16/10/2003 - Victoria Abril and Sylvie Testud together on the set of Jeanne Labrune’s new film: Cause Toujours, the last episode of the trilogy which started with Tomorrow’s another day. Jean-Pierre Darroussin also stars

Two actresses with strong temperaments are joining forces on the same set, for Jeanne Labrune’s new film Cause Toujours. The Spanish actress Victoria Abril and the French actress Sylvie Testud, along with Jean-Pierre Darroussin will star in the director’s sixth feature-length film, which she is also producing.

Cause Toujours is the last episode in the trilogy dedicated to the imagination, to the subtlety of language and chain reactions, and concludes the work started in Tomorrow’s another day and Special delivery . This time, an irritating moth in Victoria Abril’s kitchen will set off a series of events that centre around the themes of suspicion and trust. Pedro Almodovar’s protégé is joined in the cast by two French actors whose careers are constantly on the up, Sylvie Testud and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. After winning the Michel Simon prize in 2000 for Karnaval, Sylvie Testud, was awarded the César in 2001 for Murderous maids, and the Best Actress prize at the 2003 Karlovy Vary Festival for her performance in Fear and Trembling [+see also:
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After the financial reorganisation of Films Alain Sarde, the production company which made the director’s last two films, Jeanne Labrune is following the production of Cause toujours through her company Art Light Production. The production has a Euro 5,22 million budget, thanks to collaboration withFrance 2 Cinéma, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma and ARP Sélection. After shooting in Paris at the beginning of October, the production will move to Bourg-en-Bresse for nine more weeks.

(Translated from French)