03/10/2025 - Claire Pommet, Catherine Deneuve, Karin Viard, Stefan Crépon and Louis Peres all star in the cast of this feature-length movie steered by Karé Productions and Trésor Films, and sold by Playtime

Actresses Claire Pommet (© Emma Cortijo/Agences Artistiques) and Catherine Deneuve (© Sylvie Castioni/H&K/Agences Artistiques)

Léa Domenach has been shooting Peau d’homme, her second feature film after Bernadette [+see also:
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The cast stars Claire Pommet (nominated for the 2024 Best Newcomer Lumière for Spirit of Ecstasy [+see also:
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Written by the director and Clémence Dargent (following their collaboration on Bernadette) based on Hubert and Zanzim’s graphic novel of the same name, the story takes us back to 1480 or thereabouts. As Princess Blanche is getting ready to marry the handsome prince from the neighbouring kingdom, her father decides to marry her off to his vulgar army chief, Melchior. But then her godmother reveals she possesses a mysterious "skin" which, when worn, will turn Blanche into a man and will allow her to get to know her future husband incognito…

Peau d’homme is being produced by Antoine Rein and Fabrice Goldstein on behalf of Karé Productions, by Alain Attal for Trésor Films in co-production with France 3 Cinéma, and by Belgian firm Umedia. Pre-purchased by Disney+, HBO and France Télévisions, the feature film also enjoys support from the Occitanie region and from the SOFICA companies La Banque Postale Image, Cofimage, Cinéaxe and Palatine Étoile. The seven-week film shoot will unfold in Île-de-France and Occitanie until November, with Elin Kirschfink heading up photography. The film’s music will be composed by Pomme, Eddy de Pretto and Bryce Dessner.

World sales will be steered by Playtime and distribution in French cinemas by Diaphana.

(Translated from French)