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Le Figaro recently sat down with producer and screenwriter Luc Bossi to talk about the film, an adaptation of Boris Vian's novel, that tells the imaginative story of a man who tries to keep his love alive after a water lily enters her lungs. "I wanted to find a story that has [had] legendary status for fifty years, and that may appeal to all generations...We wrote a very faithful adaptation, and it adds a layer of visual fantasy. There are not many directors who can realize this dream world," he said (forgive the wonky Google translation). As for Gondry, he says the linearity of the story (even as fantastical as it is) makes it in many ways a first-time experience for him, and that he was drawn the mixture of humor and sadness and science and imagination in the unique tale.
Production continues on the film, which as set pics have revealed, features some tricked out Peugeots (fun fact, Duris' brother is a designer for the car company). Check out a video of Gondry on set shooting a scene below, and if you're in France, mark your calendar for next spring, as the film is set for a May 15, 2013 release date....which is also the first day of the Cannes Film Festival. Coincidence? We'll see.
2 Comments
brou | August 1, 2012 11:55 AM
Someone took some pictures on set when they filmed the scene shown in the photo above here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/onverraplustard_julie_lefort/sets/72157630616930414/with/7589100914/
jingmei | August 1, 2012 10:31 AM
Tres mignon, merci. En fait it's kinda rarely funny for the not easy chance of cooperation between Romain Duris et Michel Gondry.