Martin Jauvat has been shooting his second feature film, Baise-en-ville, since Wednesday 15 May. Revealed in the 2022 Cannes Film Festival’s ACID line-up by way of Grand Paris, the director is once again playing the lead in his movie, flanked by Emmanuelle Bercot (awarded Cannes’ acting prize in 2015, nominated for 2016’s Best Actress César thanks to My King [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Frédéric Tellier
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intervista: Cédric Kahn
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Likewise in on the action are Anaïde Rozam (memorable in Paris, 13th District [+leggi anche:
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Written by the director himself, the story revolves around Sprite, a 20-year-old young adult who returns home to Chelles following a break-up. In order to pay for his driving licence and satisfy his parents, he joins the ranks of Allo Nettoyo, a night-time cleaning start-up in the Paris region. Unable to get around the city without his licence, he adopts his driving instructor’s "baise-en-ville" [“overnighter”, or literally “town-fuck”] technique, which involves spending the night at the homes of girls he meets on an app. But Sprite struggles with this new approach to seduction…

Baise-en-ville is produced by Emmanuel Chaumet on behalf of Ecce Films, in co-production with France 2 Cinéma. Also pre-purchased by Netflix, the feature film is supported by way of a CNC advance on receipts and further backed by the Gan Film Foundation and the SOFICA company Cineventure. Other sources of support include Ciclic Centre-Val de Loire (in the form of a writing subsidy) and Procirep-Angoa. The eight-week film shoot will unfold in the Paris region, with distribution in French cinemas entrusted to Le Pacte.

For the record, Ecce Films recently offered up She Is Conann [+leggi anche:
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