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For his tenth Cannes feature premiere, Arnaud Desplechin chose to present a docu-fictional love letter to cinema. Two years after Brother and Sister was in Competition, Spectateurs (or Filmlovers!) is one of the festival’s Special Screenings, an effervescent walk down memory lane with a director who has helped shape contemporary French cinema for the better. It’s not hard for a Frenchman to be a cinephile––almost everyone is trained in film knowledge, either formally or informally, as part of their cultural upbringing. But Filmlovers! manages to set itself apart from all the other meta-documentaries or essays about how cinema made their director the person they are today. Instead it is both an honest and highly poetic feature that quite naturally absorbs film and literary references to address the structural role cinema has played for both Desplechin himself and our way of viewing the world.
Filmlovers! is narrated by Paul Dédalus,...
Filmlovers! is narrated by Paul Dédalus,...
- 5/26/2024
- by Savina Petkova
- The Film Stage
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Movies are hot, according to Marshall McLuhan, who wasn’t paying them a compliment but placing them within his theory of hot and cool media. He was referring to the sensory richness that makes movies such a captivating and complete experience that they require little active participation from the audience. Just sit in the dark and let the magic wash over you. Arnaud Desplechin doesn’t disagree about the magic, but he puts a different slant on things in the docufiction Filmlovers! (Spectateurs!), whose focus is the moviegoer as an essential part of the equation.
Abounding in movie love, the director’s first feature since Brother and Sister cites more than 50 films in its eloquent onrush of clips and philosophizing and memory. But, in a departure from most such cinema essays, there’s no auteur namechecking (or onscreen titles ID’ing clips); it’s not those 50 films’ making-of or even their makers that matter here,...
Abounding in movie love, the director’s first feature since Brother and Sister cites more than 50 films in its eloquent onrush of clips and philosophizing and memory. But, in a departure from most such cinema essays, there’s no auteur namechecking (or onscreen titles ID’ing clips); it’s not those 50 films’ making-of or even their makers that matter here,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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When it was announced Arnaud Desplechin’s next feature Spectateurs! (titled the less-appealing Filmlovers! in English) would be a) a docu-fiction hybrid; b) about cinema and, in particular moviegoing; c) a continuation of the Paul Dédalus saga that’s starred Mathieu Amalric as the director’s analogue-of-sorts in 1996’s My Sex Life… or How I Got Into an Argument and 2015’s My Golden Days, there was room for curiosity and confusion alike. Desplechin’s track record would, I think, sustain the former well enough, while that noted combination engendered the latter in spades.
Seeing Spectateurs! certainly answered questions as to how Desplechin would put these components in concert––it’s my favorite film of his in years, said as a great fan of the later, increasingly hard-to-find output. But the why of it only grew more mysterious: it’s about Paul Dédalus but is as much Desplechin playing him as Amalric,...
Seeing Spectateurs! certainly answered questions as to how Desplechin would put these components in concert––it’s my favorite film of his in years, said as a great fan of the later, increasingly hard-to-find output. But the why of it only grew more mysterious: it’s about Paul Dédalus but is as much Desplechin playing him as Amalric,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
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**Editor’s Note: This episode of Scene 2 Seen was taped before the July 14th start of the actor’s strike.
Hello and Welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast I am your host Valerie Complex, Associate Editor at Deadline Hollywood. In this episode, I chat with French actor and screenwriter Salif Cissé.
Cissé began his acting and screenwriting career while still in high school, where he discovered his passion for the stage. He attended local conservatories before being admitted to the prestigious Conservatoire Nationale Supérieure d’Art Dramatique de Paris (National Academy of Dramatic Arts) in 2017.
During that time, he staged his first project, High Sign (Lewis John Carlino) at the Cartes Blanches Festival. From there he went on to be cast in 2019 by Guillaume Brac in his film, All Hands on Deck. Salif starred in his own original mini-series, Couronnes (Crowns), directed by Julien Carpentier and produced by Golden Network.
Hello and Welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast I am your host Valerie Complex, Associate Editor at Deadline Hollywood. In this episode, I chat with French actor and screenwriter Salif Cissé.
Cissé began his acting and screenwriting career while still in high school, where he discovered his passion for the stage. He attended local conservatories before being admitted to the prestigious Conservatoire Nationale Supérieure d’Art Dramatique de Paris (National Academy of Dramatic Arts) in 2017.
During that time, he staged his first project, High Sign (Lewis John Carlino) at the Cartes Blanches Festival. From there he went on to be cast in 2019 by Guillaume Brac in his film, All Hands on Deck. Salif starred in his own original mini-series, Couronnes (Crowns), directed by Julien Carpentier and produced by Golden Network.
- 7/29/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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Brussels-based sales company Be For Films has closed a raft of pre-sales on Julien Carpentier’s feature debut “La vie de ma mère,” a mother-and-son dramedy, starring Agnès Jaoui and William Lebghil.
Now in post, the heartwarming film follows Julien, a successful 33-year-old florist whose life is turned upside down when his mother Judith, whom he hasn’t seen for two years, reappears. Mercurial and extravagant, she suffers from bipolar disorder and has recently escaped from a clinic. Pierre has only one idea in mind: Send her back as quickly as possible so his life can get back on track. But nothing happens as he hoped for. Their unexpected reunion, as funny and explosive as it is heart-wrenching, will transform Pierre and Judith forever. Alison Wheeler and Salif Cissé complete the cast. Kmbo will distribute the film in France.
“La vie de ma mere” is produced by Silex Films, the banner behind “Rose,...
Now in post, the heartwarming film follows Julien, a successful 33-year-old florist whose life is turned upside down when his mother Judith, whom he hasn’t seen for two years, reappears. Mercurial and extravagant, she suffers from bipolar disorder and has recently escaped from a clinic. Pierre has only one idea in mind: Send her back as quickly as possible so his life can get back on track. But nothing happens as he hoped for. Their unexpected reunion, as funny and explosive as it is heart-wrenching, will transform Pierre and Judith forever. Alison Wheeler and Salif Cissé complete the cast. Kmbo will distribute the film in France.
“La vie de ma mere” is produced by Silex Films, the banner behind “Rose,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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Only six months after its 2021 edition, Series Mania will be back with a sprawling selection, including the world premieres of Michael Hirst’s “Billy The Kid” (pictured), the Israeli series “Fire Dance” and rap-music-themed French show “Le monde de demain.”
Underscoring the large presence of streamers within the roster, Series Mania will kick off with Netflix’s “Standing Up,” a new comedy series from “Call My Agent” creator and showrunner Fanny Herrero; while Disney Plus’ “Oussekine,” about a tragic case of police brutality in France, will close the festival.
The lineup boasts 58 series spanning from 21 countries. These were chosen from 331 series. The international jury, whose president will be announced later, will comprise of German actor Christian Berkel (“Downfall”), Franco-Belgian actor Cécile de France, Israeli actor Shira Haas (“The Unorthodox”), Turkish creator and director Berkun Oya (“Bir Baskadir”) and French singer-songwriter and model Yseult.
This year’s guests of honor are Michael Hirst,...
Underscoring the large presence of streamers within the roster, Series Mania will kick off with Netflix’s “Standing Up,” a new comedy series from “Call My Agent” creator and showrunner Fanny Herrero; while Disney Plus’ “Oussekine,” about a tragic case of police brutality in France, will close the festival.
The lineup boasts 58 series spanning from 21 countries. These were chosen from 331 series. The international jury, whose president will be announced later, will comprise of German actor Christian Berkel (“Downfall”), Franco-Belgian actor Cécile de France, Israeli actor Shira Haas (“The Unorthodox”), Turkish creator and director Berkun Oya (“Bir Baskadir”) and French singer-songwriter and model Yseult.
This year’s guests of honor are Michael Hirst,...
- 2/17/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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A romantic surprise has unexpected consequences in a gentle comedy channelling Éric Rohmer crossed with Carry on Camping
Here is a terrifically fresh, funny and gentle film from director and co-writer Guillaume Brac, which takes quite seriously something that’s always getting dismissed or patronised in pop culture: the holiday romance. The French title is À L’Abordage!, more properly translated as “Attack!” and the film is about seizing the day, going on the offensive and fortune favouring the bold.
Newcomer Eric Nantchouang plays Félix, an easygoing young guy in Paris with a naturally smiley open face; he has a moment with Alma (Asma Messaoudene) and when she says she’s going on holiday with her parents and sister in the beautiful valley of Die in south-eastern France, Félix secretly resolves to go there himself and give her what he is confident will be a wonderful romantic surprise. But he...
Here is a terrifically fresh, funny and gentle film from director and co-writer Guillaume Brac, which takes quite seriously something that’s always getting dismissed or patronised in pop culture: the holiday romance. The French title is À L’Abordage!, more properly translated as “Attack!” and the film is about seizing the day, going on the offensive and fortune favouring the bold.
Newcomer Eric Nantchouang plays Félix, an easygoing young guy in Paris with a naturally smiley open face; he has a moment with Alma (Asma Messaoudene) and when she says she’s going on holiday with her parents and sister in the beautiful valley of Die in south-eastern France, Félix secretly resolves to go there himself and give her what he is confident will be a wonderful romantic surprise. But he...
- 8/4/2021
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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The American Film Institute has unveiled its lineup of 124 films, adding notable titles including the documentaries “Belushi,” “Citizen Penn” and “Hopper/Welles” and the Albert and Allen Hughes thriller “Dead Presidents.”
AFI Fest, which is going virtual this year without the usual glitzy Hollywood premieres at the Tcl Chinese Theatre, had announced previously that Rachel Brosnahan’s crime drama “I’m Your Woman” had been selected as its opening night title on Oct. 15. The festival also announced last month that it would close Oct. 22 with “My Psychedelic Love Story,” and host the world premieres of Kelly Oxford’s “Pink Skies Ahead” and Angel Kristi Williams’ “Really Love,” in addition to special presentations of Florian Zeller’s “The Father,” Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer’s “Fireball” and Mira Nair’s “A Suitable Boy.”
“Belushi” is directed by R.J. Cutler and features interviews with John Belushi, Jim Belushi, Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Dan Aykroyd and Penny Marshall.
AFI Fest, which is going virtual this year without the usual glitzy Hollywood premieres at the Tcl Chinese Theatre, had announced previously that Rachel Brosnahan’s crime drama “I’m Your Woman” had been selected as its opening night title on Oct. 15. The festival also announced last month that it would close Oct. 22 with “My Psychedelic Love Story,” and host the world premieres of Kelly Oxford’s “Pink Skies Ahead” and Angel Kristi Williams’ “Really Love,” in addition to special presentations of Florian Zeller’s “The Father,” Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer’s “Fireball” and Mira Nair’s “A Suitable Boy.”
“Belushi” is directed by R.J. Cutler and features interviews with John Belushi, Jim Belushi, Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Dan Aykroyd and Penny Marshall.
- 10/6/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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The American Film Institute (AFI) has today announced the full lineup of this year’s AFI Fest, including the World Cinema, New Auteurs, and Documentary sections. These titles, including buzzy festival features like “I Carry You with Me,” “Shadow in the Cloud,” “Jumbo,” “Farewell Amor,” “Wander Darkly,” “Tragic Jungle,” “Sound of Metal,” “Wolfwalkers,” “New Order,” and “Hopper/Welles,” join previously announced films, including Julia Hart’s “I’m Your Woman,” which will open the festival, and Errol Morris’ “My Psychedelic Love Story,” which will close it.
This year’s complete AFI Fest program includes 124 titles of which 53 percent are directed by women, 39 percent are directed by Bipoc, and 17 percent are directed by Lbgtq+.
“AFI Fest is committed to supporting diverse perspectives and new voices in cinema and this year is no different,” said Sarah Harris, Director of Programming, AFI Festivals, in an official statement. “While we wish we were able to be together in Hollywood,...
This year’s complete AFI Fest program includes 124 titles of which 53 percent are directed by women, 39 percent are directed by Bipoc, and 17 percent are directed by Lbgtq+.
“AFI Fest is committed to supporting diverse perspectives and new voices in cinema and this year is no different,” said Sarah Harris, Director of Programming, AFI Festivals, in an official statement. “While we wish we were able to be together in Hollywood,...
- 10/6/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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Guillaume Brac’s film walks away with the Grand Prize at the 34th edition of the Normandy festival dedicated to romantic cinema, the first public event to be held post Covid-19. The first public film gathering to be held in France since the end of nationwide lockdown, the 34th Cabourg Film Festival, Journées Romantiques will close tomorrow in the Norman city after three days of screenings in Normandy and Ciné Plage cinemas. The various juries, meanwhile, have already delivered their verdicts, with the panel in charge of the feature film competition, presided over by actor Benoît Magimel, awarding the 2020 Grand Prize to the hugely entertaining, intelligent and refreshing À l’abordage by Guillaume Brac. Unveiled in the Berlinale’s Panorama line-up, chiefly starring Éric Nantchouang, Salif Cissé, Édouard Sulpice and Asma Messaoudene, and co-written by the director in league with Catherine Paillé, the film tells of the impromptu holiday and pie-in-the-sky love.
The director’s new fiction film will have its world premiere in the Panorama section of the German festival. A Geko Films production sold by Jour2Fête. Revealed with the mid-length feature A World Without Women in 2011, followed by Tonnerre (a fiction feature debut unveiled in competition in Locarno in 2013 and nominated for the Louis Delluc prize for Best First Film in 2014), July Tales (out of competition in Locarno in 2017) and the documentary Treasure Island (in competition in Karlovy Vary in 2018), eclectic director Guillaume Brac returns with À l’abordage, a fiction film to be unveiled in the Panorama section of the 70th Berlinale (20 February - 1 March). A new work which saw the director cast young actors from the 2020 class of the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Paris, more specifically Éric Nantchouang, Salif Cissé, Édouard Sulpice, Asma Messaoudene and Ana Blagojevič. Written by the...
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