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PRODUCTION France

Maud Alpi shooting Gorge Coeur Ventre

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- The director’s feature debut, produced by Mezzanine Films, will be distributed by Shellac

Maud Alpi shooting Gorge Coeur Ventre
Director Maud Alpi

Having turned heads with her short films, such as Courir (in competition at Clermont-Ferrand in 2012), Nice (selected in the Directors’ Fortnight in 2009) and Lucas sur terre (in competition at Clermont-Ferrand in 2008), Maud Alpi has been shooting her debut feature since 18 May, entitled Gorge Coeur Ventre [+see also:
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(lit. “Throat Heart Stomach”). The filmmaker has chosen to call on the services of non-professional actors, including topliner Virgile Hanrot.

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Written by the director together with Baptiste Boulba-Ghigna (a duo who already partnered up on the writing of Courir), the story of Gorge Coeur Ventre is summed up as follows: the animals arrive by night. They intuit. They resist. A young man leads them to their deaths before dawn. His dog discovers a terrifying world that seems certain never to end.

Produced by Mathieu Bompoint for Mezzanine Films, Gorge Coeur Ventre is co-produced by Shellac (which will be in charge of distribution in France), 1001 Productions, Aurora Films and Rhône-Alpes Cinéma. Backed by the CNC’s advance on receipts, the feature is also supported by the Paca (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) region. The 34-day shoot will take place in Isère (Grenoble), Savoy (Chambéry) and in Hautes-Alpes (Gap).

Mezzanine Films already has five feature films to its name: Free Hands [+see also:
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by Brigitte Sy (selected in the Berlinale Forum in 2011), Le paradis des bêtes [+see also:
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by Estelle Larrivaz (winner of the Audience Award at the Premiers Plans Festival in Angers in 2012), Lightning by Manuela Morgaine (presented at Rotterdam in 2013), The Good Life [+see also:
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interview: Jean Denizot
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by Jean Denizot (Europa Cinemas Label in the Venice Days in 2013) and Les Rois du monde [+see also:
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 by Laurent Laffargue (read the article – set to be released in France on 9 September, courtesy of Jour2Fête).

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(Translated from French)

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