''Lou! Journal infime'' is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Julien Neel, based on the first volume of his comic book series,

Lou! ''Lou!'' is a French comic book series and animated television series created by Julien Neel. The comic is published by Glénat and the animated series is broadcast in France on M6 and Disney Channel. The series combines elements of farce and ro ...

. The screenplay was written by Julien Neel and Marc Syrigas. It stars Lola Lasseron, Ludivine Sagnier,

Kyan Khojandi Kyan Khojandi (born 29 August 1982) is a French comedian, actor and screenwriter born to a French mother and an Iranian father. He is best known for playing the main character in the television series ''Bref'', which was broadcast on Canal+ fro ...

, and

Nathalie Baye Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (born 6 July 1948) is a French film, television and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for '' Every Man for Himself' ...

. ''Lou! Journal infime'' premiered at the

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on 24 August 2014, and was released in France on 8 October 2014.

Plot

Cast

* Lola Lasseron as Lou * Ludivine Sagnier as Emma *

as Richard *

as Lou's grandmother * Joshua Mazé as Tristan * Eden Hoch as Mina * Lily Taïb as Marie-Emelie * Léa Nataf as Karine * Virgile Hurard as Jean-Jean * Téo Yacoub as Preston * Sacha Vassort as Manolo * Anne Agbadou-Masson as Jocelyne * Winston Ong as Gino *

Julie Ferrier Julie Ferrier (born 5 December 1971) is a French actress, comedian, dancer, writer and theater director. Early life Ferrier is in the eighth generation of actresses on the maternal side of her family. She was raised in a difficult housing proje ...

as Sophie *

François Rollin François Rollin (born 31 May 1953) is a French actor, comedian, author and screenwriter. He is known for his role as King Loth of Orkney in ''Kaamelott'', Professor Rollin in ''Palace'', and for writing the satirical news programme ''Les Guig ...

as Henry * Pierre Rousselet as Robert

Production

Development

In September 2013, '' Variety'' reported that StudioCanal was set to co-produce, distribute, and sell the film.

Filming

Filming began on 28 October 2013 at the

Bry-sur-Marne Bry-sur-Marne (, literally ''Bry on Marne'') is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune of Bry-sur-Marne is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one ...

studio and in Paris, with additional scenes filmed at Lycee Jules Verne in Cergy. Filming ended on 17 January 2014.

Music

Julien Di Caro, the composer for the animated television series, returned to score the film.

Home media

''Lou! Journal infime'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 10 February 2015.

Critical response

Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 17% approval rating, with an average rating of 4.4/10, based on 6 reviews.

References

External links

* 2014 films French comedy films 2014 comedy films Films about families StudioCanal films Films shot in Paris Films based on French comics Live-action films based on comics 2014 directorial debut films 2010s French-language films 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub