László Nemes shooting Moulin
- Gilles Lellouche and Lars Eidinger lead the cast of the Hungarian filmmaker’s first French-language feature, produced by Pitchipoï Productions and Montmartre Films
"What does it mean to resist? How do you fight for your values to the point you’d die for them?" This is the premise of László Nemes’ movie Moulin (French title: Jean Moulin), which commenced filming on Monday 15 September. This is the Hungarian director’s 4th feature film (and his first in the French language) after Son of Saul [+see also:
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Q&A: László Nemes
interview: László Rajk
film profile] (awarded Cannes’ Grand Prize in 2015, as well as the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2016), Sunset [+see also:
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interview: László Nemes
film profile] (selected in competition in Venice 2018 where it claimed the FIPRESCI Prize) and Orphan [+see also:
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interview: László Nemes
film profile] (also unveiled in competition in Venice, this year, and Hungary’s candidate for the next Best International Film Oscar).
The cast is led by the dazzling Gilles Lellouche (nominated for the Best Actor César in 2019 and 2022, and in the Best Supporting Role category in 2011 and 2018, recently seen in And Their Children After Them [+see also:
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film profile], and hitting French cinemas on 15 October in Dog 51 [+see also:
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film profile] and next year in La Vénus électrique and Bazaar) and German talent Lars Eidinger (nominated for the European Film Award and for the German Lola for Best Actor via Dying [+see also:
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interview: Matthias Glasner
interview: Red Carpet @ European Film …
film profile], and seen this year in The Light [+see also:
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Written by Olivier Demangel (of Atlantics [+see also:
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interview: Mati Diop
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film profile], Dog 51, the series Class Act and Kabul [+see also:
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series profile]), the story follows in the wake of Jean Moulin (Gilles Lellouche), who is parachuted into occupied France in order to unify the Resistance networks, under the aegis of General de Gaulle. Despite his best efforts to remain in the shadows, Moulin is betrayed and then delivered to the Gestapo in Lyon, headed up by the merciless Klaus Barbie (Lars Eidinger). He suffers relentless torture, but doesn’t give in. His silent determination helps to galvanise Resistance forces and to bring about a new fighting spirit and thirst for freedom in France…
Moulin is being produced by Alain Goldman on behalf of Pitchipoï Productions and Montmartre Films, in co-production with TF1 Films Productions. Pre-purchased by Disney+ and HBO Max, the feature film will be distributed in France by Studio TF1 and is sold worldwide by US firm 193 Legendary. The director is reuniting with his usual partner in crime Mátyás Erdély for the film’s photography.
For the record, Pitchipoï Productions recently oversaw production on Valérie Donzelli’s At Work [+see also:
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interview: Valérie Donzelli
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(Translated from French)
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