18/03/2024 - José Garcia, Gustave Kervern and Olivia Côte are also in the cast of the first directorial feature film from the actress, a Films Grand Huit production sold by MPM Premium

Actress-director Marie Rémond, actor José Garcia, and actor-director Gustave Kervern

The first clapperboard will slam on 20 March for Les chèvres aussi s’évanouissent, the first directorial feature film by Marie Rémond (a well-known figure in the theatre as a director and as an actor, winning a Molière award for Best Female Newcomer in 2015, and appreciated on the big screen in Montparnasse Bienvenüe [+see also:
film review
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interview: Léonor Serraille
film profile] among other titles). The film aims to explore, in a lighthearted way, what happens when our emotional brain takes over.

The director is also heading the cast, alongside José Garcia (nominated for the 2006 César award for Best Actor for The Axe [+see also:
trailer
film profile], and in French cinemas on 10 April in Nous, les Leroy), director and actor Gustave Kervern (appreciated in Macadam Stories [+see also:
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film profile] and In the Courtyard [+see also:
trailer
interview: Philippe Martin
film profile] among other films, in cinemas this year in De l’art ou du Machond?) and Olivia Côte (a highlight in My Donkey, My Lover & I [+see also:
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trailer
film profile] and Two Tickets to Greece among other films).

Also in the cast are Alain Françon (an important figure of French theatre, who made an impression on the big screen in DNA [+see also:
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film profile]), Yannick Choirat (Rust & Bone [+see also:
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interview: Jacques Audiard
interview: Jacques Audiard
film profile], the series Reign Supreme [+see also:
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interview: Olivier Wotling
series profile]), Anne Le Ny (nominated for the 2012 César award for Best Supporting Actress for The Intouchables [+see also:
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trailer
film profile]) and Lolita Chammah (Barrage [+see also:
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interview: Laura Schroeder
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Written by Marie Rémond, the script (a finalist at the 2022 Prix du Scénario) centres on Élise. Nothing in her life is going well: stuck in a toxic romantic relationship, she finds herself thrown into the role of theatre director following the sudden death of the famous Groutchov, whom she was the assistant to. A strange symptom called panic disorder takes hold of her. Élise tries not to show it, but her relationship with the world is totally changed as a result. Could this be an occasion for her to start looking at life differently?

Produced by Pauline Seigland and Lionel Massol for Films Grand Huit, Les chèvres aussi s’évanouissent is co-produced by Division and by Belgium’s Panache Productions, as well as Chapka Films and Super 8 Production. Pre-bought by Canal+ and Ciné+, the feature film also benefits from the support of the advance on receipts from the CNC, of Pictanovo (Hauts-de-France region), of the Eurométropole de Strasbourg, of the Cofimage Sofica. Filming will last until 2 May in Strasbourg, Lille and Paris, with Virginie Saint-Martin (nominated for the Magritte award in her category in 2014 and 2015) as director of photography. The film’s music will be composed by the rock band Feu! Chatterton. French distribution will be handled by KMBO and international sales by MPM Premium.

For the record, Films Grand Huit is behind the recent title Disco Boy [+see also:
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interview: Giacomo Abbruzzese
film profile] by Giacomo Abbruzzese and currently manages Les Fantômes [+see also:
interview: Pauline Seigland
film profile] by Jonathan Millet, Mi bestia by Camila Beltrán (news), Rabia by Mareike Engelhardt, and Mikado by Baya Kasmi in post-production.

(Translated from French)