26/07/2024 - The likes of Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs and Raphaël Personnaz steal focus in the cast of Thierry Klifa’s movie, produced by Récifilms and sold by Playtime

Actress Isabelle Huppert (© Dario Caruso/Cineuropa)

Next week will see the final days of filming unfold on La Femme la plus riche du Monde, Thierry Klifa’s 6th feature film after I’ve Been Waiting So Long (865,000 admissions in France in 2004), Le héros de la famille [+see also:
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Stand-out names in the cast of his latest opus include the legendary Isabelle Huppert (currently touring cinemas in My New Friends [+see also:
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Likewise in on the action are André Marcon (nominated for 2016’s Best Supporting Role César via Marguerite [+see also:
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interview: Laetitia Dosch
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interview: Vincent Maël Cardona
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Very loosely based on the Bettencourt affair, and written by the director in league with Cédric Anger (nominated for 2015’s Best Adapted Screenplay César thanks to Next Time I’ll Aim for the Heart [+see also:
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La Femme la plus riche du Monde is produced by Mathias Rubin on behalf of Récifilms, in co-production with Belgium’s Versus Productions. Pre-purchased by Netflix, the movie enjoys backing from the SOFICA companies Sofitvciné, Cinémage, Cinéaxe and Cofimage, as well as support from Wallimage and Screen.Brussels. Having kicked off on 17 June, the 22-day film shoot has been split equally between France and Belgium, with Belgian Hichame Alaouie heading up photography (awarded the Best Cinematography Lumière in 2021 for Summer of 85 [+see also:
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(Translated from French)