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Year: 2006 UK: Artificial Eye Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Cécile De France, Mathieu Amalric, Christine Citti, Patrick Pineau, Alain Chanone, Christophe, Jean-Pierre Gos Director: Xavier Giannoli Country: France Language: French (English subtitles) UK: 112 mins UK Certificate: 12A UK Release Date: 21 September 2007 Movie reviews Official website UK Distributor Synopsis Gérard Depardieu has returned to his true form in THE SINGER, which was a huge hit in France. Xavier Giannoli has created a genuinely touching love story which displays humour and a sense of compassion for its characters. Gérard Depardieu plays the part of Alain Moreau, a nightclub crooner in Clermont- Ferrand - described by one critic as: ‘much lower in the food chain than Charles Aznavour, but cut from the same cloth.’ One night, Alain sees young, beautiful blonde, Marion (Cécile de France) in the audience and decides to engineer a meeting through one of his friends, Estate Agent, Bruno (Mathieu Amalric). Marion, a single mother with an unhappy story, is cautious and untrusting, but before too long, a tentative relationship begins to develop. However, Bruno soon becomes a rival for Marion’s affections …. The on-screen chemistry between Dépardieu and de France is remarkable and the film is further enhanced by emotionally fluid performances by all the actors and and some clever plot twists. Whilst Alexandre Desplat’s excellent score gives an added depth to the proceedings. From the Director “ For this film, one of the trickiest things was to avoid descending into caricature, so I did some research, and wound up meeting Alain Chanone, a dance hall singer in Clermont-Ferrand. With Chanone and his band, I discovered a world with its rituals, settings, sounds and public. I followed his band (which became Gérard’s band in the film), on the road, lived for a while in Chanone’s farmhouse (which became Gérard’s home in the film) and everything fell into place quite naturally. “I had Depardieu in mind when I was writing the screenplay – he’s the actor I wanted to film ever since I was very young. He was my David Bowie or Mick Jagger. Even if it sounds naïve, I never had any doubt that I would work with him. He understood that the character required restraint. He understands everthing, anyway…. I wanted people to discover a new facet of his acting genius. He was wonderful on set, both committed and inventive – and he can sing!” - Xavier Giannoli |
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