27/09/2024 - Lena Garrel, Louiza Aura and Emmanuelle Béart lead the cast of the French director’s second feature, produced by Les Films de la Capitaine and La Féline Films, and sold by Celluloïd Dreams

Actresses Lena Garrel, Louiza Aura and Emmanuelle Béart

Revealed in Locarno’s Cinéastes du Présent competition in 2016 by way of Daydreams [+see also:
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Joining them in the cast are Emmanuelle Béart (nominated for the Best Actress César five times between 1990 and 2001, and at her absolute best in recent times in The Passengers of the Night [+see also:
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interview: Ludovic Bergery
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interview: Jean-Christophe Meurisse
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interview: Souheila Yacoub
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Written by the director (based on her own story) in league with Jihane Chouaib (The Beast in the Jungle [+see also:
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interview: Pietro Marcello
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Les immortelles is produced by Laurine Pelassy on behalf of Les Films de la Capitaine and by Eduardo Sosa Soria for La Féline Films, in co-production with Les Films de Force Majeure, Srab Films and Canadian firm Possibles Media. Notably supported by the Sud and Normandy regions, as well as the Alpes Maritimes department, the City of Nice, SACEM, CICLIC (for the film’s writing), Quebec’s SODEC and Téléfilm Canada, the feature film will continue shooting until 23 October, with Vincent Biron heading up photography. Music in the movie will be composed by Calypso Valois and Yoa, while international sales are steered by Celluloïd Dreams and French distribution by New Story.

For the record, Les Films de la Capitaine and La Féline Films are currently overseeing post-production on Une fille au-dessus de tout by Jean-Luc Gaget (read our article).

(Translated from French)