Guillaume Nicloux has been shooting Article 353 - his 21st feature film after The Nun [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Guillaume Nicloux
scheda film] (in competition in Berlin in 2013), Valley of Love [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] (in competition in Cannes in 2015), To The Ends of The World [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Guillaume Nicloux
scheda film] (screened in the 2018 Directors’ Fortnight), Thalasso [+leggi anche:
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Stealing focus up front in the cast are Jonathan Cohen (nominated for the Best Actor César and Lumière awards in 2021 thanks to Enormous [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Stéphane Brizé
scheda film] and in Venice in 2024 for The Quiet Son [+leggi anche:
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scheda film], nominated six times for the Best Actor César and triumphant in 2016, and hitting screens this year in Les Misérables and Un bon petit soldat). They’re joined by Laure Marsac (seen in the mini-series Bardot [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Vincent Le Port
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Q&A: Bruno Dumont
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intervista: Robin Campillo
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scheda film] and That Summer in Paris [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Valentine Cadic
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intervista: Romain de Saint-Blanquat
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Adapted by the director and Anne-Louise Trividic (nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay César in 2006 thanks to Gabrielle [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]) from Tanguy Viel’s novel Article 353 du code pénal, the story revolves around a bankrupt entrepreneur who’s separated from his wife and who believes he’s faced with an opportunity to rebuild his life when a charismatic property developer involves him in an ambitious project. But what was supposed to be a new beginning soon turns into a trap…

Produced by Marie Guillaumond on behalf of Felicita Films and by François Kraus and Denis Pineau-Valencienne for Les Films du Kiosque, Article 353 has been pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+ OCS. Also enjoying support from the SOFICA companies Cofinova, Indefilms and Cineventure, the feature film will be shot in Sète and the surrounding area over 20 days, with a wrap date set for 1 April. World sales are steered by Studio TF1 while distribution in French cinemas will fall to Ad Vitam.

For the record, Felicita Films recently produced the Merteuil and Zodiaque series (the latter being set for promotion by Unifrance within the upcoming Series Mania Forum’s Coming Next from France programme). Les Films du Kiosque, for their part, are overseeing post-production on Demain je tombe amoureux by Martin Provost (read our article) and on L’objet du délit by Agnès Jaoui (article).