''En Moi'' (also known as In Me) is a 2016 French short film directed, written and produced by Laetitia Casta in her

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. The film had its world premiere at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Cannes

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Plot

The filmmaker, portrayed by

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, anxiously searches for inspiration on his film set among the

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of the mysterious Palais Garnier where his imagination gives him the desire to have a yen for creating.

Cast

* Yvan Attal as ''the film director'' *

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as ''the woman'' * Arthur Igual as ''the assistant'' *

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as ''the actress'' * Jérémie Bélingard as ''the lover'' *

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『麿赤兒』 as ''the handyman'' * Nassim Amaouche as ''the driver''

Production

Development

In March 2016, it was announced that Laetitia Casta would make her directorial debut with the film. Casta co-wrote the screenplay with Maud Ameline. The film was produced by Casta under the banner of ''Allarosa production'', executively produced by Lionel Massol, and co-executive produced by Pauline Seigland of ''Films Grand Huit''.

Casting

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''), Lara Stone, Arthur Igual,

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Jérémie Bélingard, Akaji Maro (''

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''), and Nassim Amaouche (''

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''). In May 2016, Casta gives the reasons for the choice of the leading actress Stone:

Filming

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for the film began in August 2015 in the

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Background

Since the film’s release on 19 May 2016 at the Cannes Film Festival

, the original theatrical movie poster features Lara Stone and Yvan Attal.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5688826 2016 films French drama short films 2010s French-language films Films set in France Films set in Paris 2016 drama films 2016 directorial debut films 2016 short films 2010s French films