French Exit (film)

Movie
Original title	French exit
Country of production	Canada , UK
original language	English
Publishing year	2020
Rod
Director	Azazel Jacobs
script	Patrick deWitt
production	Trish Dolman , Olivier Glaas , Christine Haebler , Katie Holly , Christina Piovesan , Noah Segal
camera	Tobias date
cut	Hilda Rasula
occupation
Michelle Pfeiffer : Frances Price Lucas Hedges : Malcolm Price Danielle Macdonald : Madeleine Valerie Mahaffey : Mme. Reynard Daniel Di Tomasso : Tom Susan Coyne : Joan Isaach De Bankolé : Julius Tracy Letts : Small Frank (voice) Imogen Poots

French Exit is a tragic comedy by Azazel Jacobs , which is expected to be shown for the first time in October 2020 as the closing film of the New York Film Festival . The film is based on the novel of the same name by Patrick deWitt .

action

Frances Price was once very rich and well known in New York. After the death of her husband and the bankruptcy, the widow decides to move to Paris with her son Malcolm in the empty Parisian apartment of her friend. They also take Small Frank, the cat, with them. This is her born-again husband. In Paris, Frances and Malcolm deal with their past and make plans for their future.

production

Director Azazel Jacobs

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Patrick deWitt from 2018, who also adapted it for the film. "French Exit", the title of the film, also known as "French Leave" as a phrase, is a slang term for getting out of an engagement or another situation without warning and without saying goodbye. Directed by Azazel Jacobs .

Michelle Pfeiffer plays the widow Frances Price, Lucas Hedges her son Malcolm Price. Tracy Letts lends his voice to Small Frank.

Filming started in October 2019. Recordings were made in Paris and Montreal . The two-time Emmy-nominated Tobias Datum acted as cameraman .

On October 11, 2020, French Exit will be shown as the closing film of the New York Film Festival.

literature

• Patrick deWitt: French Exit . House of Anansi Press, 2018. ISBN 9781526601186

Web links

• French exit in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} 58th New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced. In: filmlinc.org, August 13, 2020.
2. ↑ Anita Bennett: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Azazel Jacobs' 'French Exit' Starring Michelle Pfeiffer & Lucas Hedges. In: deadline.com, September 7, 2019.
3. ↑ Etan Vlessing: New York Film Festival to Close With Michelle Pfeiffer's 'French Exit'. In: The Hollywood Reporter, 2020.