Studiocanal is set to launch Quentin Reynaud’s timely disaster thriller “The Blaze” ahead of its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival.
The film reteams Reynaud with popular French actor Alex Lutz, who headlined the director’s feature debut “Final Set.” Lutz stars alongside revered French actor André Dussolier (“Tell No One”).
“The Blaze” follows Simon and his father Joseph who embark on a race-against-the-clock to escape a wildfire.
The first-look image features Simon and Joseph who must leave everything behind to escape their coastal region alongside multiple evacuees who are fighting to survive.
The film was shot in France’s tree-covered southwest region where thousands of hectares were destroyed by wildfires this summer, but Quentin Reynaud told Variety that the movie wrapped shooting a year ago.
“I grew up in this beautiful region and I know every corner of it. It has a very dense landscape with a strong local culture,...
The film reteams Reynaud with popular French actor Alex Lutz, who headlined the director’s feature debut “Final Set.” Lutz stars alongside revered French actor André Dussolier (“Tell No One”).
“The Blaze” follows Simon and his father Joseph who embark on a race-against-the-clock to escape a wildfire.
The first-look image features Simon and Joseph who must leave everything behind to escape their coastal region alongside multiple evacuees who are fighting to survive.
The film was shot in France’s tree-covered southwest region where thousands of hectares were destroyed by wildfires this summer, but Quentin Reynaud told Variety that the movie wrapped shooting a year ago.
“I grew up in this beautiful region and I know every corner of it. It has a very dense landscape with a strong local culture,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
"It would hurt less if you won the match quicker." Film Movement has released an official US trailer for an indie French sports drama called Final Set, also known as Cinquième Set in French - which translates directly to 5th Set. This initially premiered at a few film festivals in Europe last year, and also played at the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in the US and the RiverRun Film Festival earlier this year. Thomas was once renowned as a young tennis prodigy, but never had the career he hoped for. At 37, despite his declining physical fitness, he decides to compete in the qualifying rounds of the French Open for one last attempt at glory. Final Set stars Alex Lutz as Thomas J. Edison, with a cast including Kristin Scott Thomas, Ana Girardot, Tariq Bettahar, Quentin Reynaud, plus Jürgen Briand as his opponent Damien Thosso. This looks so much better than...
- 8/11/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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