12/04/2023 - Izïa Higelin heads the cast of the adaptation of Camille Jourdy’s graphic novel, handled by Karé Productions and sold by Indie Sales

Since 13 March, Blandine Lenoir has been filming Juliette In Spring, her 4th feature film following Zouzou [+see also:
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Heading the cast is Izïa Higelin (winner of the Most Promising Actress César award in 2013 for Mauvaise fille [+see also:
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Written by the director, together with Maud Ameline (nominated for the 2013 César and the 2018 Lumière awards for Best Screenplay for Camille Rewinds [+see also:
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Produced by Antoine Rein and Fabrice Goldstein for Karé Productions, Juliette In Spring is co-produced by France 3 Cinéma and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma. Pre-bought by Canal+, Ciné+ and France Télévisions, the feature film is also supported by the Cinéventure, Cofimage, La Banque Postale Image, Palatine Étoile and Cinéaxe Soficas. Filming will wrap on 29 April and take place entirely in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (five weeks in Ain and two Lyon) with  Brice Pancot (Magnetic Beats [+see also:
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For the record, Karé Productions currently has in post-production Bernadette [+see also:
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(Translated from French)