Presidents | |
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French | Présidents |
Directed by | Anne Fontaine |
Written by | Anne Fontaine |
Produced by | Philippe Carcassonne |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Yves Angelo |
Edited by | Fabrice Rouaud [1] |
Music by | Vincent Blanchard [2] |
Production company | Ciné@ |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures International France |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes [3] |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $3.6 million [4] |
Presidents ( French: Présidents) is a 2021 French political satire film written and directed by Anne Fontaine. [5] Although it was promoted with the disclaimer that " any resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental", the film stars Jean Dujardin and Grégory Gadebois in roles inspired by former French presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, respectively. [6] It was theatrically released in France on 30 June 2021.
In August 2020, director Anne Fontaine revealed that she developed the idea for the screenplay during the first COVID-19 lockdown in France:
The lockdown stimulated me into the idea of a different time. It was quite exhilarating to take advantage of a time not planned for writing and to create something unexpected. It's not representative of this period but I wanted something like a comedy, whether it's light, whether it's funny, something whimsical. [7]
The project was described as a comedy about "[the] power and the difficulty of no longer being in charge [...] it is the meeting of two political adversaries who will live an adventure of sorts". [7]
Presidents was produced by Philippe Carcassonne at Ciné@. The film was shot over a seven-week period in Corrèze and Paris, with Yves Angelo as director of photography. [5] Principal photography began on 5 October 2020, [8] and concluded in mid-November 2020. [9]
The film was theatrically released by Universal Pictures International France on 30 June 2021. [10]
Presidents grossed $3.6 million in France, and $0 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $3.6 million. [4]
In France, the film opened alongside Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, Le Sens de la famille, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, The Deep House, The Rose Maker, Teddy, and Charlatan. The film sold 41,241 admissions on its first day, [11] 4,623 of which were preview screenings. [12] It went on to sell 213,699 admissions in its opening weekend, finishing 5th at the box office, behind Cruella, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and Le Sens de la famille. [13] At the end of its theatrical run, the film sold a total of 431,129 admissions. [12]
Presidents received an average rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 30 reviews. [14]
Presidents | |
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French | Présidents |
Directed by | Anne Fontaine |
Written by | Anne Fontaine |
Produced by | Philippe Carcassonne |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Yves Angelo |
Edited by | Fabrice Rouaud [1] |
Music by | Vincent Blanchard [2] |
Production company | Ciné@ |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures International France |
Release date |
|
Running time | 100 minutes [3] |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $3.6 million [4] |
Presidents ( French: Présidents) is a 2021 French political satire film written and directed by Anne Fontaine. [5] Although it was promoted with the disclaimer that " any resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental", the film stars Jean Dujardin and Grégory Gadebois in roles inspired by former French presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, respectively. [6] It was theatrically released in France on 30 June 2021.
In August 2020, director Anne Fontaine revealed that she developed the idea for the screenplay during the first COVID-19 lockdown in France:
The lockdown stimulated me into the idea of a different time. It was quite exhilarating to take advantage of a time not planned for writing and to create something unexpected. It's not representative of this period but I wanted something like a comedy, whether it's light, whether it's funny, something whimsical. [7]
The project was described as a comedy about "[the] power and the difficulty of no longer being in charge [...] it is the meeting of two political adversaries who will live an adventure of sorts". [7]
Presidents was produced by Philippe Carcassonne at Ciné@. The film was shot over a seven-week period in Corrèze and Paris, with Yves Angelo as director of photography. [5] Principal photography began on 5 October 2020, [8] and concluded in mid-November 2020. [9]
The film was theatrically released by Universal Pictures International France on 30 June 2021. [10]
Presidents grossed $3.6 million in France, and $0 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $3.6 million. [4]
In France, the film opened alongside Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, Le Sens de la famille, Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, The Deep House, The Rose Maker, Teddy, and Charlatan. The film sold 41,241 admissions on its first day, [11] 4,623 of which were preview screenings. [12] It went on to sell 213,699 admissions in its opening weekend, finishing 5th at the box office, behind Cruella, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and Le Sens de la famille. [13] At the end of its theatrical run, the film sold a total of 431,129 admissions. [12]
Presidents received an average rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 30 reviews. [14]