,Emily in ParisStarring Camille Razat, Elsa Zilberstein (“Simone: Woman of the Century”) and Lina Khoudri (“The Three Musketeers”) to lead World War II-set romance drama directed by “Papicha” director Mounia Meddour,
Who has produced the film? vanessa gian Daï Daï Films, a Newen Studios company, and co-produced by Genevieve Lemal at Scope in Belgium and Bidibul in Luxembourg. Eric Jollant is the executive producer. Wild Bunch Distribution will handle the theatrical release in France.
The untitled feature, whose exact plot has been kept secret, is based on a play by Jean-Philippe Daguerre and was written by Joan Digger (“Le Milieu de l’Horizon”). It revolves around a love story set against the backdrop of the Liberation of Paris in 1944, which marked the end of the Nazi occupation of the French capital.
Jian had previously worked on “Farewell, Mister Halfmann”, another film set during World War II in Nazi-occupied Paris. A male actor will join the cast at a later stage and will have an important role in the film. Pablo Pauli will also star. Shooting will begin on May 26 in France.
This project marks Jian’s first collaboration with Medador. The producer, who co-founded a sorority club called Girls Supports Girls in Paris for women in the industry, has been working with several talented female filmmakers, most notably Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre on her 2019 film “Nevada. Starring Matthias Schoenaerts.
Meddour began her feature career with “Papicha”, set in Algeria and based on rebellious young women who refuse to bow to fundamentalism. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and won César Awards for Best Debut Film and Best Promising Actress for Khoudary, who also starred in Meddore’s next film “Houriya”.
