11/02/2013 - Shooting of Marc Fitoussi’s film begins today, with Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Pio Marmaï, Michael Nyqvist and Marina Foïs also in the cast

According to our information, Marc Fitoussi will today begin the filming of Paris Follies (La ritournelle), his fourth feature film after La vie d’artiste [+see also:
trailer
film profile] (2007), Copacabana [+see also:
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trailer
film profile] (discovered in the Critics' Week in Cannes 2010) and Pauline, détective [+see also:
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interview: Guillaume Nicloux
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interview: Robert Guédiguian
interview: Robert Guédiguian
film profile], currently in theatres in Rendez-vous à Kiruna [+see also:
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film profile]), rising star Pio Marmaï (César nominee for Best Newcomer in 2009 and 2011, widely appreciated last May in Cannes in Alyah [+see also:
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trailer
film profile]), Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist (the Mikael Blomkvist from the Millénium [+see also:
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interview: Niels Arden Oplev
interview: Søren Stærmose
film profile] trilogy), Marina Foïs (César nominee 2012 for Best Actress in Poliss [+see also:
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interview: Maïwenn
film profile]) and Audrey Dana (César nominee 2010 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Welcome [+see also:
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trailer
making of
interview: Philippe Lioret
film profile]).

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Written by the director in collaboration with Sylvie Dauvillier, the screenplay is centered around a couple of breeders from the Vexin region, 50 years old and very alert, who find themselves face-to-face, locked into an increasingly oppressive routine after their children leave home. As a symptom of this malaise, eczema starts to spread on Brigitte’s throat. One day, a party held by young Parisians in the house next door accelerates the latent crisis...

Produced by Caroline Bonmarchand for Avenue B Productions (which already handled Copacabana), Paris Follies benefits from a France 2 Cinéma co-production, a pre-purchase by OCS (Orange Cinéma Séries) and backing from the Ile-de-France and Haute-Normandie regions. 48 days of filming are scheduled. French distribution and international sales will be handled by SND.

(Translated from French)