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Wikipedia article
'France' is a 2021 comedy-drama film written and directed by Bruno Dumont. It stars La Seydoux, Blanche Gardin, Benjamin Biolay, Emanuele Arioli, Juliane Khler, Gatan Amiel, Jewad Zemmar and Marc Bettinelli.
The film follows the life of a star television journalist caught in a spiral of events that will lead to her downfall. Between drama and comedy, 'France' seeks to compare the intimate and public crisis of a young woman with a portrait of contemporary France. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 15 July 2021. It was released in France on 25 August 2021 by ARP Selection.
Synopsis
The film is intended in particular to be a satire of the treatment of information by television channels. France de Meurs is a star journalist at a private French television station. Her fame, her way of conceiving reports and programmes, as well as a chain of personal events, will cause a total questioning of her career in media and turn her life upside down, in addition to her struggles with panic attacks and anxiety.
Cast
* La Seydoux as France de Meurs
* Blanche Gardin as Lou
* Benjamin Biolay as Fred de Meurs
* Emanuele Arioli as Charles Castro
* Juliane Khler as Mme Arpel
* Gatan Amiel as Joseph de Meurs
* Jewad Zemmar as Baptiste
* Marc Bettinelli as Lolo
* Lucile Roche as Chouchou
* Noura Benbahlouli as Baptiste's mother
* Abdellah Chahouat as Baptiste's father
* Emmanuel Macron as Himself (archive footage, uncredited)
Production
In May 2019, it was announced La Seydoux, Blanche Gardin and Benot Magimel had joined the cast of the film, with Bruno Dumont directing from a screenplay he wrote. In June 2020, the film was re-titled from 'On a Half Clear Morning' to 'France'.
Principal photography began in October 2019.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 15 July 2021. It was released in France on 25 August 2021 by ARP Selection.
Critical reception
In France, the film averages 3.3/5 on AlloCin from 36 press reviews.References
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