Comic-book author Nine Antico (who penned Autel California, Coney Island Baby and America, among others) has been shooting her feature-length directorial debut, Playlist [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Katell Quillévéré
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intervista: Emmanuelle Bercot
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intervista: Arnaud Desplechin
scheda film], which comes out in French theatres on 21 August) and Laetitia Dosch (Lumières Award for Best New Actress in 2018 and nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress the same year for Montparnasse Bienvenüe [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Léonor Serraille
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intervista: Antony Cordier
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intervista: Guillaume Senez
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The story, written by Nine Antico and Marc Syrigas, revolves around 26-year-old Sophie (Sara Forestier), who lands a temporary contract at a highly specialised publishing house for comic books. Even though she has never been to art school, Sophie yearns to be an artist. Admittedly, she comes in through the back door: she’s not an author yet, but rather a press attaché. At least she’s not a waitress any more, unlike her friend Julia (Laetitia Dosch), a budding actress. However, her break-up with Jean, by whom she’s pregnant, and her return to being a waitress drag her into a vicious “loser’s” circle…

Playlist, which is being produced by Thomas and Mathieu Verhaeghe for Atelier de Production, has been pre-purchased by Ciné+. The shoot in Nantes and Bordeaux is scheduled to take place from 15 July-25 August. The French theatrical release will be handled by KMBO Distribution.

As a reminder, Atelier de Production’s recent films include Deerskin [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Quentin Dupieux
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