After beginning on 16 January, filming on Hear Me Love (Joli Joli) by Diastème concluded on 27 February.  This is the director’s 5th feature film after, among others, French Blood [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Diastème
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intervista: Thomas Lilti
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Also in the cast are Laura Felpin (who will be in French cinemas in May in L’Esprit Coubertin), José Garcia (seen this past year in A Chef for Dali and Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Quentin Dupieux
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intervista: Jean-Christophe Meurisse
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intervista: Xavier Beauvois
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intervista: Manuel Alduy
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intervista: Virginie Verrier
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Written by Diastème (winner of the Best Screenplay award in 2019 at Venice Orizzonti for Back Home [+leggi anche:
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The music and the songs are created by Alex Beaupain (winner of the 2012 César award for Best Original Music for Love Songs [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Thomas de Thier
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Produced by Maxime Delauney, Romain Rousseau and Mathieu Ageron for Nolita, Hear Me Love is co-produced by Les Canards Sauvages, Hors Champs Productions, ICE and Ugo&Play. Pre-bought by OCS, Disney+ and TF1, the film also benefits from an advance on receipts from the CNC. The distribution in French cinemas will be handled by Haut et Court and the international sales (excluding SVOD and TV rights) by Ginger & Fed.