20/09/2016 - Céline Sallette, Pierre Deladonchamps, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet and Michel Fau are among the cast of this ARP Sélection production

The end is in sight for the shoot of André Téchiné’s 22nd feature film, Nos années folles [+see also:
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The cast of Nos années folles includes Pierre Deladonchamps (César Award for Most Promising Actor in 2014 for Stranger by the Lake [+see also:
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interview: Philippe Lioret
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interview: Adèle Haenel
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interview: Jacques Audiard
interview: Jacques Audiard
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interview: Xavier Giannoli
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Written by André Téchiné and Cédric Anger (nominated for the César Award for Best Adaptation in 2015 for Next Time I’ll Aim for the Heart [+see also:
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Produced by Laurent Pétin and Michèle Halberstadt for ARP Sélection, Nos années folles has a budget of €6.5 million, including a pre-purchase by Canal+ and the support of the CNC’s advance on receipts. The shoot, which kicked off on 22 August and will wrap on 15 October, is taking place in Paris and the Paris region, with Julien Hirsch serving as DoP (winner of the César Award in his category for Lady Chatterley [+see also:
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(Translated from French)