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Gaumont Celebrates 130 Years of Leading Innovation and Artistry on Big Screens Small One as It Heads to Cannes With Cécile de France-led ‘Residence’ on a Packed Slate
Gaumont Celebrates 130 years of innovation on screens big and small as it heads to Cannes with Cecile de France-led ‘The Residence’.
Inspired by the cinematic pioneering of the Lumière brothers, industrialist Léon Gaumont had already immersed himself in motion pictures, running a modest camera business that soon skyrocketed after taking the advice of a young employee who asked, “In order to boost sales, why not also offer something to watch?” As with its 2017 Armando Iannucci satire “The Death of Stalin,” the film revisits Russian history with auteur pedigree and a starry cast — led here by Alicia Vikander, Jude Law and Paul Dano — showcasing the kind of high-profile, director-driven titles Gaumont hopes to offer the international market with greater regularity. Gaumont’s slate includes “The Orphans,” an action spectacle from renowned stunt coordinator Olivier Schneider (“No Time to Die”); “Black to the Future,” a space comedy from local funnyman Jean-Pascal Zadi (“Beating Hearts”); and “Rays and Shadows,” a World War II drama about the moral compromises that lead to collaboration starring Jean Dujardin and August Diehl and directed by César-winner Xavier Giannoli.
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