On Monday 14 January, the shoot kicked off for Margaux Hartmann [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ludovic Bergery
scheda film] by Ludovic Bergery. Among the cast of the director’s feature debut are Emmanuelle Béart (nominated for the César Award for Best Actress five times between 1990 and 2001; also popular in movies such as The Witnesses [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Anamaria Vartolomei
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The story, written by Ludovic Bergery with contributions from Julien Boivent (nominated for the César Award for Best Adaptation in 2006 for In His Hands [+leggi anche:
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Produced by Frédéric Niedermayer for Moby Dick Films, Margaux Hartmann is being co-produced by Les Films Pelléas and has secured support from the CNC’s advance on receipts, the Ile-de-France region and the Manon Sofica. The shoot will take place from 14 January-20 February in Paris and the Paris region, with Martin Roux serving as DoP. The international sales will be overseen by WTFilms.

As a reminder, Moby Dick Films recently produced Mademoiselle de Joncquières [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Emmanuel Mouret
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