20/08/2014 - Gabriel Julien-Laferrière is back five years after the success of Neuilly sa mère!. Also hitting screens are Clouds of Sils Maria and Love at First Fight

SMS by Gabriel Julien-Laferrière

Gabriel Julien-Laferrière – the director of the summer 2009 surprise smash hit, his feature debut Neuilly sa mère! [+see also:
trailer
film profile], which took a total of 2.5 million admissions – has certainly taken his time in making his second opus, SMS [+see also:
trailer
film profile], which is released today in French cinemas by Warner.

Produced by Alain Attal for Les Productions du Trésor and sold abroad by Films Distribution, the comedy boasts a cast including Guillaume de Tonquedec (winner of the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2013 for Le prénom [+see also:
trailer
film profile] and set to be seen imminently at Venice Days in Les nuits d'été [+see also:
film review
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interview: Mario Fanfani
film profile]), Géraldine Pailhas (nominated for the César for Best Supporting Actress in 2014 for Young and Beautiful [+see also:
film review
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interview: François Ozon
film profile]), Anne Marivin and Franck Dubosc. Written by the director together with Laurent Benguigui, the story recounts the whirlwind of catastrophes that befalls the main character: at 9 am, Laurent receives an SMS; at 9.01, his mobile phone is stolen; at 9.30, his son disappears; at 10.00, his house catches fire; at 10.15, his wife leaves him; at 10.30, his business goes into liquidation; and at 11.00, he is remanded in custody. And that’s just the start of his worries… 

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Also hitting screens this Wednesday are two feature films that were very popular at Cannes: the competition entry Clouds of Sils Maria [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Charles Gillibert
interview: Olivier Assayas
film profile] by Olivier Assayas (a Franco-Swiss-German co-production starring Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart – distribution by Les Films du Losange) and Love at First Fight [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Thomas Cailley
film profile] by Thomas Cailley (a feature debut that was a real revelation at the Directors’ Fortnight – starring Adèle Haenel and Kevin Azaïs in the leads - Haut et Court Distribution). Lastly of note is another French feature debut: Des lendemains qui chantent [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Nicolas Castro (read the article - UGC Distribution).

(Translated from French)