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Bonnell to start shooting La Dame de Trèfle

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Shooting gets underway on Monday in the Paris area on Jérôme Bonnell’s La Dame de Trèfle (“The Queen of Clubs”). This is the director’s fourth feature after Olga’s Chignon (2002), Pale Eyes [+see also:
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(Jean Vigo Award 2005 - see Focus) and Waiting for Someone [+see also:
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(2007).

The film stars Malik Zidi (four nominations since 2001 for the Best Male Newcomer Cesar and winner in 2007 for Poison Friends) and two actors who appeared in Bonnell’s latest film: Florence Loiret-Caille (Let It Rain [+see also:
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) and Jean-Pierre Darroussin (who won acclaim at this year’s Cannes Festival in Grown Ups [+see also:
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and Le Voyage aux Pyrénées [+see also:
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). The cast also includes Marc Barbé (La Vie en Rose [+see also:
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) and the director’s usual collaborators Nathalie Boutefeu, Marc Citti and Judith Rémy.

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Written by 31-year-old Bonnell, the film centres on Aurélien (Zidi) who lives with his sister Argine (Loiret-Caille) in a strange cohabitation that they both accept. By day, Aurélien is a florist whereas by night, he hides stolen metal, an illegal activity orchestrated by Simon (Darroussin). But a chain of events drives Aurélien to commit an irreparable deed.

Produced by Laurent Lavolé and Isabelle Pragier for Gloria Films, La Dame de Trèfle has a budget of €2.52m. This includes co-production support from Octave Films, a €500,000 advance on receipts from the National Film Centre (CNC), €378,000 from the Ile-de-France region and pre-sales from Canal + and Ciné Cinéma.

Shooting is scheduled to last 35 days. Le Pacte will handle domestic distribution and international sales.

Gloria Films – who have previously produced Gaël Morel’s After Him [+see also:
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and Faouzi Bensaïdi’s What a Wonderful World [+see also:
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– will see the release on December 17 of their production Le Chant des mariées [+see also:
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(“The Song of the Brides”) by Karin Albou (who was discovered in Cannes Critics’ Week 2005 with Little Jerusalem).

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(Translated from French)

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