Lie With Me
Some directors seem incapable of making disappointing films, and Olivier Peyon is one of them – but with Lie With Me (aka Arrête Avec Tes Mensonges), which was at Flare earlier this year and is currently screening at Newfest, he faced an additional challenge. The film, which tells the story of a writer who returns to his hometown and meets the son of his secret teenage lover Thomas, is an adaptation of a book which has many adoring fans. That book is also a deeply personal work, as he explained when we met a couple of weeks ago to discuss his work.
“The novel is the memories of the writer, Philippe Besson, and it was about his first big love story when he was a teenager. And so most of the novel is about that. It is about the past, about memories, about this tragic, this strong...
Some directors seem incapable of making disappointing films, and Olivier Peyon is one of them – but with Lie With Me (aka Arrête Avec Tes Mensonges), which was at Flare earlier this year and is currently screening at Newfest, he faced an additional challenge. The film, which tells the story of a writer who returns to his hometown and meets the son of his secret teenage lover Thomas, is an adaptation of a book which has many adoring fans. That book is also a deeply personal work, as he explained when we met a couple of weeks ago to discuss his work.
“The novel is the memories of the writer, Philippe Besson, and it was about his first big love story when he was a teenager. And so most of the novel is about that. It is about the past, about memories, about this tragic, this strong...
- 10/13/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
At his grandfather’s funeral in 2021, Victor Belmondo described the legendary nouvelle vague star as an ‘eternal sun’. Now beginning to light up the screen himself, he talks about trying to capture his predecessor’s famous insouciance
It can be both a head start and a burden to bear the name of an illustrious predecessor – but what if you look like him, too? Victor Belmondo’s pillowy lips purse in amusement when the inevitable question comes up. “It’s not annoying. I get it,” he says. Although a touch less pugnacious-looking, he is unmistakably of the same lineage as his grandfather, Jean-Paul. “I know the name I have and who my grandfather was. From the moment I do the same job, it’s normal people have questions. As long as we talk about my films as well, it’s Ok.”
So we park the trifling matter of Jean-Paul, who died two years ago,...
It can be both a head start and a burden to bear the name of an illustrious predecessor – but what if you look like him, too? Victor Belmondo’s pillowy lips purse in amusement when the inevitable question comes up. “It’s not annoying. I get it,” he says. Although a touch less pugnacious-looking, he is unmistakably of the same lineage as his grandfather, Jean-Paul. “I know the name I have and who my grandfather was. From the moment I do the same job, it’s normal people have questions. As long as we talk about my films as well, it’s Ok.”
So we park the trifling matter of Jean-Paul, who died two years ago,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
“Lie With Me,” a romance drama headlined by French stars Guillaume de Tonquebec and Victor Belmondo, has lured a raft of theatrical distributors at the Berlinale’s EFM.
Represented in international markets by Be For Films and directed by Olivier Peyon, the movie is based on Philippe Besson’s book “Arrête avec tes mensonges.” The autobiographical novel was originally published in France by Editions Julliard in 2017 and won pair of awards including the Maison de la Presse prize in 2017.
After selling several key territories earlier this year, Be For Films has now closed deals for the U.S. (Cinephobia Realising), Germany/Austria (24 Bilder), Brazil (Imovision), Poland (Tongariro), Greece (Cinobo) and Turkey (Bir Films).
“Lie With Me” stars de Tonquebec as a prominent novelist Stéphane Belcourt who becomes the brand ambassador for a famous cognac celebrating their bicentennial. The gig leads him to return to his hometown for the first time in many years.
Represented in international markets by Be For Films and directed by Olivier Peyon, the movie is based on Philippe Besson’s book “Arrête avec tes mensonges.” The autobiographical novel was originally published in France by Editions Julliard in 2017 and won pair of awards including the Maison de la Presse prize in 2017.
After selling several key territories earlier this year, Be For Films has now closed deals for the U.S. (Cinephobia Realising), Germany/Austria (24 Bilder), Brazil (Imovision), Poland (Tongariro), Greece (Cinobo) and Turkey (Bir Films).
“Lie With Me” stars de Tonquebec as a prominent novelist Stéphane Belcourt who becomes the brand ambassador for a famous cognac celebrating their bicentennial. The gig leads him to return to his hometown for the first time in many years.
- 2/21/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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