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Cannes Opener ‘Leave One Day,’ Produced by Pathé, Delivers Musical Ode to Everyday Life
From Michel Gondry to Juliette Armanet, "Leave One Day" director Amelie Bonnin shares the influences that inspired her Cannes opening film.
Bonnin reshaped her musical dramedy around a rising chef, played by French pop star Juliette Armanet, who returns to her rural hometown to confront a family health crisis and an unexpected pregnancy — just days before launching her namesake restaurant in Paris. While in Canada studying graphic design, Bonnin dipped into a screening of Raymond Depardon’s small-town doc “Modern Life,” simply hoping for a few familiar sights. “The magic lies in that moment of collective invention — bringing an image to life that couldn’t exist any other way,” Bonnin adds, citing Michel Gondry as a key influence.
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