year for French production and the submissions received for consideration were of exceptional quality. Five French films are in competition in the official selection and will have the honor to be presented at the red carpet events, there are also numerous coproductions, films screening out-of-competition and others in the parallel sections.
Official Selection - In Competition
-"Standing Tall" (La tête haute) - Opening Film
Dir. Emmanuelle Bercot
World Sales: Elle Driver
World Premiere
- "Dheepan - L'homme qui n-amait plus la guerre"
Dir. Jacques Audiard
World Sales: Celluloid Dreams / Wild Bunch
World Premiere
-"The Measure of a Man" (La loi du marché)
Dir. Stéphane Brizé
World Sales :mk2
World Premiere
-"Marguerite & Julien"
Dir. Valérie Donzelli
World Sales: Wild Bunch
World Premiere
-"Mon Roi"
Dir. Maïwenn
World Sales: StudioCanal
World Premiere
- "Valley of Love"
Dir. Guillaume Nicloux
World Sales: Le Pacte
World Premiere
-"Ice and the Sky" (La Glace et le Ciel"
Dir. Luc Jacquet
World Sales: Wild Bunch
World Premiere
Short Film Competition
-"Le Repas dominical" de Céline Devaux – Sacrebleu Productions
-"Sali (Mardi) de Ziya Demirel – oriGine films – Istos Films
-"Ave Maria" de Basil Khalil – Incognito Films – Flying Moon Filmproduktion
Cinefondation
-"Léonardo" de Félix Hazeaux, Thomas Nitsche, Edward Noonan, Franck Pina, Raphaëlle Plantier – Mopa
-"Les Chercheurs" de Aurélien Peilloux – La fémis
Official Selection - Special Screenings
-"Asphalte"
Dir. Samuel Benchetrit
World Sales: TF1 International
World Premiere
-"L'esprit de l'escalier"
Dir. Elad Keidan
Israel/ France
World Sales: The Match Factory
World Premiere
-"Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mas"(Une histoire de fou)
Dir. Robert Guédiguian
World Sales: mk2
World Premiere
Official Selection - Un Certain Regard
-"I'm a Soldier" (Je suis un Soldat)
Dir. Laurent Larivière
World Sales: Le Pacte
World Premiere
-"Close Protection" (Maryland)
Dir. Alice Winocour
World Sales: Indie Sales
World Premiere
Director's Fortnight
-"In the Shadow of Women" (L'Ombre des Femmes)
Dir. Philippe Garre
l
World Sales: Wild Bunch
World Premiere
-"Les Cowboys"
Dir. Thomas Bidegain
World Sales: Pathé Distribution
World Premiere
-"My Golden Days" (Trois Souvenirs de Ma Jeunesse)
Dir. Arnaud Desplechin
World Sales: Le Pacte
World Premiere
-"Fatima"
Dir. Philippe Faucon
World Sales: Pyramide International
World Premiere
Short Films
-"Calme ta joie" de Emmanuel Laskar – Ecce Films
-"Pitchoune" Reda Kateb – 31 Juin Films
Critic's Week
-"The Anarchists" (Les Anarchists) - Opening Film
Dir. Elie Wajeman
World Sales: Wild Bunch
World Premiere
-"The Wakhan Front" (Ni le Ciel, Ni la Terre)
Dir.Clément Cogitore
World Sales: Indie Sales
World Premiere
-"Les Deux Amis"
Dir. Louis Garrel
World Sales: Indie Sales
World Premiere
-"Learn By Heart" (La Vie en Grand)
Dir. Mathieu Vadepied
World Sales: Gaumont
World Premiere...
Official Selection - In Competition
-"Standing Tall" (La tête haute) - Opening Film
Dir. Emmanuelle Bercot
World Sales: Elle Driver
World Premiere
- "Dheepan - L'homme qui n-amait plus la guerre"
Dir. Jacques Audiard
World Sales: Celluloid Dreams / Wild Bunch
World Premiere
-"The Measure of a Man" (La loi du marché)
Dir. Stéphane Brizé
World Sales :mk2
World Premiere
-"Marguerite & Julien"
Dir. Valérie Donzelli
World Sales: Wild Bunch
World Premiere
-"Mon Roi"
Dir. Maïwenn
World Sales: StudioCanal
World Premiere
- "Valley of Love"
Dir. Guillaume Nicloux
World Sales: Le Pacte
World Premiere
-"Ice and the Sky" (La Glace et le Ciel"
Dir. Luc Jacquet
World Sales: Wild Bunch
World Premiere
Short Film Competition
-"Le Repas dominical" de Céline Devaux – Sacrebleu Productions
-"Sali (Mardi) de Ziya Demirel – oriGine films – Istos Films
-"Ave Maria" de Basil Khalil – Incognito Films – Flying Moon Filmproduktion
Cinefondation
-"Léonardo" de Félix Hazeaux, Thomas Nitsche, Edward Noonan, Franck Pina, Raphaëlle Plantier – Mopa
-"Les Chercheurs" de Aurélien Peilloux – La fémis
Official Selection - Special Screenings
-"Asphalte"
Dir. Samuel Benchetrit
World Sales: TF1 International
World Premiere
-"L'esprit de l'escalier"
Dir. Elad Keidan
Israel/ France
World Sales: The Match Factory
World Premiere
-"Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mas"(Une histoire de fou)
Dir. Robert Guédiguian
World Sales: mk2
World Premiere
Official Selection - Un Certain Regard
-"I'm a Soldier" (Je suis un Soldat)
Dir. Laurent Larivière
World Sales: Le Pacte
World Premiere
-"Close Protection" (Maryland)
Dir. Alice Winocour
World Sales: Indie Sales
World Premiere
Director's Fortnight
-"In the Shadow of Women" (L'Ombre des Femmes)
Dir. Philippe Garre
l
World Sales: Wild Bunch
World Premiere
-"Les Cowboys"
Dir. Thomas Bidegain
World Sales: Pathé Distribution
World Premiere
-"My Golden Days" (Trois Souvenirs de Ma Jeunesse)
Dir. Arnaud Desplechin
World Sales: Le Pacte
World Premiere
-"Fatima"
Dir. Philippe Faucon
World Sales: Pyramide International
World Premiere
Short Films
-"Calme ta joie" de Emmanuel Laskar – Ecce Films
-"Pitchoune" Reda Kateb – 31 Juin Films
Critic's Week
-"The Anarchists" (Les Anarchists) - Opening Film
Dir. Elie Wajeman
World Sales: Wild Bunch
World Premiere
-"The Wakhan Front" (Ni le Ciel, Ni la Terre)
Dir.Clément Cogitore
World Sales: Indie Sales
World Premiere
-"Les Deux Amis"
Dir. Louis Garrel
World Sales: Indie Sales
World Premiere
-"Learn By Heart" (La Vie en Grand)
Dir. Mathieu Vadepied
World Sales: Gaumont
World Premiere...
- 5/12/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The complete lineups for the Directors' Fortnight and Critics' Week sidebars at Cannes have been announced.Directors' FORTNIGHTOpening Film: In the Shadow of Women (Philippe Garrel)A Perfect Day (Fernando León de Aranoa)Beyond My Grandfather Allende (Marcia Tumbutti)Arabian Nights (Miguel Gomes)Les Cowboys (Thomas Bidegain)Embrace the Serpent (Ciro Guerra)Fatima (Philippe Faucon)Green Room (Jeremy Saulnier)Much Loved (Nabil Ayouch)Mustang (Deniz Gamze Ergüven)Peace to Us in Our Dreams (Sharunas Bartas)Songs My Brothers Taught Me (Chloé Zhao)The Here After (Magnus von Horn)The Brand New Testament (Jaco Van Dormael)My Golden Days (Arnaud Despleschin)Special Screening: Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War of the Underworld (Takashi Miike)Closing Film: Dope (Rick Famuyiwa)Shorts:Blue Thunder (Jean-Marc E. Roy & Philippe David Gagné)Calme ta joie (Emmanuel Laskar)The Broken Past (Martín Morgenfeld & Sebastián Schjaer)Kung Fury (David Sandberg[/link])Pitchoune (Reda Kateb)Trials, Exorcisms (Susana Nobre)Pueblo...
- 4/23/2015
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Lead by Charles Tesson, the Cannes Critics’ Week programming team (the competition section that specializes in feature film work from 1st, and 2nd time filmmakers) have revealed the make-up of the 54th edition and it’ll be Elie Wajeman‘s sophomore film Les Anarchistes (our #63 pick in our most anticipated foreign films for 2015) that will open the section. Wajeman who makes his second trip to Cannes (he premiered Aliyah at the Directors’ Fortnight in 2012) collected Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Color) and Tahar Rahim (A Prophet) for a set in 1899 Paris, France tale about how a poor and orphaned person’s choice to infiltrate a group of anarchists.
Joining his father on the Croisette and in the directing side of things, Louis Garrel gets a special screening status for Les Deux Amis – which stars the actor alongside Vincent Macaigne and About Elly starlet Golshifteh Farahani.
Of the seven selected...
Joining his father on the Croisette and in the directing side of things, Louis Garrel gets a special screening status for Les Deux Amis – which stars the actor alongside Vincent Macaigne and About Elly starlet Golshifteh Farahani.
Of the seven selected...
- 4/20/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
“Krisha”
Shortly after last week’s announcement of the In Competition and Un Certain Regard lineups, the 2015 Cannes Film Festival has unveiled one of their sidebar attractions, the Critics Week Lineup of screenings.
The lineup is headlined by a film starring Adele Exarchopolous (Blue is the Warmest Color) called The Anarchists, which will be the opening night movie, is directed by Elie Wajeman and also stars Tahar Rahim (A Prophet, The Past).
Found in competition is a Canadian director, Andrew Cividino, with his film Sleeping Giant, as well as a film that won the Grand Jury Award at SXSW 2015, Krisha, from director Trey Edward Shults. Critics Week runs from May 14 to May 22. Take a look at the full lineup below via Deadline.
The Anarchists, Elie Wajeman (opening film)
La Vie en Grand, Mathieu Vadepied (closing film)
Les Deux Amis, dir: Louis Garrell (special screening)
In Competition
Dégraded, dir: Arab and Tarzan Abunasser
Krisha,...
Shortly after last week’s announcement of the In Competition and Un Certain Regard lineups, the 2015 Cannes Film Festival has unveiled one of their sidebar attractions, the Critics Week Lineup of screenings.
The lineup is headlined by a film starring Adele Exarchopolous (Blue is the Warmest Color) called The Anarchists, which will be the opening night movie, is directed by Elie Wajeman and also stars Tahar Rahim (A Prophet, The Past).
Found in competition is a Canadian director, Andrew Cividino, with his film Sleeping Giant, as well as a film that won the Grand Jury Award at SXSW 2015, Krisha, from director Trey Edward Shults. Critics Week runs from May 14 to May 22. Take a look at the full lineup below via Deadline.
The Anarchists, Elie Wajeman (opening film)
La Vie en Grand, Mathieu Vadepied (closing film)
Les Deux Amis, dir: Louis Garrell (special screening)
In Competition
Dégraded, dir: Arab and Tarzan Abunasser
Krisha,...
- 4/20/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
The Critics’ Week program at next month’s Cannes Film Festival announced its competition lineup and special screenings on Monday. Elie Wajeman’s “The Anarchist” will open the program on May 14, and Mathieu Vadepied’s “Learn by Heart” will close it on May 22. Other special screenings include South Korean film “Coin Locker Girl,” directed by Jun-hee, and another French selection, Louis Garrel’s “Les Deux Amis.” Trey Edward Shults’ SXSW grand jury prize winner “Krisha” will make its international premiere in competition during Critics’ Week, a program independent of the Cannes Film Festival and selected by artistic director Charles Tesson.
- 4/20/2015
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Elie Wajeman’s The Anarchists, starring Palme d’Or winner Adele Exarchopoulos and Cesar winner Tahar Rahim, to open Critics’ Week
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Cannes Critics’ Week, devoted to first and second features, has unveiled the line-up for its 54th edition (May 14-22).
In total, 1,750 shorts and 1,000 features were submitted for consideration.
Artistic director Charles Tesson said this year’s poster - showing actress Lou de Laâge, seemingly embracing the air on a beach - captured the spirit of the parallel section.
“On the poster the actress Lou de Laâge embraces the open horizon in front of her,” he said. “This wonderful energy and amazing life force it carries embody the desire leading us to discover the new breath of fresh air in cinema worldwide.”
The section will open with French Elie Wajeman’s second film The Anarchists (Les Anarchistes) set in Paris in 1899, starring the reportedly sizzling on-screen couple of Tahar Rahim and Adèle Exarchopoulos...
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Cannes Critics’ Week, devoted to first and second features, has unveiled the line-up for its 54th edition (May 14-22).
In total, 1,750 shorts and 1,000 features were submitted for consideration.
Artistic director Charles Tesson said this year’s poster - showing actress Lou de Laâge, seemingly embracing the air on a beach - captured the spirit of the parallel section.
“On the poster the actress Lou de Laâge embraces the open horizon in front of her,” he said. “This wonderful energy and amazing life force it carries embody the desire leading us to discover the new breath of fresh air in cinema worldwide.”
The section will open with French Elie Wajeman’s second film The Anarchists (Les Anarchistes) set in Paris in 1899, starring the reportedly sizzling on-screen couple of Tahar Rahim and Adèle Exarchopoulos...
- 4/20/2015
- ScreenDaily
The 54th edition of Critics' Week, La Semaine de la Critique, will open with Elie Wajeman's The Anarchists, with Adèle Exarchopoulos and Tahar Rahim, and close with Mathieu Vadepied's feature debut, a comedy, Learn by Heart. There'll be a special screening of Louis Garrel's debut feature, Les Deux Amis, plus: Augusto Cesar Acevedo's Land and Shade, Jonas Carpignano's Mediterranea, Andrew Cividino's Sleeping Giant, Clément Cogitore's The Wakhan Front, Santiago Mitre's Paulina, Arab Nasser and Tarzan Nasser's Dégradé, Trey Edward Shults's Krisha and ten shorts. » - David Hudson...
- 4/20/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
The 54th edition of Critics' Week, La Semaine de la Critique, will open with Elie Wajeman's The Anarchists, with Adèle Exarchopoulos and Tahar Rahim, and close with Mathieu Vadepied's feature debut, a comedy, Learn by Heart. There'll be a special screening of Louis Garrel's debut feature, Les Deux Amis, plus: Augusto Cesar Acevedo's Land and Shade, Jonas Carpignano's Mediterranea, Andrew Cividino's Sleeping Giant, Clément Cogitore's The Wakhan Front, Santiago Mitre's Paulina, Arab Nasser and Tarzan Nasser's Dégradé, Trey Edward Shults's Krisha and ten shorts. » - David Hudson...
- 4/20/2015
- Keyframe
Jean Dujardin, Missi Pyle, The Artist The Artist Wins, Jean Dujardin Loses: César Awards Best Film La guerre est déclarée / Declaration of War produced by Edouard Weil, directed by Valérie Donzelli Le Havre produced by Fabienne Vonier, directed by Aki Kaurismäki * The Artist produced by Thomas Langmann, directed by Michel Hazanavicius Intouchables / Untouchable produced by Denis Freyd, directed by Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache L'exercice de l'État / The Minister produced by Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun, directed by Pierre Schöller Pater produced by Michel Seydoux, directed by Alain Cavalier Polisse produced by Alain Attal, directed by Maïwenn Best Foreign Film Drive (United States) directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Black Swan (United States) directed by Darren Aronofsky Incendies (Canada) directed by Denis Villeneuve Melancholia (Denmark / Sweden / France / Germany) directed by Lars von Trier * A Separation (Iran) directed by Asghar Farhadi The King's Speech (United Kingdom) directed by Tom Hooper Le...
- 2/25/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
François Cluzet, Intouchables / Untouchable The 2012 César winners will be announced on February 24. The ceremony will be presided by Guillaume Canet; Antoine de Caunes will act as master of ceremonies. Best Film La guerre est déclarée / Declaration of War produced by Edouard Weil, directed by Valérie Donzelli Le Havre produced by Fabienne Vonier, directed by Aki Kaurismäki The Artist produced by Thomas Langmann, directed by Michel Hazanavicius Intouchables / Untouchable produced by Denis Freyd, directed by Eric Toledano, Olivier Nakache L'exercice de l'État / The Minister produced by Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun, directed by Pierre Schoeller Pater produced by Michel Seydoux, directed by Alain Cavalier Polisse produced by Alain Attal, directed by Maïwenn Best Foreign Film Drive (United States) directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Black Swan (United States) directed by Darren Aronofsky Incendies (Canada) directed by Denis Villeneuve Melancholia (Denmark / Sweden / France / Germany) directed by Lars von Trier A Separation...
- 2/21/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
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