Filming on Yann Gozlan’s Dalloway [+leggi anche:
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scheda film], which is due to wrap mid-August, has now entered the home straight. This will be the director’s 6th feature film after Caged [+leggi anche:
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The cast is led by Belgium’s Cécile De France (recently nominated for the Best Supporting Role César via Lost Illusions [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Xavier Giannoli
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intervista: Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
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intervista: Maïwenn
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intervista: Laurent Larivière
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intervista: Ann Sirot e Raphael Balboni
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Adapted by Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard (who was nominated for 2022’s Best Original Screenplay César thanks to Black Box), Thomas Kruithof (Promises [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]) and Gozlan himself, based upon Tatiana de Rosnay’s novel Les Fleurs de l'ombre, the story revolves around Clarissa who sets about writing her next novel during a residency run by the Ludovico Foundation. She’s helped by Dalloway, a dedicated artificial intelligence system. But as times goes by and the writing advances, Dalloway proves to be worryingly overzealous…

Dalloway is produced by Éric and Nicolas Altmayer on behalf of Mandarin & Compagnie and by Gaumont (who are also steering international sales and distribution in France), in co-production with Belgian firms Panache Production and La Compagnie Cinématographique, and notably enjoys support from Wallimage and Screen.Brussels (35 of the 45 days spent filming will take place in the Belgian capital). Photography is entrusted to Manu Dacosse (awarded the 2015 Jury Prize in San Sebastián for Evolution [+leggi anche:
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For the record, Mandarin & Compagnie are currently overseeing post-production on When Fall is Coming [+leggi anche:
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