| Director: | Cédric Kahn |
|---|---|
| Production: | Olivier Delbosc, Bastien Sirodot, Cédric Iland |
| Running Time: | 119’ |
| Language: | French |
| Country: | France |
| Main Cast: | Denis Podalydès, Jonathan Cohen, Stefan Crepon, Souheila Yacoub, Emmanuelle Bercot, Xavier Beauvois, Valérie Donzelli |
| Screenplay: | Fanny Burdino, Samuel Doux, Cédric Kahn |
| Cinematographer: | Patrick Ghiringhelli |
| Editor: | Yann Dedet |
| Production Designer: | Damien Rondeau |
| Costume Designer: | Alice Cambournac |
| Sound: | Martin Boissau, Raphaël Mouterde
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| Visual Effects: | François Filippi |
Cinema
Making of
Out of Competition
Synopsis
Simon, a well-known French filmmaker, starts shooting his next film. A story about workers fighting to protect their factory from being relocated. But nothing goes as planned... His producer Viviane wants to rewrite the ending and is threatening to cut the budget; his own crew goes on strike; his personal life is in shambles; and to make things worse, his lead actor Alain is an egocentric jerk. Joseph, an extra who wants to get into the film industry, agrees to direct the making of and shoot the behind-the-scenes. He takes his role very seriously and starts following around the crew, capturing all this mess... What follows is proof that the making of can sometimes be far better than the film itself!
Director's Statement
This movie is the assembly of three film projects. A film about striking workers, a film about a worn-out director, and a film’s making of. It appeared to me that these stories mutually resonated, and that put together, we could make a social comedy, with cinema as its backdrop: a world which defends noble causes while reproducing its social inequalities.
It could also be the encounter between the young man I once was, full of dreams, waiting for the opportunity, and the director I have become, able to make films and compelled to continuously question my creation process...
Three films that will have distinct directing but still overlap in a confusing chaos. Overall, a human comedy.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION: Olivier Delbosc, Emilien Bignon, Christine De Jekel – Curiosa Films
7, Avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt
75008 – Paris, France
Tel. +33 0155349808
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WORLD SALES: Shaïma Issaa – Elle Driver
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75009 – Paris, France
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ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION: Andrea Romeo – I Wonder
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40121 – Bologna, Italia
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