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Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #86. Les cinq diables – Léa Mysius

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Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #86. Les cinq diables – Léa Mysius

Les cinq diables

France’s Léa Mysius has been working on several projects but looks to have her sophomore film Les cinq diables potentially completed in time for release in 2020. Starring Adele Exarchopoulos and reteaming with actress Noée Abita, the project is produced through her Trois Brigands Productions and F for Film. Mysius reunites with her writer and DP Paul Guilhaume on the project. Mysius’ feature debut Ava played in Cannes Critics’ Week in 2017, winning the SACD Prize. She’s also written the screenplays for Arnaud Desplechin’s Ismael’s Ghosts (2017) and Oh, Mercy! (2019) as well as Andre Techine’s Farewell to the Night (2019).

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Gist: Seven-year-old Vicky lives with her mother Joanne and father Jimmie, a man struggling to find his place. When Vicky’s aunt Julia arrives after being released from prison, her presence brings back the past in a violent, magical way.

Release Date/Prediction: Originally slated for an Autumn 2019 shoot, Mysius will be shooting in Paris and in the alps in March 2020. We anticipate, depending on her postproduction period, Mysius could be ready in time for Venice 2020.

Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2021: France (Bruno Dumont), Passing (Rebecca Hall) and Nightmare Alley (Guillermo Del Toro). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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