PRODUCTION / FUNDING France / Switzerland
Laetitia Dosch and Pierre Deladonchamps set to star in Little Lesson of Love
- The two actors lead the cast of Ève Deboise’s second feature film, a Blue Monday production sold by Be For Films, which is set to be shot from January
The first clapperboard will slam on 2 January for Little Lesson of Love [+see also:
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Together once more at the head of the cast are Laetitia Dosch (the winner of the 2018 Lumières award for Best New Actress, and nominated that same year for the Best New Hope César, courtesy of Montparnasse Bienvenue [+see also:
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film profile], Gaspard At The Wedding [+see also:
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interview: Antony Cordier
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interview: Guillaume Senez
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interview: Alain Guiraudie
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Q&A: Christophe Honoré
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interview: Bettina Oberli
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Written by the director (who played a part in the writing of Rithy Panh’s Rice People and One Evening After the War, and Maria de Medeiros’ April Captains, to name a few), the story revolves around a young woman who takes shelter in a cafe to escape a downpour, finding some forgotten maths exam papers and a troubling love letter…
Little Lesson of Love is produced by Nathalie Mesuret on behalf of Blue Monday Productions and will be co-produced by Swiss group P.S. Productions. Pre-purchased by Ciné+, the feature film will also enjoy the support of the Ile-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions, the SOFICA company Cofinova, RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) and Cinéforom. The picture has also received development aid from the CNC, as well as a rewriting subsidy from the Lower Normandy region. The 30-day film shoot will unfold between 2 January and 14 February, in Paris and Lyon, with Lazare Pedron in charge of cinematography. French distribution will be managed by KMBO, while international sales will be led by Belgian outfit Be For Films.
For the record, Blue Monday Productions recently produced Jeune femme by Léonor Serraille (Golden Camera winner at Cannes Film Festival 2017), Lola Pater [+see also:
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interview: Véro Cratzborn
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interview: Anamaria Vartolomei
interview: Christophe Blanc
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(Translated from French)
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