Alain Attal and Hugo Selignac have formed a producing duo known for delivering original, starry French films that probe uneasy subjects that earn B.O. gold and critical laurels. Attal is in Cannes with Un Certain Regard title “Rosalie,” while Selignac has “Omar à la Fraise” in Critics’ Week.
The pair is now about to hit a new milestone in 2024, starting with Gilles Lellouche’s epic romance drama “L’Amour Ouf,” which boasts a budget of €32 million ($34 million) and marks Studiocanal’s biggest investment in a French-language film to date. They also have “And Their Children After Them,” an adaptation of Nicolas Mathieu’s Goncourt Prize-winning novel to be directed by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma (“Teddy”), which has been boarded by Warner Bros. France and HBO Max and France Televisions, the first French movie to bring together these three partners.
“L’Amour Ouf” also marks the first film co-acquired by Canal Plus,...
The pair is now about to hit a new milestone in 2024, starting with Gilles Lellouche’s epic romance drama “L’Amour Ouf,” which boasts a budget of €32 million ($34 million) and marks Studiocanal’s biggest investment in a French-language film to date. They also have “And Their Children After Them,” an adaptation of Nicolas Mathieu’s Goncourt Prize-winning novel to be directed by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma (“Teddy”), which has been boarded by Warner Bros. France and HBO Max and France Televisions, the first French movie to bring together these three partners.
“L’Amour Ouf” also marks the first film co-acquired by Canal Plus,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The number of films dealing with age is rising as older people take up more of the cinema-going audience
The world's population is ageing. Today, there are about 600 million older people around the world, three times more than 50 years ago – and by 2050 there should be three times more again. The effect of that is already apparent in almost every sector, including culture, which of course includes the cinema. In the early 20th century, the brand-new film industry symbolised glamour and eternal youth before being relegated to a largely teenage audience, and then being caught up by age in the following century: the age of its audience, its creators, its characters and its subject matter.
The cinema has always found ways of dealing with the subject. For many years it simply skirted the issue in two ways. One was by using farce, with truculent old rogues, as in Frank Capra's...
The world's population is ageing. Today, there are about 600 million older people around the world, three times more than 50 years ago – and by 2050 there should be three times more again. The effect of that is already apparent in almost every sector, including culture, which of course includes the cinema. In the early 20th century, the brand-new film industry symbolised glamour and eternal youth before being relegated to a largely teenage audience, and then being caught up by age in the following century: the age of its audience, its creators, its characters and its subject matter.
The cinema has always found ways of dealing with the subject. For many years it simply skirted the issue in two ways. One was by using farce, with truculent old rogues, as in Frank Capra's...
- 7/30/2013
- by Jacques Mandelbaum
- The Guardian - Film News
French actor known for her role as the cantankerous widow in Tatie Danielle, the 1990 film directed by Étienne Chatiliez
With her remarkable portrayal of the cantankerous, mean-spirited and selfish widow in Tatie Danielle (1990), Tsilla Chelton joined the ranks of those elderly female performers who, after a long career in show business, suddenly find themselves as film stars. Like Katie Johnson in The Ladykillers (1955) and Ruth Gordon in Harold and Maude (1972), Chelton, who has died aged 93, finally moved into the limelight in her 70s.
In this second feature directed by Étienne Chatiliez, Auntie Danielle manipulates everyone around her, including her great-nephew, his family and a housekeeper whom she regularly abuses, until she meets her match in a young woman paid to look after her. Not pathetic or twinkly-eyed, as older people are generally depicted in the movies, Chelton, in the antipathetic title role, is on screen most of the time, not seeking understanding,...
With her remarkable portrayal of the cantankerous, mean-spirited and selfish widow in Tatie Danielle (1990), Tsilla Chelton joined the ranks of those elderly female performers who, after a long career in show business, suddenly find themselves as film stars. Like Katie Johnson in The Ladykillers (1955) and Ruth Gordon in Harold and Maude (1972), Chelton, who has died aged 93, finally moved into the limelight in her 70s.
In this second feature directed by Étienne Chatiliez, Auntie Danielle manipulates everyone around her, including her great-nephew, his family and a housekeeper whom she regularly abuses, until she meets her match in a young woman paid to look after her. Not pathetic or twinkly-eyed, as older people are generally depicted in the movies, Chelton, in the antipathetic title role, is on screen most of the time, not seeking understanding,...
- 7/22/2012
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of film
The big story
From 6 July 2012 you'll be able to watch new documentary Ping Pong online exclusively with guardian.co.uk/film. The film follows eight competitors with a combined age of 700 as they head to China to take part in the over 80s Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia.
Two of the film's stars, Terry Donlon, 83, and Les D'Arcy, 91, spoke to the Guardian's Patrick Barkham this week, who challenged them to a game of the titular sport. You can see how he got on here, and take a look at this video in which Catherine Shoard speaks to Terry as he visits Age UK's centre in London's Kings Cross to give some beginners ping pong lessons.
The stars of Ping Pong are some of the more inspirational old age pensioners to have featured on film – but what other...
The big story
From 6 July 2012 you'll be able to watch new documentary Ping Pong online exclusively with guardian.co.uk/film. The film follows eight competitors with a combined age of 700 as they head to China to take part in the over 80s Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia.
Two of the film's stars, Terry Donlon, 83, and Les D'Arcy, 91, spoke to the Guardian's Patrick Barkham this week, who challenged them to a game of the titular sport. You can see how he got on here, and take a look at this video in which Catherine Shoard speaks to Terry as he visits Age UK's centre in London's Kings Cross to give some beginners ping pong lessons.
The stars of Ping Pong are some of the more inspirational old age pensioners to have featured on film – but what other...
- 7/5/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Five readers discuss the films they believe have best depicted older people
From 6 July 2012 you'll be able to watch the documentary Ping Pong online exclusively with guardian.co.uk/film. Ping Pong follows eight people with a combined age of 700 as they head to China to compete in the over 80s Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia.
Two of the film's stars, Terry Donlon, 83, and Les D'Arcy, 91, spoke to the Guardian earlier this week. The spirit and competitiveness conveyed by both men indicates how markedly different they are to the clichéd image of old age pensioners that cinema often puts across.
To mark the release of Ping Pong, earlier this week we asked readers to give their thoughts on the films that have done a decent job of representing older people. Below are five of our favourite responses. But what do you think? Which films in your opinion have best portrayed old age?...
From 6 July 2012 you'll be able to watch the documentary Ping Pong online exclusively with guardian.co.uk/film. Ping Pong follows eight people with a combined age of 700 as they head to China to compete in the over 80s Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia.
Two of the film's stars, Terry Donlon, 83, and Les D'Arcy, 91, spoke to the Guardian earlier this week. The spirit and competitiveness conveyed by both men indicates how markedly different they are to the clichéd image of old age pensioners that cinema often puts across.
To mark the release of Ping Pong, earlier this week we asked readers to give their thoughts on the films that have done a decent job of representing older people. Below are five of our favourite responses. But what do you think? Which films in your opinion have best portrayed old age?...
- 7/4/2012
- by Guardian readers
- The Guardian - Film News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.