Five years after the release of Le Grand Bain, Gilles Lelouch donned the director’s hat again for L’Amour ouf. The shooting of this very ambitious film was completed recently after 88 days of shooting.
Nsow Nice gesture France 2 was able to attend the last day of filming in Marseille in early September. A chance to learn more about this film, which will hit the big screen in 2024.
L’Amour ouf tells the love story between a little bandit and his sly bride, with flashbacks and conflict stories, as summarized by journalist Pierre Lesquières in his report.
The film, which promises to be very extensive, brings together a great cast: François Civil and Adele Exarchopoulos, who, for the record, shared the Bac Nord poster with Gilles Lelouch.
The other two lead roles include Malik Fricka (seen in Apaches) and Mallory Vanek (seen in Les Pires). They will play the young version of the characters played by François Civil and Adele Exarchopoulos. L’Amour Ouf takes place in several eras and crosses temporalities.
He quotes Scorsese, Tarantino and West Side Story
L’Amour Ouf will have the uniqueness of crossing genres. “A mix of genres, especially musical comedy. It’s a teenage movie, a love movie…“, develops Gilles Lelouch on the microphone of Beau Geste.
In terms of references, the producers are hailing the director’s love for cinema that calls out to Scorsese, Tarantino or West Side Story… and we learn that the film will have an XXL length, as references quoted…
Gilles Lelouch indicates that the film will continue “At least 3 hours“! For the dance part, the director called the most sought-after company of the moment: the collective (La)Horde, for which this will be their first foray into cinema.
FYI, L’Amour Ouf will be Gilles Lelouch’s third feature film after Narco and Grand Bane. The latter was very successful, with 4.3 million records. As the director explains, it was the success of this film that allowed him to realize this new project, which he had been thinking about for 17 years!
The first attempt to make this film took place a few years ago with Benoit Polvorde. “This movie is a fantasy come true“, he admits still on the microphone of Beau Geste, which was broadcast on Sunday 15 October on France 2.
You’ll have to wait to discover the film hitting the big screen in 2024, with a possible detour at the Cannes Film Festival if the edit is ready in time.
Source: Allocine
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