Last week saw Stéphane Brizé wrap filming on his 11th feature, A Good Little Soldier. For the record, the filmmaker has been selected twice in competition at Cannes (The Measure of a Man [+lee también:
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entrevista: Stéphane Brizé
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The cast of his new opus is led by Alba Rohrwacher (crowned Best Actress in Venice 2014 via Hungry Hearts [+lee también:
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The cast also stars Sharif Andoura (acclaimed for The Girl in the Snow [+lee también:
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Written by Stéphane Brizé, Coralie Amédéo and Olivier Gorce (nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay César in 2012 via Omar Killed Me [+lee también:
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Production is entrusted to Gaumont (which will also be steering distribution in France and managing world sales), with filming having unfolded in Paris and the Île-de-France region, headed up by director of photography Antoine Héberlé (nominated for the 2017 Cinematography Lumière via Une vie and Cannes’ 2013 Vulcain Prize thanks to Grigris [+lee también:
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