As of mid-February, David Oelhoffen has been shooting Les Derniers Hommes, his 4th feature film after Nos retrouvailles [+leggi anche:
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intervista: David Oelhoffen
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Leading the cast, we find Italy’s Guido Caprino (nominated for 2020’s International Emmy Award for Best Actor, courtesy of the series 1994, and similarly well-received in The Guest Room [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Stefano Sardo
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intervista: Małgorzata Szumowska e Mic…
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Q&A: Marco Martins
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intervista: Rebecca Zlotowski
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Adapted by Jacques Perrin, writer Laurent Gaudé and the late Jean Vautrin, alongside Christophe Cheysson, Éric Deroo and David Oelhoffen (nominated for 2016’s Best Adapted Screenplay César via SK1 [+leggi anche:
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Les Derniers Hommes is produced by Jacques Perrin on behalf of Galatée Films, in co-production with Belgium’s Versus Productions and Allons voir. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film enjoys support from French Guiana, where the film will be shot in its entirety until mid-April, with Guillaume Deffontaines (nominated for the 2017 César in his speciality by way of Slack Bay [+leggi anche:
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