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Christophe Honoré On Enlisting Chiara Mastroianni & Catherine Deneuve For ‘Marcello Mio’ Hybrid Roles & Shelved Henry James ‘The Ambassadors’ Project
Christophe Honoré Talks Enlisting Chiara Mastroianni & Catherine Deneuve For ‘Marcello Mio’ Hybrid Roles & Shelved Henry James ‘The Ambassadors’ Project
In a fantasy scenario, Mastroianni hits a crisis point in her life and decides to adopt the look and persona of her late father, much to the surprise of her family and friends, as well as those who knew the legendary actor when he was alive. I felt there was a kind of cruelty in the way her identity was reduced to her parentage, even if it’s perfectly legitimate because Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni are more than just famous actors, they’re cinema myths. DEADLINE: The film makes references to Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, and in particular the final scene on the beach where Marcello Mastroianni puts up his hands to indicate he can’t hear what the girl is saying to him a gainst the wind …
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