Tour: Florian Hessike, Patrick Chesnais, Thierry Lhermitte… a star-studded cast for an unforgettable trip!

Tour: Florian Hessike, Patrick Chesnais, Thierry Lhermitte… a star-studded cast for an unforgettable trip!

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An implied immersion in the heritage of French comedy

After a long journey through the desert, debt-ridden actor Marius de Villeduc is forced to accept the lead role in a new film by Richard Favard, an up-and-coming actor-director about whom he knows nothing. There is only one requirement to receive your full fee: participate in the preview tour! Together with Richard, Colette and Lulu, Marius travels the roads of France in spite of himself in a chaotic and colorful road movie.

After Legend, Present Moment and Christmas Challenge, Florian Hessick continues to explore cinematic genres. With La Tournée, the director responds by multiplying allusions to “French-style” comedy. Inspired by real anecdotes, sometimes debunking the myth of glamorous and star-studded advertising campaigns, this new feature film is based on authentic actors, where the big names shine: Florian HessikePatrick Chesnais and Thierry Lhermitt play characters that are larger than life!

Florian Hesike is Richard

Directing Dialogue with My Neighbor – a film within a film in which Marius de Villeduc agrees to act to pay off his debts – Richard is a shrewd and determined young filmmaker whose talent is matched only by the respect of his team.

An almost autobiographical role Florian Hessikewho was loosely inspired to write actual filming and travel anecdotes tourHis most ambitious project. Especially since this new feature film aims to demystify certain film institutions. “TAll the work will be on us!“, for example, one of his characters exclaims. The filmmaker adds:For my part, I think it’s important to function from the desire to say something. JI guess you have to be a little crazy to get into this. Because we actually had to go on a real tour to shoot this movie. Between travel, accommodation, filming locations, and everyone’s schedules, this adventure was truly titanic, mostly in terms of staging it.

Patrick Chesney is Marius

Known for his iconic roles in I’m not here to be loved, Les Beaux Jours and La Lectrice – which won him a César for Best Supporting Actor – Patrick Chesneys Joins the cast of La Tournée to portray an almost authentic character… at least that’s what audiences believe!

Talented but brooding, Marius is charming and inspiring, and very quickly the drama and emotion on his face gives way to sincere moments of comedy. The duality that Patrick Chesnais elaborates on includes: “My favorite playground is the transition from sensitivity to tragedy to comedyhe explains. I like this mixture. Marius declares, complains, then moves and makes fun of people.

Richard Berry is Gregor

Grigor Laurent, a real reference in the world of cinema, stands at the head of one of the most famous artistic agencies in Paris. But behind the prestige of his company hides an unscrupulous man, consumed by greed, who is ready to enrich everything with the talent he represents.

Almost forty-five years after Nadine Trinidad’s first outing, Richard Berry and Patrick Chesnais reunite on screen to play opposite each other. A real joy for the actor who seems to be having a lot of fun playing this ugly antagonist.

Aurore Planas is a fan of Fanny Aguilar

A reunion for Florian Hessike and Aurore Planas, three years after Le Defi de Noël, in which they played the leading roles. This time, the young woman plays the role of Fani, Gregory’s assistant, who hopes that her career will take an artistic path. his dream Living Your Passion: A Comedy. When she meets Richard, she ditches her boss and joins the Dialogue avec mon neighbors team on their tour.

Ellen Bizo is Colette

A favorite actor of Jean-Pierre Mock, for whom she starred in three feature films (The Mystery of the Daffodils, You are so beautiful tonight and Vote for me), Alain Bizo is also recognized in her career as a dubbing actress, as she is the French voice of Naomi Watts and Charlize Theron. In La Tournée, she plays Colette, Richard’s film press officer, always available and motivated to find a casting interview.

Roland Marchisio is Lucien “Lulu”

A popular figure in film and television, famous for Monsieur Battignol and The Malabar Princess as well as Plus belle la vie and Camping Paradis, Roland Marchisio brings his good nature to the cast of La Tournée as the group’s driver. The latter is especially proud of his van, which reeks of adventure!

Martin Lamott is Philip

An unscrupulous crook, Philip is a film distributor who seems to be more adept at sniffing out money than good ideas. This interpretation is written by Martin Lamotte, who signs his fourth collaboration with Florian Hésique and to whom comedy fans owe a lot: Pope’s script endures, but also remains his film among us and his notable appearances in Arlette, Ma femme s’appelle Maurice or even Les Bronzés3.

Thierry Lhermitt is IV

Les Tanzés, Santa Claus is trash, Le Diner idiots… the legacy left by the great Thierry Lhermitte There is no need to demonstrate in comic cinema. His fans will be delighted to find him in the cast of La Tournée, where he plays a room operator… welcome to say the least!

The tour with Florian Hessike, Patrick Chesney, Richard Berry and Thierry Lhermite is available now on DVD and VOD.

Source: Allocine

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