12/03/2019 - Chiara Mastroianni, Vincent Lacoste, Camille Cottin, Benjamin Biolay and Carole Bouquet are among the cast of this Les Films Pelléas production being sold by Charades

Vincent Lacoste and Camille Cottin on the set of Musique de chambre (© Christophe Honoré)

The shoot for the 12th feature by Christophe Honoré, Chambre 212 [+see also:
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Also featuring among the cast are Camille Cottin (nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 2016 for The Parisian Bitch [+see also:
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As a reminder, Christophe Honoré has presented five films at Cannes (Love Songs [+see also:
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The story of Musique de chambre, written by the director himself, revolves around Richard and Catherine, who were in love and got married when they were 20 years old. Years later, Catherine finds herself a lover. Richard discovers the affair and is driven to despair. Catherine takes off, but she doesn’t go far, as she simply crosses the street and holes up in a bedroom in the hotel opposite – room number 212. From that vantage point, she now has a bird’s-eye view of her flat, her husband and her marriage. Catherine wonders what she’s been missing. Plenty of people in her life have their own ideas on the matter, and they fully intend to let her know…

Produced by Philippe Martin and David Thion for Les Films Pelléas, Chambre 212 is being co-produced by France 2 Cinéma, Belgium’s Scope Pictures and Luxembourg’s Bidibul Productions. Having been pre-purchased by France 2, Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature is also being backed by Film Fund Luxembourg, Wallimage and the Cinémage, La Banque Postale Image and Palatine Étoile Soficas. The seven-week shoot (4 February-19 March) took place in Luxembourg and Belgium and is due to wrap in Paris, with Rémy Chevrin serving as DoP. The French distribution will be handled by Memento Films and the international sales by Charades.

Les Films Pelléas currently also has Lovers [+see also:
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interview: Danielle Arbid
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(Translated from French)