Next week will see the final days of filming unfold on La Femme la plus riche du Monde, Thierry Klifa’s 6th feature film after I’ve Been Waiting So Long (865,000 admissions in France in 2004), Le héros de la famille [+lee también:
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Stand-out names in the cast of his latest opus include the legendary Isabelle Huppert (currently touring cinemas in My New Friends [+lee también:
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ficha de la película] and in the mini-series Class Act, and hitting cinemas on 18 September in Les barbares and on 30 October in Sarah Bernhardt), Marina Foïs (nominated for the Best Actress César in 2008, 2012, 2017 and 2018, and in the same category at the 2023 Goya Awards thanks to The Beasts [+lee también:
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Likewise in on the action are André Marcon (nominated for 2016’s Best Supporting Role César via Marguerite [+lee también:
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Very loosely based on the Bettencourt affair, and written by the director in league with Cédric Anger (nominated for 2015’s Best Adapted Screenplay César thanks to Next Time I’ll Aim for the Heart [+lee también:
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La Femme la plus riche du Monde is produced by Mathias Rubin on behalf of Récifilms, in co-production with Belgium’s Versus Productions. Pre-purchased by Netflix, the movie enjoys backing from the SOFICA companies Sofitvciné, Cinémage, Cinéaxe and Cofimage, as well as support from Wallimage and Screen.Brussels. Having kicked off on 17 June, the 22-day film shoot has been split equally between France and Belgium, with Belgian Hichame Alaouie heading up photography (awarded the Best Cinematography Lumière in 2021 for Summer of 85 [+lee también:
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