Redoubtable: Michel Hazanavicius takes on a legend
- Louis Garrel, Stacy Martin, Bérénice Bejo, Micha Lescot and Grégory Gadebois are among the cast of this Les Compagnons du Cinéma production
From 25 July-31 September, Oscar-winning filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius will be shooting Redoubtable [+see also:
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The cast includes Louis Garrel (nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2015 and 2016 for Saint Laurent [+see also:
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interview: Rebecca Zlotowski
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interview: Louise Vesth
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interview: Joachim Lafosse
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Written by Michel Hazanavicius, and based on the novel Un an après by Anne Wiazemsky, the screenplay kicks off in Paris, in 1967. Jean-Luc Godard, the leading filmmaker of his generation, is shooting La Chinoise with the woman he loves, Anne Wiazemsky, 20 years his junior. They are happy, attractive and in love. They marry. But the film’s reception unleashes a profound self-examination in Jean-Luc. The events of May 1968 will amplify this process and the crisis that shakes the filmmaker. Deep-rooted conflicts and misunderstandings will change him irrevocably. His relationship with the world, but especially with himself, becomes ever more contentious, radical and stern. Sure, Jean-Luc wants revolution, but he is, above all, destructive, and this often leads to disconnects with reality that create violent and comical situations. But this man is intelligent and pugnacious, and he will pursue his choices and his beliefs to breaking point...
Produced by Les Compagnons du Cinéma (a new outfit founded and managed by Florence Gastaud, Michel Hazanavicius and Riad Sattouf), Redoubtable is benefiting from a co-production by France 3 Cinéma, and pre-purchases by Canal+ and Ciné+. Negotiations to secure French distribution are at a very advanced stage, while the international sales are being handled by Wild Bunch.
(Translated from French)
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