Valérie Donzelli’s Just The Two Of Us now in post-production
- Virginie Efira and Melvil Poupaud stand out in the cast of this Rectangle-produced adaptation of Éric Reinhardt’s novel, embarked upon the director and Audrey Diwan
On 3 June, Valérie Donzelli wrapped filming on Just The Two Of Us [+see also:
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Dazzling names in the cast include Virginie Efira (recently nominated for 2022’s Best Actress César by way of Benedetta [+see also:
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interview: Serge Bozon
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interview: Alice Winocour
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interview: Rebecca Zlotowski
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Q&A: François Ozon
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Adapted by Valérie Donzelli and Audrey Diwan (nominated for the 2022 Best Adapted Screenplay César by way of Happening [+see also:
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Just The Two Of Us is produced by Édouard Weil and Alice Girard on behalf of Rectangle Productions, in co-production with Les Films de Françoise, and has been pre-purchased by Canal+. The film’s full list of partners will be revealed at a later date. Photography is entrusted to Laurent Tangy (nominated for the 2019 César in his speciality for Sink of Swim [+see also:
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For the record, Rectangle have just shot The Plough [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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