12/04/2022 - Ana Girardot, Cédric Kahn and Noémie Lvovsky are also cast in the second feature from Isabelle Brocard, produced by The Film, sold by Orange Studio and currently shooting

Began on 28 March, the shooting of Madame de Sévigné, the second feature by Isabelle Brocard after Ma compagne de nuit [+see also:
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The cast includes Karin Viard (seen recently in Perfect Nanny [+see also:
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interview: Laurent Lafitte
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interview: Cédric Kahn
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interview: Cédric Kahn
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interview: Joachim Lafosse
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interview: Alain Guiraudie
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Written by Isabelle Brocard and Yves Thomas (nominated for a César in 2001 for best screenplay for Saint-Cyr), the script plunges into the middle of the 17th century. The Marquise de Sévigné would like to make her daughter a brilliant and independent woman in her own image. But the more she tries to control the young woman's destiny, the more she alienates her. Mother and daughter experience the throes of a singular and devastating passion, and from this devastation, a major work of French literature will be born.

Produced by Michaël Gentile for The Film, Madame de Sévigné is co-produced by France 3 Cinéma, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Ad Vitam and Orange Studio (the latter two having jointly acquired the French distribution rights, with Orange Studio also selling the film internationally). Pre-bought by France 3, Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film is also supported by the Île-de-France region and by Sofica Cinémage Cofimage, Cinécap and La Banque Postale Image. In total, the film will benefit from seven weeks of shooting and Georges Lechaptois (Proxima [+see also:
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interview: Alice Winocour
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interview: Rebecca Zlotowski
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For the record, The Film will release Didier Barcelo's Freestyle [+see also:
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(Translated from French)