
2018 Arras Film Festival: Vincent Cassel, filmmaker Jean-François Richet, and ‘The Emperor of Paris’
French actor Vincent Cassel (b. 1966) plays François Vidocq in his latest feature, “L’Empereur de Paris” (a.k.a. “The Emperor of Paris”) with August Diehl, Fabrice Luc…
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Gérard Depardieu: “When you’re making a film, you never know when the magic really begins”
Define a star. How would you describe a star in the cinematic landscape? We all know them; we grew up with them, but yet I think it’s pretty difficult to give an accurate and complete descrip…
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Samuel Jouy: “Filmmakers are like painters, musicians, or writers. I hope to become all three of them”
You can call me old-fashioned, but when it comes to boxing movies, “The Set-Up” (1949) has always been a point of reference when it comes to the best boxing films ever made. Robert Wise’s masterpie…
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Manu Payet: “As an actor, you must ask yourself what makes you, your work and your character unique”
In his home country, French all-round actor Manu Payet (39) is primarily known as a celebrated comedian. Starting his career on radio, first on his native area, the island of La Réunion in the Indi…
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