SMS: problem after problem for Guillaume de Tonquedec
- Gabriel Julien-Laferrière is back five years after the success of Neuilly sa mère!. Also hitting screens are Clouds of Sils Maria and Love at First Fight
Gabriel Julien-Laferrière – the director of the summer 2009 surprise smash hit, his feature debut Neuilly sa mère! [+see also:
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Produced by Alain Attal for Les Productions du Trésor and sold abroad by Films Distribution, the comedy boasts a cast including Guillaume de Tonquedec (winner of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2013 for Le prénom [+see also:
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interview: Mario Fanfani
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interview: François Ozon
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Also hitting screens this Wednesday are two feature films that were very popular at Cannes: the competition entry Clouds of Sils Maria [+see also:
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interview: Charles Gillibert
interview: Olivier Assayas
film profile] by Olivier Assayas (a Franco-Swiss-German co-production starring Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart – distribution by Les Films du Losange) and Love at First Fight [+see also:
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interview: Thomas Cailley
film profile] by Thomas Cailley (a feature debut that was a real revelation at the Directors’ Fortnight – starring Adèle Haenel and Kevin Azaïs in the leads - Haut et Court Distribution). Lastly of note is another French feature debut: Des lendemains qui chantent [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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