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Actor Gilles Lellouche Talks Joy Of Directing As François Civil & Adèle Exarchopoulos Picture ‘Beating Hearts’ Hits Cannes: “The Older I Get, The More I Love To Direct”


Actor Gilles Lellouche Talks Directing As Modern Romeo & Juliette ‘Beating Hearts’ Hits Cannes: “The Older I Get, The More I Love To Direct”

Gilles Lellouche arrived at the Cannes press conference for his Competition title Beating Hearts(L’ amour Ouf) on Friday with one of the biggest cast delegations of the festival as its 77th edition entered its final strait. As well as being joined on the stage by co-stars François Civil and Adèle Exarchopoulos and newcomers Mallory Wanecque and Malik Frikah, another seven actors took up the front row of press room spanning Elodie Bouchez, Raphaël Quenard, Vincent Lacoste, Alain Chabat, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Karim Leklou and Antony Bajon. Lellouche has transposed the story to Northern France, co-writing the screenplay with Ahmed Hamidi, his collaborator on 2018 comedy Sink Or Swim, and Venice Golden Lion winner Audrey Diwan.

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