09/04/2018 - Starring Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Alice Isaaz and Bastin Boulilon, Rémi Bezançon's film was produced by Mandarin and is being sold by Gaumont

Shooting on the 6^th feature film by Rémi Bezançon, The Mystery of Henri Pick [+see also:
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film profile], also in cinemas next October in Un homme pressé) and Camille Cottin (nominated for a César in 2016 for Most Promising Actress in The Parisian Bitch [+see also:
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Well-known for Love is in the Air (2005), Rémi Bezançon also directed The First Day of the Rest of Your Life [+see also:
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An adaptation – by the director along with Vanessa Portal – of the eponymous novel by David Foenkinos (Delicacy [+see also:
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Produced by Isabelle Grellat, Eric Altmayer and Nicolas Altmayer for Mandarin Production, The Mystery of Henri Pick was co-produced by Gaumont (which will be releasing the film in French cinemas on 6 March 2019 and will be driving international sales), along with France 2 Cinéma and the Belgian outfit Scope Pictures. The film has been pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+ and is receiving support from the Île-de-France region, where part of the shooting (which started on 26 February) took place, the rest of the filming is due to take place in Brittany.

(Translated from French)