27/06/2013 - The shooting of Jalil Lespert’s film begins tomorrow with Pierre Niney in the role of the famous designer and Guillaume Gallienne as Pierre Bergé

After already receiving a lot of attention in the press due to its competition with a similar project by Bertrand Bonello (managed by Mandarin and EuropaCorp and postponed until the autumn for now), the filming of the biopic Yves Saint Laurent by Jalil Lespert, handled by WY Productions, begins tomorrow in Paris. Rising star Pierre Niney (photo – nominated for the 2012 and 2013 Césars for Best Male Newcomer in J’aime regarder les filles [+see also:
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Written by the director (for whom this will be the 3rd feature film after 24 mesures [+see also:
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Produced by Wassim Béji and Yannick Bolloré for WY Productions, Yves Saint Laurent which has been pre-purchased by Canal+, will benefit from sets designed by Aline Bonetto (nominated for an Oscar in 2002 and 2005 for The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain [+see also:
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(Translated from French)