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Updated: 6 May 2008 |
FEMALE AGENTS (LES FEMMES DE L'OMBRE)
UK Premiere - Preview Screening
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There was a special preview screening of Female Agents at the Institut Français in South Kensington, London on Monday 5 May 2008. The film was introduced by Sophie Marceau. This was the UK premiere of Marie Gillain's latest film, which has proved very successful in France with over 800,000 admissions. Female Agents will be released by Revolver Entertainment in the UK on Friday 27th June 2008. A weekly update of cinemas showing the film will appear here from the end of June. |
Marie Gillain attended the premiere of her new film Les Femmes de L'Ombre (Female Agents) at the UGC Paris Bercy cinema on 3 March 2008. She was joined by other members of the cast, including Sophie Marceau and Julie Depardieu. The film opened in France on 5 March 2008. There are several video clips on the French cinema website Allociné. I have added more photos from the film and they can be found on the CINEMA/LES FEMMES DE L'OMBRE page.
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Photos Credit: © Yann Dejardin/DEEPEYES Photo/Corbis. |
AGENCY UPDATE
| Marie Gillain has changed her agency in Paris. She is now represented by Intertalent, 48, rue Gay Lussac, 75005 Paris, France. I have updated these details in the LINKS section. |
PUBLIC APPEARANCES 2008
Marie Gillain enjoys a glass of
champagne on stage at the Théâtre du Châtelet in
Paris on 22 February 2008 during the French film awards (Césars). She was
presenting the award for Best Costume Design which was won by La Môme
(La Vie En Rose). See the
video of the presentation. Sadly, the winner Marit Allen died of a brain
aneurysm in November 2007. The film went on to win 5 Césars including Best
Actress for Marion Cotillard. Following the ceremony, Marie attended the
César Party at Club 79's in Paris (photo 3) and the César dinner at the
Fouquet's restaurant in Paris (photo 4).
The new film Paris by French director Cédric Klapisch and starring Juliette Binoche was premiered in Paris on 11 February 2008. Marie Gillain was among the guests who attended the screening.
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COMING SOON... (See also PROJECTS section)
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MAGIQUE! - Trailer
Although Marie Gillain's forthcoming film "Magique!" is not due to be released in France until 22 October 2008, the trailer can be found on the Premiere France website. |
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LA TRÈS TRÈS
GRANDE ENTERPRISE
Marie Gillain is to star in a new French film "La Très très grande entreprise" (translated as The Very, Very Big Business) which is being directed by Pierre Jolivet (Zim and Co., Ma petite entreprise). Shooting began in January 2008. Source: Allociné. |
MARIE GILLAIN ATTENDS FILM PREMIERE
Although Marie Gillain had two films released in France on 19 December 2007, she still found time to attend the premiere of "Actrices" in Paris on 17 December (see photo below). The film is directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi who also stars in the movie, and also features Mathieu Amalric and Valeria Golino.
Photo Credit: © Stephane Reix/For Picture/Corbis |
FILM NEWS
MA VIE N'EST PAS UNE COMÉDIE ROMANTIQUE Trailer-Extracts-Making
Of
The film trailer and extracts for "Ma Vie N'Est Pas Une Comédie Romantique" (It Had To Be You) have been posted on the French websites Comme au Cinéma and Allociné.
The film screened at The 2007 Festival of Jewish Cinema in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday 17 November at 9.30pm and Saturday 24 November at 9.15pm. More details can be found at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image website
LA CLEF Trailer
The trailer from the forthcoming film "La Clef" (The Key) can be found on the French websites Allociné and Comme au Cinéma.
FESTIVAL AWARD
Marie Gillain's forthcoming film, Ma Vie N'Est Pas Une Comédie
Romantique (It Had To Be You)
was shown "in competition" at the recent
Festival International des Jeunes
Realisateurs (International Festival of Young Directors) in Saint-Jean-de-Luz,
France. The award "Prix de la Créativité" (Creativity Prize) went to the film's
director, Marc Gibaja. It was released in France on 19 December 2007.
WEBSITE UPDATE
Marie Gillain's next film, "Ma Vie N'Est Pas Une Comédie
Romantique" (It Had To Be You) is now
included in the CINEMA section. The film was released in
France on 19 December 2007.
I have added another of Marie's new films "La Clef" (The Key) to
the CINEMA section. The film was released in France on
19 December 2007.
Festivals added for "Pars Vite Et Reviens Tard".
Marie starred in a short film entitled "Fin D'Été"
(End Of Summer) in 1995. Details in the
CINEMA section
FILM NEWS
Santa Monica, California |
Marie Gillain's forthcoming films were well represented at this year's American Film Market. Click on the above logo for information on the Market. Details for each individual film are as follows:-
La Clef (The Key)
Screened: Sunday, 4th November - 11.00am - AMC #3. Click on poster for
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Ma Vie N'Est Pas Une Comédie Romantique
(It Had To Be You)
Screened: Monday, 5th November - 9.00am - Laemmle Monica #1. Click on
poster for further details. |
Les Femmes De L'Ombre (Female Agents)
In Post Production. Represented but no screenings scheduled at present time.
Click on poster for further details. |
The first photograph from the film musical Magique! is shown below. Currently in production, the film is set for release in France in October 2008. It is directed by Philippe Muyl and stars Marie Gillain, Antoine Duléry and the singer Cali. The movie is set in the circus world, with songs written by Philippe Muyl and composed by Cali. Click on the photo to enlarge.
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Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2007 (28
September - 5 October)
La Clef, one of Marie Gillain's forthcoming films had it's premiere at the 22nd Namur International French Film Festival in October. The film, a thriller, is directed by Guillaume Nicloux and also stars Guillaume Canet and singer/actress Vanessa Paradis. It opened in France on 19 December 2007. Screenings at the Belgian festival were on 3, 4 and 5 October. The film was shown "out of competetion".
Pars vite et reviens tard has been shown at several festivals and details can be found in the film section.
Fragile(s), (aka By The Way) opened in France on 20 June 2007 and the French Trailer together with several videos can be found on Allociné's website (all clips are in French). There is also an International Trailer on the site of Roissy Films, which is handling world sales of the film. The trailer is in the original French language but with English Subtitles
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Marie Gillain attending the Cabourg Film
Festival (14 June - 17 June 2007) where her latest film Fragile(s) was previewed. |
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Marie has appeared on the French television programme On a tout essayé promoting her film Fragile(s). A clip from her interview can be seen on the DailyMotion website (in French).
CANNES FILM MARKET 2007
Marie Gillain's recently completed films, Fragile(s) and Ma Vie Sans Meg Ryan were shown at the 2007 Cannes Film Market which was held during the 60th Cannes Film Festival (16th - 27th May). The English titles for these films are By The Way (Fragiles) and It Had To Be You (Ma Vie Sans Meg Ryan).
Posters from Cannes (Click thumbnails to enlarge)
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Latest Projects
Marie Gillain's latest project is starring in the new film
Les Femmes de l'ombre (English Title: Female Agents) which is directed by Jean-Paul Salomé
(Arsène Lupin).
The cast also includes Sophie Marceau, Julie Depardieu and Julien Boisselier; it
appears that Marie has replaced the French actress Laura Smet in the production
(Allociné).
According to
Allociné,
Marie is also in the cast of French crime drama Mauvaise tête, directed
by Michel Toesca. She is to star alongside fellow Belgian, Jonathan Zaccaï, who
featured in the international hit The Beat That My Heart Skipped. More
details on these films can be found in the PROJECTS section.
PUBLIC APPEARANCE
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Marie Gillain attended the reopening of the Bobino
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FILM NEWS
MON PÈRE, CE HÉROS
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Due for release in the UK on 28 May 2007 DVD Region 2 - UK and Europe In French with English Subtitles Sources: Play.com and Amazon UK
Marie Gillain's first film made in 1991 and also starring Gérard Depardieu - available on DVD for the first time in the UK. |
There are several video clips of Marie Gillain on the
YouTube website including an unofficial trailer of Mon Père,
Ce Héros, with Marie singing "Sans
Mensonge" from the film. Click on the logo to visit site.
César Film
Awards 2007
Marie Gillain was a guest at the 32nd César
Film Awards at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on Saturday 24th February
2007. The photographs show Marie attending the ceremony and gala dinner.
The French film Lady Chatterley was the big winner with 5 awards
including Best Film. The American Independent Film Little Miss Sunshine
won Best Foreign Language Film.
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Photos Credit: Marc Susset-Lacroix/WireImage |
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Pars Vite et Reviens
Tard opens in France
The new film directed by Régis Wargnier was shown at the Opening Gala of the 9th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Paris on 12th January 2007. The photographs show Marie at the screening. Pars vite et reviens tard opened in France on 24th January 2007 and admissions for the first day in Paris were 12,572. After the first week, the film entered the French Box Office charts at number 2, with 420,262 admissions, beaten only by the return of Rocky Balboa. At the end of the fourth week admissions in France had increased to 801,521. UPDATED. Source: Allociné. An alternative English title for this film is Seeds Of Death Marie and co-star José Garcia appeared on the French television programme Le Grand Journal (Canal Plus) on 23rd January promoting the film. Another of the actresses in the film, Linh Dan Pham recently featured on UK television in the play This Life + 10, which was a sequel to the very popular series This Life. Pars vite et reviens tard has also opened in Belgium and Switzerland. Links:
Official website of
film / Pars Vite et Reviens Tard section
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Marie Gillain attending the premiere of
the film Prête-Moi Ta Main at the UGC Normandie cinema in Paris on 24
October 2006. Photo Credit: © WireImage |
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Hell (L'Enfer) won BEST FILM at the 2006 B-Est International Film Festival in Bucharest, Romania. Source: Festival website. Refer to Box Office section for more information on admissions to Marie Gillain's films. |
HELL (L'Enfer) |
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Available to buy in the UK from 21 August 2006 DVD Region 2 - UK and Europe In French with English Subtitles Extras:- Making Of Trailer Source: Play.com |
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| Marie Gillain at the launch of
the Renault French Film Festival 2006 in London on Thursday, 2
March. The Festival ran throughout March 2006. See L'Enfer section for photo gallery. (Courtesy of Ilona Morison at the RFFF) |
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DVD RELEASE
Photo Credit: Isabelle Vautier for commeaucinema.com
