Bonjour Tristesse is an upcoming film set to star Chloë Sevigny, Lily McInerny and Claes Bang. It is an adaptation of the 1954 novel of the same name by Françoise Sagan. It is adapted and directed by Durga Chew-Bose in her feature length directorial debut.
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| Directed by | Durga Chew-Bose |
| Screenplay by | Durga Chew-Bose |
| Based on | Bonjour Tristesse by Françoise Sagan |
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| Language | English |
Synopsis edit
Cécile (McInerny), and her widowed father Raymond (Bang) are spending the summer in the south of France with his latest flame, Elsa (Harzoune). However, the equilibrium is disrupted with the arrival of Anne (Sevigny), who is an old friend of Cécile’s mother and father.[1]
Cast edit
- Chloë Sevigny as Anne
- Claes Bang as Raymond
- Lily McInerny as Cécile
- Nailia Harzoune as Elsa
Production edit
Film Constellation are selling distribution rights to the contemporary adaptation written and directed by Durga Chew-Bose.[2] Producers of the project include Babe Nation Films’ Katie Bird Nolan and Lindsay Tapscott for whom it took three years to secure rights to the novel,[3][4] and for whom it had been a seven year project prior to the commencement of shooting.[5] Also producing are Elevation Pictures’ Noah Segal and Christina Piovesan, Wolfgang Mueller and Benito Mueller of Barry Films and Cinenovo’s Julie Viez. Executive producers are Fabien Westerhoff for Constellation Productions, Suzanne Court, and Françoise Sagan’s son Denis Westhoff. Principal photography got underway in Cassis in the South of France in May 2023.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Chloe Sevigny, Claes Bang, Lily McInerney Star in Bonjour Tristesse". usa.topnews.media. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Tabbara, Mona (May 16, 2023). "Cannes 2023: the buzz titles from the UK". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Carly (August 30, 2019). "TIFF 2019: How do you make a film that women want to see, and not what men think they want to see?". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Fifth Wave Profile Series: The Telling Stories of Babe Nation". cfccreates. September 15, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Townsend, Kelly (February 10, 2023). "How Babe Nation hit casting gold with Alice, Darling". Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas; Goodfellow, Melanie (May 16, 2023). "Chloë Sevigny, Claes Bang, Lily McInerny & Nailia Harzoune Lead Adaptation Of Françoise Sagan's Classic Novel 'Bonjour Tristesse'; South Of France Shoot Underway — Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
