13/04/2022 - The filmmaker returns to Marseille and his favourite cast for his 23rd feature film, produced by Agat Films & Cie and currently filming

Director Robert Guédiguian (© Valentine Guédiguian)

After his foray into Mali and the past with Mali Twist [+see also:
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The filmmaker reunites his three long time collaborators at the top of his cast: Ariane Ascaride (nominated for the Best Actress César award in 1998, 2003 and 2012; winner of the Volpi Cup for Best Actress in Venice in 2019 for Gloria Mundi [+see also:
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Written by Robert Guédigian and Serge Valetti, the film set in Marseille centres on Rosa, a sixty-year-old who has dedicated her life to both her family and politics with the same sense of sacrifice. Everyone believes that she is unshakable, especially since Rosa is the only one who could secure the alliance of the Left on the eve of a decisive election. She handles it all rather well, until the day when she falls in love with Henri. For the first time, Rosa is afraid to commit. Between the pressure from her political family and her own desire to let go, the dilemma is difficult to bear…

For the record, Robert Guédiguian was selected in Cannes competition in 2002 with Marie-Jo and Her 2 Lovers, in Berlin in 2005 and 2008 with The Walker of the Champ de Mars and Lady Jane [+see also:
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Produced by Marc Bordure and Robert Guédiguian for Agat Films & Cie, Et la fête continue is co-produced by France 3 Cinéma and Italian company BiBi Film. Pre-bought by France Télévisions, Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film is also supported by the Indéfilms, Cinémage, La Banque Postale Image and Sofitvciné Soficas. Filming will last seven weeks, with Pierre Milon as director of photography. French distribution will be handled by Diaphana.

Agat Films & Ex Nihilo will be releasing Mathieu Gérault’s South Sentinel [+see also:
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interview: Patricia Mazuy
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(Translated from French)