22/08/2013 - A tidal wave of premieres on the menu, including the world premieres of Casse-Tête chinois by Cédric Klapisch and Quai d'Orsay by Bertrand Tavernier

An impressive line-up for the 6^th edition of the French Film Festival of Angoulême, notably managed by the previous artistic agent of the now producer Dominique Besnehard. The event (August 23-27) will present, amongst others, the world premieres of two highly anticipated movies: Casse-Tête chinois (photo) by Cédric Klapisch (the sequel to L’auberge espagnole and The Russian Dolls [+see also:
trailer
film profile] - with Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou and Cécile de France in the cast – to be released in France on December 4) for the opening and Quai d'Orsay by Bertrand Tavernier (article – to be released on November 13) to close.

The event will see ten titles compete including the Franco-Belgian coproduction Une place sur terre by Fabienne Godet (article - to be released on August 28), La vie domestique [+see also:
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film profile] by Isabelle Czajka (article - to be released on October 2), Attila Marcel by Sylvain Chomet (article) and two titles appreciated in Cannes : Suzanne [+see also:
film review
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interview: Katell Quillévéré
film profile] by Katell Quillévéré (read the review and watch the video interview of the director - to be released on December 18) and Me Myself and Mum [+see also:
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film profile] by Guillaume Gallienne (review - to be released on November 20).

As for premieres, Je fais le mort [+see also:
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film profile] by Jean-Paul Salomé (article - to be released on December 11) stands out, as well as En solitaire by Christophe Offenstein (article - November 6), the thriller Gibraltar by Julien Leclercq (news - September 11), the highly anticipated comedy Eyjafjallajôkull by Alexandre Coffre (with Dany Boon and Valérie Bonneton – October 2), 100% Cachemire by Valérie Lemercier (article –December 11), Grand départ by Nicolas Mercier (September 4), Belle et Sébastien by Nicolas Vanier (article - December 18), 9 Month Stretch [+see also:
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film profile] by Albert Dupontel (news – October 16) and Au bonheur des ogres by Nicolas Bary (news - October 16).

The competition will be judged by a jury presided by actress Catherine Frot, surrounded amongst others by directors Pierre Schoeller and Joachim Lafosse, the producer form Luxembourg Janis Thiltges, the sales director for French films from Canal + (Franck Weber) and actor-singer Benjamin Biolay. It is finally worth mentioning that the Angoulême Festival will also host a Régis Wargnier Focus, a selection of titles distributed by Diaphana, a tribute to cinema from Quebec and master-classes.

(Translated from French)