04/07/2025 - Vanessa Paradis, Filippo Scotti, Fronza Woods and Mélissa Boros star in the new film by Yann Gonzalez, produced by Pan Cinéma and sold by Kinology

Actress Vanessa Paradis (© Georges Biard) and actor Filippo Scotti (© A. Avezzù/Biennale di Venezia)

On 11 July, the shooting of J’oublierai ton nom, the 3rd feature film by Yann Gonzalez after two films unveiled in Cannes – You and the Night [+see also:
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interview: Nicolas Maury
interview: Yann Gonzalez
film profile] (in competition in 2018 and winner of the Jean Vigo Prize that same year) – will conclude.

The cast includes Vanessa Paradis (nominated for the 2000 César for Best Actress for The Girl on the Bridge, also a stand-out in Knife + Heart or more recently in Out of Control [+see also:
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interview: Paolo Sorrentino
film profile], appreciated this year in American Backyard [+see also:
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interview: Pupi Avati
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interview: Francesco Sossai
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Written by the director in collaboration with Caroline Deruas Peano and Cristiano Mangione, the script centres on Irène, who lives in a small mountain village. By day, she’s a teacher. By night, she crosses a border and seduces sad men she will never see again. But when she meets Terence, a young man on the run, Irène falls madly in love. She doesn’t know yet that this passion will take her to the confines of a fantastic and disturbing world…

J’oublierai ton nom is produced by Thomas Jacquey for Pan Cinéma, and co-produced by Arte France Cinéma, Venin Films and Swiss outfit Garidi Films. Pre-bought by Ciné+ OCS, Arte and TF1, the feature also benefits from support from the Grand Est region, the Vosges department and Sofica Cinémage, Cinéaxe and Cinéventure. The six weeks of shooting, starting on 2 June, took place in the Vosges, in Île-de-France and in the Valais region of Switzerland. International sales are handled by Kinology and Pan Distribution is in charge of the French cinema release.

(Translated from French)