After La Croisade, his ecological film shot in confinement, Louis Garrel returns with L'Innocent, his fourth film as a director. Presented out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year, this crimecomedy caused a sensation. The film also received two César awards, this Friday, February 24, at the 48th César ceremony: for best supporting actress (for Noémie Merlant) and for best original screenplay.
As in his previous feature films(The Two Friends, The Faithful Man, The Crusade), the actor-director also plays the main character of the film, and is surrounded by a fine cast. Roschdy Zem(Enquête sur un scandale d'Etat, Roubaix, une lumière, Le Jeu) supports the actor in this duo of main characters. We also find Anouk Grinberg(Deception, The Night of the 12th) and Noémie Merlant(Portrait of a Girl on Fire, The Olympics, Jumbo) in the cast.
When Abel (Louis Garrel) learns that his sixty-something mother Sylvie is about to get married to a man in prison, he panics. Supported by Clémence, his best friend, he will do everything to try to protect her. But meeting Michel (Roschdy Zem), his new father-in-law, could offer Abel new perspectives....
For the first time, after three films shot in Paris, Louis Garrel took his cameras to Lyon, to shoot L'Innocent. In addition to changing settings, the director changes his register and turns to pure situational comedy, zany and rocambolic. Successful bet, the feature film is often hilarious and presents a gallery of characters as well characterized as interpreted. The supporting characters are delightful, with Noémie Merlant in the lead, who plays one of her best roles, in spite of a total misuse.
Above all, the main tandem, formed by Louis Garrel and Roschedy Zem works. Thanks to the chiseled dialogues, their rhythm is jubilant and the laughs are flying. L'Innocent is a delightful film, and the icing on the cake is that the music is judiciously used and offers scenes that are often memorable.
Discover also our interview with Louis Garrel and Roschdy Zem :
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