Filming anecdotes, notes of intent, information for film lovers: every week, discover behind the scenes of a film release.
No Filter by Ruben Ostlund
With Harris Dickinson, Charlby Dean Crick, Dolly De Leon…
What is it about? After fashion week, Karl and Yaya, several models and influencers, are invited on a yacht for a luxury cruise. Events take an unexpected turn and the balance of power shifts when a storm hits and threatens the comfort of the passengers.
did you know The film won the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. This is Ruben Ostlund’s second Palm, following The Square in 2017.
Gemini, But Not So Much by Olivier Ducray, Wilfried Means
With Ahmed Silas, Bertrand Usclat, Pauline Clement…
What is it about? 33 years after their birth, two twin brothers suddenly discover each other’s existence… For Grégoire and Anthony, the surprise is even bigger because one is white and the other is black! But their skin color is far from the only thing that sets them apart!
did you know The original idea came from an article that producer Jerome Corcos read, explaining that there is a one in a million chance of having twins with different skin colors. Director Olivier Ducray explains:
“A very rare phenomenon! So we started from there with my co-screenwriter, Jean-Paul Bathan, and then we imagined the story of two twin brothers, one black, one white, who don’t know each other and meet each other at that age. from 33.”
The Female King by Gina Prince-Bythewood
With Viola Davis, Tuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch…
What is it about? Based on true events, The Queen follows the epic fate of General Naniska, who trains a new generation of recruits and prepares them to fight against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. There are causes worth fighting for…
did you know Love & Basketball, The Secret of Lily Owens or Beyond the Lights, Gina Prince-Bythewood is of course best known to the general public for the Netflix blockbuster The Old Guard, played by Charlize Theron and centered on a secret group of mercenaries, gifted. The gift of immortality.
Court of Miracles by Karin May, Hakim Zuhan
With Rachida Brackney, Anaide Rozam, Disiz – Serini M’Bey…
What is it about? Jacques Prévert, a primary school in Seine-Saint-Denis, is threatened by the arrival of a new boho-ecological school. School principal Zahia, in search of social diversity, joins forces with Marion, a young teacher full of ideas, to create the first “green school” in the suburbs.
Maria Dreams by Lorient Escafari, Ivo Muller
With Karin Viard, Grigory Gadebois, Philippe Uchan…
What is it about? Maria is a cleaning lady. Married for 25 years, reserved, shy and clumsy, he never leaves his flowery notebook in which he secretly writes poems. When she is assigned to the École des Beaux-Arts, she meets Hubert, the school’s capricious custodian, and discovers a fascinating place where freedom, creativity and daring reign…
Smile by Parker Finn
With Sauce Bacon, Jesse T Usher, Kyle Gallner…
What is it about? After witnessing a traumatic incident with one of her patients, psychiatrist Rose Cotter’s life takes a turn for the worse. The mysterious Rose confronts her past in an attempt to save…
did you know The smile is inspired by the short film Laura didn’t sleep, which was directed by Parker Finn in 2020 and which tells the story of a psychiatrist who is faced with such terrible and inexplicable events after a strange encounter with a patient.
If the subject of the film is in a short film, the director wanted to explore with a smile what would happen if our brain contradicted itself with various and nightmarish processes.
Sixth child of Leopold Legrand
With Sarah Giraudeau, Benjamin Laverne, Judith Chemla…
What is it about? Frank, a scrap dealer, and Maryam have five children, a sixth on the way, and serious money problems. Julien and Anna are lawyers and cannot have children. This is the story of an incredible arrangement. The Sixth Child is adapted from Allen Jaspard’s novel Weeping Rivers.
did you know Director Léopold Legrand, who was legally adopted by his father’s new wife after his mother’s death (when he was six), recalled:
“This woman became my second mother. So I grew up with a double maternal figure. The story of these two women around the same child intrigued me. At the end of the novel, the trajectories of Meriem and Meriem really moved me. Ana.”
Holidays by Beatrice de Stael, Leo Wolfenstein
With Geraldine Nakache, Andranik Manet, Beatrice de Stael…
What is it about? For the first time, Marie spends a vacation with her children alone, without her husband. One evening, lost, she finds herself seduced by a strange and charming young man who slowly lures her into his trap. Then begins a night that turns into a nightmare for him…
did you know The attractive aggressor is played by Andranik Mane. Béatrice de Stael discovered it in Mes Provinciales by Jean-Paul Civeirac. The filmmaker immediately thought he would be perfect for Martin’s camp. It specifies:
“Andranik has a devilish beauty. I find him very different from other young French actors who look like teenagers, whereas Andranik has a very masculine, very mature side. At the same time, he’s very gentle and very naive. And he. He can also have a very serious side. . It all worked very well for the film.”
Poppy field Evgeny Jebeleanu
With Konrad Merikofer, Raduan Leflahi, Alexandru Potochian…
What is it about? A secretly gay Romanian policeman is called in to intervene at an LGBT film session that upsets fundamentalist Catholics.
Too bad for the South Vincent Orst
With Cedric Spinasu, Alex Blanchard, Lotfi Zaruel…
What is it about? Six friends in their thirties leave their wives and children for a week to relive their first vacation near Cap d’Agde.
Source: allocine
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