28/11/2013 - Dazzling opening for Guillaume Gallienne’s first feature that attracted 717,000 spectators during its first week in theatres

Me Myself and Mum by Guillaume Gallienne

Expectations were met. The revelation of the last Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes, Guillaume Gallienne’s first feature, the hilarious and intelligent comedy Me Myself and Mum [+see also:
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In a French market obviously energized by the American-British coproduction Gravity [+see also:
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making of
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film profile] by Albert Dupontel (1.86 million spectators in 6 weeks - Wild Bunch Distribution), Quai d'Orsay [+see also:
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film profile] by Bertrand Tavernier (713,000 admissions in 3 weeks - Pathé) and Turning Tide [+see also:
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interview: Jean Cottin
film profile] by Christophe Offenstein (596,000 spectators in 3 weeks - Gaumont). It is also worth mentioning the long term career of the documentary Sur le chemin de l'école [+see also:
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film profile] by Pascal Plisson (766,000 admissions in 8 weeks - distribution Walt Disney France) and the Palme d'Or from Cannes Blue is the Warmest Colour [+see also:
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interview: Abdellatif Kechiche
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(Translated from French)