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Tax Incentives Aren’t The Only Reason Why ‘The Substance,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ Shot in France
Despite being set in Mexico and Los Angeles, 'Emilia Pérez' and 'The Substance' shot entirely in France, mainly for creative reasons.
Jacques Audiard’s musical thriller “Emilia Pérez,” Coralie Fargeat’s body horror “ The Substance ” and Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s epic adventure “ The Count of Monte Cristo ” have more in common than the fact that they’re directed by French filmmakers. “The Count of Monte Cristo,” a sprawling period movie adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ literary masterpiece, has been compared to “golden-era Hollywood epics” by Variety, but it was produced with a budget of roughly $50 million — about a third of what a U.S. blockbuster of a similar scale would cost. Avnet, a member of the DGA and WGA whose best known credits include “Fried Green Tomatoes” and “Three Christs” starring Richard Gere and Peter Dinklage, said he’s heard studio execs compliment the shooting process in France.
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