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Summer shoot for La belle saison by Catherine Corsini

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- Cécile de France, Izia Higelin, Noémie Lvovsky, Kevin Azaïs and Laetitia Dosch star in a film produced by Chaz Productions, and distributed and sold by Pyramide

Summer shoot for La belle saison by Catherine Corsini
Cécile de France

The first clapperboard will slam on 22 July on the set of the ninth fiction feature film by Catherine Corsini: La belle saison [+see also:
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. Selected four times at Cannes (La répétition in competition in 2001, Three Worlds [+see also:
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interview: Arta Dobroshi
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]
in Un Certain Regard in 2012, Les Amoureux and Jeunesse sans Dieu at the Directors’ Fortnight in 1994 and 1996) and once at Berlin (La Nouvelle Eve in the Panorama in 1999), the director also had an excellent track record in France and abroad with Leaving [+see also:
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(2009).

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According to Cineuropa’s sources, for her new opus she will assemble a cast including Belgian actress Cécile de France (nominated three times for the César for Best Actress in 2007 and 2008, popular in The Kid with a Bike [+see also:
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interview: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
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]
, among others, and recently seen in cinemas in Chinese Puzzle [+see also:
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), Izia Higelin (winner of the 2013 César for Most Promising Actress for Mauvaise fille [+see also:
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and set to grace screens in the autumn in Samba), Noémie Lvovsky (nominated for the 2013 César for Best Actress for Camille Rewinds [+see also:
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and five times for the César for Best Supporting Actress, including in 2012 for House of Tolerance [+see also:
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interview: Adèle Haenel
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]
), Kevin Azaïs (a revelation at the recent Directors’ Fortnight in Love at First Fight [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Cailley
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]
) and Laetitia Dosch (La bataille de Solférino [+see also:
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).

Written by Catherine Corsini together with Laurette Polmanss, the story kicks off in Paris, in 1971. Delphine meets Carole. The former, a farmer’s daughter, has moved to the capital in order to become financially independent and dreams of heading up her own business, an inconceivable notion at that time. The latter, who is in a relationship with Alexandre, is gleefully experiencing the beginnings of the feminist rebellion. One of them is reserved, keeps herself to herself, but she knows that she likes other women. The other was completely unaware that she could experience an attraction like this. Their encounter throws their lives into turmoil – but their budding love affair will soon clash with reality.

Produced by Elisabeth Perez for Chaz Productions, La belle saison is co-produced by France 3 Cinéma, Belgian firm d'Artémis Productions and Solaire Production. Having been pre-purchased by Canal+ and OCS, the feature (which has benefitted from the CNC’s support fund for development) is also being backed by the Limousin region, ISF Cinema, and Sofica Indéfilms, Soficinéma and Cinémage. The eight-week shoot will take place in Limousin (Haute-Vienne and Creuse) and Paris from 22 July until 16 September. Distribution in France and international sales will be handled by Pyramide.

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(Translated from French)

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