Since 23 September, Catherine Corsini has been shooting her 11^th fiction feature film The Divide [+leggi anche:
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Selected four times to take part in Cannes (Replay, in competition in 2001, Three Worlds [+leggi anche:
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Written by the director herself, alongside Laurette Polmanss (this being her 3^rd film penned with Catherine Corsini) and Agnès Feuvre (Dark Inclusion [+leggi anche:
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Produced by Élisabeth Perez for Chaz Productions, The Divide is co-produced by France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma and Le Pacte (who are also overseeing the film’s cinema release in France). Also pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film further enjoys the support of the SOFICA companies Sofitvcine, Cinémage and Cinéaxe. Filming will unfold over seven weeks in the Paris region and in Lyon, with Jeanne Lapoirie helming cinematography (nominated in her category at the 2003, 2014 and 2018 Césars). International sales are entrusted to Kinology.