28/02/2017 - François Cluzet, François-Xavier Demaison, Arthur Dupont and Grégory Gadebois feature in the cast of this Les Films des Tournelles production being sold by SND

The first clapperboard is set to slam on 27 March on the set of the ninth feature film by Philippe Le Guay: Normandie Nue [+see also:
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film profile]. The director, who has a number of box office hits under his belt, including The Women on the 6th Floor [+see also:
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The cast of Normandie Nue features François Cluzet (who won the César for Best Actor in 2007 for Tell No One [+see also:
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Written by the director (nominated for the César for Best Original Screenplay in 2014) in partnership Olivier Dazat (who won the award for Best Screenplay at San Sebastián in 2001 with  Ghislain Lambert’s Bicycle, co-wrote Four Stars [+see also:
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making of
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Produced by Anne-Dominique Toussaint for Les Films des Tournelles (working with Philippe Le Guay for the third time), Normandie Nue will be co-produced by SND (which will handle the film’s distribution in France and international sales) and France 2 Cinéma. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature is also being supported by the Normandy region, where all eight weeks of filming will take place, from 27 march to 19 May.

Les Films des Tournelles has previously produced Tour de France, [+see also:
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interview: Rachid Djaïdani
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interview: Giuseppe M Gaudino
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interview: Valeria Golino
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film profile], among others.

(Translated from French)