Filming on Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar’s Divertimento [+lee también:
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The cast stars Oulaya Amamra (who won the Best New Hope César and the Lumières Revelation award in 2017 for Divines [+lee también:
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entrevista: Romain Gavras
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entrevista: Souheila Yacoub
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entrevista: André Téchiné
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Written by the director and Clara Bourreau (Fidelio: Alice’s Journey [+lee también:
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Divertimento is produced by Olivier Gastinel on behalf of Estello Films (who are embarking on their first feature film experience) and by Marc-Benoît Créancier for Easy Tiger, in co-production with France 2 Cinéma. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film further enjoys the support of the SOFICA companies La Banque Postale, Cofimage and Palatine Étoile. Divertimento was shot exclusively in the Île-de-France region, with Naomi Amarger at the wheel of photography. Distribution in France and international sales will both be managed by Le Pacte.

For the record, Easy Tiger is also overseeing post-production on L'Homme debout by Florence Vignon.