It's Not Me
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French | C'est pas moi |
Directed by | Leos Carax |
Written by | Leos Carax[1] |
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Cinematography | Caroline Champetier |
Edited by | Leos Carax |
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Distributed by | Les Films du Losange |
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Running time | 41 minutes |
Country | France |
It's Not Me (French: C'est pas moi) is a 2024 French film written and directed by Leos Carax.[2]
It had its world premiere in the non-competitive Cannes Premiere section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2024. It was theatrically released on 12 June 2024 by Les Films du Losange.
Synopsis
It's Not Me is self-portrait written in the first person. It is described by CG Cinéma as a "free-form" and "cut-up" film which features Leos Carax rediscovering the figures from his oeuvre. Traversing his 40-year filmography, it visits the decisive moments of his career, while capturing the political evolution of that time.[3][4]
Cast
- Leos Carax as LC
- Denis Lavant as Monsieur Merde
- Kateryna Yuspina as La mère
- Nastya Golubeva Carax as La pianiste
- Loreta Juodkaite as La spinneuse
- Bianca Maddaluno as La soeur
- Anna-Isabel Siefken as La plongeuse
- Petr Anevskii as Le frère
- Juliette Binoche (archival footage)
- Michel Piccoli (archival footage)
- Jean-François Balmer (archival footage)
- Guillaume Depardieu (archival footage)
- Yekaterina Golubeva (archival footage)
Production
The project was first announced in May 2023 by CG Cinéma upon the wrap of principal photography in Paris.[3] Leos Carax reteamed with cinematographer Caroline Champetier and production designer Florian Sanson, both of whom worked on Carax's last two films Annette and Holy Motors.[2]
The first stills from the production indicate the return of Monsieur Merde, a character played by Denis Lavant in Holy Motors (2012) and the segment Merde of the omnibus film Tokyo! (2008). In the same photos, Carax is seen acting in the film with matching red hair and a goatee.[5][6] In August 2023, during a masterclass at the 27th Lima Film Festival, Carax described it as an "essay" film and revealed it will be under an hour in length. He called it a very low-budget film made "without pressures".[7]
The film was produced by Charles Gillibert at CG Cinéma, who produced Carax's previous film Annette, and by Carax through his company Théo Films. It was co-produced by Arte France Cinéma, in association with Scala Films, and with the participation of French fashion house Chanel.[3]
Release
The film was selected to be screened in the non-competitive Cannes Premiere section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 May 2024.[8]
The film was theatrically released in France on 12 June 2024 by Les Films du Losange.[9]
Critical response
It's Not Me received an average rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 19 reviews.[10] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10.[11]
See also
- Mr. Leos caraX, 2014 documentary about Leos Carax
References
- ^ "C'est pas moi". ScriptOclap (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (21 June 2023). "'Annette' Director Leos Carax Helms Self-Portrait 'It's Not Me;' Les Films du Losange Boards Project (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Leos Carax achève à Paris le tournage de son nouveau film" (in French). CG Cinéma. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Porquier, Hugues (7 June 2023). "C'est pas moi: des nouvelles du prochain film de Leos Carax". Trois couleurs (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Rushes: SAG-AFTRA Strike Vote, New Leos Carax and Jia Zhangke Films, Il Cinema Ritrovato Lineup". Notebook. MUBI. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Bardinet, Elodie (7 June 2023). "Leos Carax a bouclé à Paris le tournage de son nouveau film, C'est pas moi [photos]". Première (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Ruimy, Jordan (18 August 2023). "Leos Carax's 'C'est Pas Moi' is "Under an Hour" Long". World of Reel. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "C'est pas moi" (in French). Les Films du Losange. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Critiques Presse pour le film C'est pas moi". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "It's Not Me". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
- It's Not Me at IMDb
- v
- t
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- Boy Meets Girl (1984)
- Mauvais Sang (1986)
- Les Amants du Pont-Neuf (1991)
- Pola X (1999)
- "Merde" in Tokyo! (2008)
- Holy Motors (2012)
- Annette (2021)
- It's Not Me (2024)