25/04/2024 - Victor Belmondo, Lou Lampros, Théo Christine, Noah Deric, Amanda Lear and Elli Medeiros star in this ARP Sélection production

Victor Belmondo, Lou Lampros and Théo Christine in Vivre, mourir et renaître

Screened in the Directors’ Fortnight in 1996 by way of his debut feature film Full Speed and again in 2007 on account of Après lui [+see also:
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This will be the 8th fiction feature by the filmmaker who previously signed his name to Under Another Sky (awarded the FIPRESCI Prize in Toronto 2002), Three Dancing Slaves [+see also:
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Stand-out names in the cast include Victor Belmondo (Drift Away [+see also:
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interview: Xavier Beauvois
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film profile] and the series Bardot [+see also:
interview: Danièle and Christopher Tho…
interview: Manuel Alduy
series profile]), Lou Lampros (My Night [+see also:
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interview: Antoinette Boulat
film profile], The Strange Case of Jacky Caillou [+see also:
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interview: Sébastien Vaniček
film profile], Authentik [+see also:
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interview: Nicolas Maury
interview: Nicolas Maury
film profile]), Noah Deric, Amanda Lear and Elli Medeiros (notably well-received in Leonera, Amanda [+see also:
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interview: Mikhaël Hers
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interview: Andreas Fontana
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Written by Gaël Morel himself and Laurette Polmanss (nominated for 2022’s Best Original Screenplay César via The Divide [+see also:
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Vivre, mourir et renaître is produced by Michèle Halberstadt and Laurent Pétin on behalf of ARP Sélection (who are also steering the film’s release in French cinemas on 25 September), in co-production with Arte France Cinéma. The feature film is pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, and enjoys further support from the Ile-de-France region. Photography comes courtesy of David Chambille (at his best in this year’s The Empire [+see also:
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interview: Bruno Dumont
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(Translated from French)