EXCLUSIVE: Filming imminent on Louise Hémon’s L’engloutie
- Galatea Bellugi, Matthieu Lucci, Samuel Kircher and Sharif Andoura star in the cast of the French director’s first feature film, produced by Take Shelter and sold by Kinology
12 January will see the first clapperboard slam on Louise Hémon’s debut feature film, L’engloutie, in the Hautes-Alpes region. Stand-out names in the cast include Galatea Bellugi (nominated for the Best New Hope César and the Acting Revelation Lumière in 2019, courtesy of The Apparition [+see also:
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interview: Laurent Cantet
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interview: Catherine Breillat
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interview: Stéphane Brizé
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film profile], and touring cinemas this year in Le système Victoria).
Written by the director alongside Anaïs Tellenne (The Dreamer [+see also:
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L’engloutie is produced by Margaux Juvénal and Alexis Genauzeau on behalf of Take Shelter, in co-production with Arte France Cinéma. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film also enjoys support in the form of an advance on receipts from the CNC, as well as backing from the Sud Paca region, the SOFICA companies Indéfilms and Cinéaxe, and the Gan Film Foundation. The 38-day film shoot will unfold exclusively in Tournage, located in the Hautes-Alpes, with Marine Atlan (The Rapture [+see also:
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interview: Monia Chokri
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For the record, Take Shelter have previously put forward three first feature films - Banel & Adama [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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