Day 6: Live from Cannes: France invades Sweden in ‘Les Grandes Personnes’

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One of my last screenings at this year’s Critic’s Week sidebar, Grown Ups is a sappy story about an imperfect father/daughter relationship that geographical takes place in the roughage offered in some Swedish connecting islands. Anna Novion‘s Swedish-French co-production had all the players in attendance including Jean-Pierre Darroussin.

 Anna Novion - Grandes Personnes

Director Anna Novion

 Anna Novion Grandes Personnes

Director and lead actor….

Jean Pierre Darroussin - Grandes Personnes

Veteran actor Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Anaïs Demoustier Grandes Personnes

Typical French girl: Anaïs Demoustier

 

Judith Henry Grandes Personnes

Demoustier (female lead) and Judith Henry (supporting actress)

Lia Boysen and Björn Gustafsson

Swedish cast: Lia Boysen and Björn Gustafsson

Nicholas Engel

Nicolas Engel and fellow actress presented the short film La copie de Coralie, a musical set in a photo copy shop.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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