22/10/2013 - After Prêt à tout and A toute épreuve, Jerico finishes the filming of his 3rd production directed by Eric Lartigau

Eric Jehelmann cut his teeth for Fidélité (working amongst others on Anthony Zimmer and Anything for Her [+see also:
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La famille Bélier is the 5^th feature by eclectic director Eric Lartigau after Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ? [+see also:
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film profile] (929,000 spectators in France in 2003), Un ticket pour l'espace (412,000 admissions in 2006), Rent A Wife [+see also:
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The cast of this new opus whose nine weeks of filming began on September 10 features Karin Viard (nominated for the César 2012 for Best Actress for Polisse [+see also:
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interview: Serge Bozon
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interview: Katell Quillévéré
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Written by Victoria Bedos and Stanislas Carré de Malberg, the screenplay of this social comedy focuses on the Bélier family, in which every member is deaf except for Paula, 16 years old. She is an essential interpreter for her parents on a daily basis, especially for the running of the family farm. One day, motivated by her music professor who discovers she has a gift for singing, she decides to prepare for the Radio France competition. A life choice that would mean leaving her family and inevitably moving on to adult life...

Coproduced by France 2 Cinéma, Quarante 12 Films and Belgian company Nexus Factory, La famille Bélier will be distributed in France by Mars.

In post-production, Jerico bets on Prêt à tout by Nicolas Cuche (with Aïssa Maïga and Max Boublil in the cast of this romantic comedy produced by M6 Films, Chaocorp and StudioCanal, which will also handled the French release on January 8) and A toute épreuve by Antoine Blossier (the story of the attempted theft of Baccalaureat subjects – a coproduction France 2 Cinéma, Nexus and Gaumont, which will handle distribution). Next summer, the generational film West Coast by Benjamin Weill should be filmed.

(Translated from French)