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Les Chansons d'amour begins lensing

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Shooting kicked off in Paris today on the fourth feature by Christophe Honoré, Les Chansons d'amour (lit. “Love Songs”), a romantic comedy and musical featuring Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier, Clothilde Hesme (Regular Lovers [+see also:
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) and Chiara Mastroianni.

Other cast members include director Brigitte Rouan (Housewarming), Jean-Marie Winling (A Comedy of Power [+see also:
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), Alice Butaud (Inside Paris [+see also:
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), Yannick Rénier (Private Property [+see also:
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), Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet (Strayed, Voleurs des Cheveaux [+see also:
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), Annabelle Hettmann and Esteban Carvajal.

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Scripted by the director, Les Chansons d'amour is about the destinies of David (Garrel), Alice (Hesme) and Julie (Sagnier). Directing duo Brigitte Rouan and Jean-Marie Winling play Julie’s parents, while Chiara Mastroianni and Alice Butaud star as her sisters.

Acclaimed in 2002 for his debut feature Seventeen Times Cécile Cassard and his script for Jean-Pierre Limosin’s Novo, Honoré sparked controversy in 2004 with Ma Mère [+see also:
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(Isabelle Huppert and Louis Garrel). However, he was back into critics’ and audiences’ good books with Inside Paris (Romain Duris and Garrel), which was presented at the 2006 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (see article May 26, 2006).

On Les Chansons d'amour, Honoré has joined forces once again with Rémy Chevrin, DoP on his debut feature, as well as composer Alex Beaupain, who wrote the score to Seventeen Times... and Inside Paris.

Other noteworthy achievements by the 36 year-old helmer include the co-scripting of Gaël Morel’s Après lui [+see also:
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(see news)

Produced by Paolo Branco (who produced Honoré’s past three titles) for Alma Films, Les Chansons d'amour received €400,000 in CNC advances on receipts.

The seven-week shoot will take place in the French capital and the film is set for an autumn 2007 release through Gémini Films, who are also handling international sales.

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(Translated from French)

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