Jeunet and Boon set out to conquer audiences with Micmacs
The third most popular film among audiences at the Toronto Festival, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs [+see also:
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This is the sixth feature by the virtuoso director of Delicatessen (four Cesar Awards), The City of Lost Children (in competition at Cannes), Alien: Resurrection, Amélie [+see also:
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This comedy about revenge against arms manufacturers stars popular actor Dany Boon (Welcome to the Sticks [+see also:
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Jeunet commented: "Who could be more different to arms dealers than rag-and-bone men?...a group of characters like the toys in Toy Story. These crazy, clumsy defenders of the law are sometimes poetic, always united and above all deeply human". The director also cites the Mission Impossible series as a reference, whilst mentioning his profound passion for "the poetic realism dear to Carné and Prévert."
Co-written by Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant, Micmacs was produced by Epithète Films and Tapioca Films for €27m. The budget included co-production support from France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma and Warner, as well as a pre-sale from Orange Cinéma Séries.
Another big-budget comedy (€21.7m) hits screens this Wednesday: Yann Moix’s French/Belgian co-production Cinéman [+see also:
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On the other end of the budget spectrum, Alain Cavalier displays cinematic minimalism in his moving film Irene [+see also:
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Also unveiled on the Croisette, Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier’s eccentric Belgian/French/Luxembourg animated film A Town Called Panic [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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