A new departure at Philippe Lefebvre
With Frank Dubosk, Karin Viard, Clotilda Curau…
What is it about? In love with Diane like day one, Allen crosses 50 without a crisis. He even accepted the children’s departure well. Diana less so… She begins this period with the feeling that she might die of boredom or anxiety.
did you know A new beginning was born through the producers Mathias Rubin and Eric Juherian, who suggested Philippe Lefebvre to see the Argentinian film El amor menos Pensado, released in France under the title Retour deflame. The director recalls:
“I loved the subject. Children leaving their parents’ home to live their own lives – the so-called empty nest syndrome – was a good place to start.”
The Cedric Kahn Goldman Trial
With Arie Vorthalter, Arthur Harar, Stephane Guerin-Thillier…
What is it about? In November 1975, a second trial began for Pierre Goldman, a far-left activist who had been sentenced to life imprisonment in the first instance for four armed robberies. Elusive and provocative, he risks the death penalty.
did you know Pierre Goldman is the older half-brother of singer-songwriter with 30 million records sold, Jean-Jacques Goldman. He also appears in the film as a young actor, Ulis Dutillois-Liègeois.
Woody Allen’s hustle
With Lou de Laag, Melville Pupo, Niels Schneider…
What is it about? Fanny and Jean have everything about the perfect couple: perfect in their professional lives, they live in a magnificent apartment in the most beautiful areas of Paris, and they seem to be in love like on the first day. But when Fan accidentally meets Allen, a former high school friend, she is immediately overwhelmed. They see each other very quickly and get closer and closer…
did you know Woody Allen has already filmed in Paris: part of “Everybody Says I Love You” (1996) and especially “Midnight in Paris” (2010), which takes place entirely in the French capital. Initially, however, he planned Coup de Chance in English and for Americans living in Paris.
DogMan by Luc Besson
With Caleb Landry Jones, JoJo T Gibbs, Christopher Denham…
What is it about? The incredible story of a child, bruised by life, who finds salvation through the love that dogs have for him.
did you know It was while reading an article about a family who put their 5-year-old son in a cage that Luc Besson got the idea for DogMan: “I wondered how a person could go through such an ordeal, overcome this psychological and emotional trauma. That’s what I wanted to explore in DogMan.”
We have Pascal Plisson’s dream
What is it about? Who said living with a disability means giving up your biggest dreams? Around the world, Pascal Plisson traveled to meet Xavier, Charles, Antonio, Modi, Nirmala and Kendo, extraordinary children who prove that love, inclusive education, humor and courage can move people mountains.
did you know It was during the meeting of Samuel in India that one of the small heroes of On the School Road (2012) Pascal Plisson wanted to dedicate the project to children with disabilities:
“The efforts of his two brothers to ensure that Samuel, who is paralyzed in both legs, could have access to the same education as them, overwhelmed me. to get to school.”
Creator Gareth Edwards (V)
With John David Washington, Gemma Chan, Sturgill Simpson…
What is it about? In the near future, humans and artificial intelligence (AI) are waging a merciless war. Joshua, a former special forces agent weakened by the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and neutralize the Creator, the architect of an advanced artificial intelligence behind a weapon capable of ending war and destroying all of humanity.
did you know Gareth Edwards says he was inspiredin the heart of darkness By Joseph Conrad and Francis Ford Coppola for the film world, but also by Baraka, Blade Runner and Akira. Joshua and Alfie’s central relationship was further informed by more unexpected sources of inspiration such as Rain Man, The Hit, ET the Extra-Terrestrial and Cotton Candy.
Club Zero by Jessica Hausner
With Mia Wasikowska, Sidse Babette Knudsen, Elsa Zilberstein…
What is it about? Miss Novak joined a private high school where she started a nutrition course with an innovative concept, changing eating habits. Unbeknownst to teachers and parents, certain students fall under his influence and join the very closed circle of the mysterious Club Zero.
did you know Jessica Hausner attended an all-girls Catholic school in the 1980s where many students ate very little: “It was even a form of rivalry between us.”
“We were just chewing sugarless gum and being disgusted by one of the girls who was eating an egg sandwich at recess. Secretly, we were excited because she didn’t care what we thought about it. “She. These were interesting reports. ‘
Goldfish by Hugo Bachelet, Clement Valos, Mathieu Yakovlev
With Guillaume Darno, Julie Galibert, Andy Pimore…
What is it about? 33-year-old Guillaume is losing his memory irreversibly and will enter a specialized center. Hoping to leave behind a happy memory, his childhood friends throw him one last holiday weekend. They go on a road trip that might allow Guillaume to solve his problems before he forgets them…
did you know Once they decided to make the film, everything happened very quickly: by planning the shooting, Hugo Bachelet, Clement Valos and Mathieu Yakovleff only had five months to write and prepare Red Fish.
“We first thought about what we wanted to say. During the discussion, the theme of friendship and the characters quickly emerged: these four friends embarking on a crazy adventure, echoing our 15 years together and the creation of Couac Productions. So we had an idea for a film, now we had to write it.”
Don’t expect too much from Radu Judi’s End of the World.
With Nina Ho, Uwe Boll, Katia Pascarius…
What is it about? Angela, a production assistant, travels to the city of Bucharest for an advertisement about workplace safety on behalf of a multinational company. This “Alice in Wonderland” has a series of encounters during her tiring day.
did you know According to Radu Judi, “Don’t Expect Too Much from the End of the World” consists of two exploitation stories surrounded by other narratives. “Narrative is important and the structure of the film shows it: in two parts, and in the first part a dialogue with an old Romanian film, in different styles, etc. It seems to me that the structure, the architecture of the story is like that. It’s as important as the story itself.”
in Clemenceau by Xavier Gaian
What is it about? Their names are Gerard, Chukri or Alsatian, FDJ scratchers or one-night stands, they meet at the PMU tobacco bar, for habit or to escape loneliness. Some live on the streets, some have experienced psychiatric hospitals, most suffer from addiction. They are the pulse and confidence of broken France.
did you know Xavier Gaian met Georges, owner of the bar Le Clémenceau, in 2011 on the way to Compostela. The director went on a thirty-one-day walk to forget that he was not satisfied with the script he had just written and to find meaning in his life. He recalls:
“Despite our 15-year difference and opposite ways of being, a friendship was born. Since then, I have come to see him many times in Saint-Raphaël. He knew and appreciated my work as a documentary filmmaker and, one day, offered me to shoot a film in his bar.”
Source: Allocine
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