Sandra Hüller and Swann Arlaud are filming Anatomy of a Fall
- The German actress and the French actor are toplining Justine Triet’s latest movie, which is produced by Les Films Pelléas and Les Films de Pierre
As of 3 March, Justine Triet has been shooting Anatomy of a Fall [+see also:
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interview: Justine Triet
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interview: Justine Triet
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The director is reuniting with Germany’s Sandra Hüller, who’s leading the cast (and who previously starred in Sybil, won multiple awards for Toni Erdmann [+see also:
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Q&A: Maren Ade
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interview: Maria Schrader
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interview: Hubert Charuel
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Q&A: François Ozon
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interview: Claire Simon
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interview: Serge Bozon
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Written by the director and Arthur Harari (awarded this year’s Best Original Screenplay César for Onoda – 10,000 Nights in the Jungle [+see also:
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interview: Arthur Harari
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Anatomy of a Fall is produced by David Thion and Philippe Martin on behalf of Les Films Pelléas and by Marie-Ange Luciani for Les Films de Pierre, in co-production with France 2 Cinéma and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma. Pre-purchased by Canal+, Ciné+ and France 2, the feature film is also supported by the CNC via an advance on receipts, as well as by the Nouvelle Aquitaine region and the SOFICA companies Indéfilms, Cofinova, Cinémage, Cineventure and Cinecap. The nine-week film shoot will wrap on 13 May, with Simon Beaufils (nominated for last year’s César in his speciality, thanks to My Donkey, My Lover and I [+see also:
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For the record, Les Films Pelléas are overseeing post-production on One Fine Morning [+see also:
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interview: Christophe Honoré
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Films de Pierre, meanwhile, who recently co-produced The Line [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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