Rising star Benjamin Lavernhe plays the iconic French priest.
Snd has signed deals in key territories for Frederic Tellier’s €15m biopic about a real-life poverty-fighting French priest L’Abbé Pierre: A Century Of Devotion, who founded the Emmaus network of housing shelters.
Rising star Benjamin Lavernhe plays the iconic figure who devoted his life to championing the poor and bringing global awareness to homelessness. The film had its world premiere out of competition in Cannes earlier this year and will hit French theatres via Snd on November 8 on 600 screens.
The film has been bought by A-z in Canada, Palace for Australia and New Zealand,...
Snd has signed deals in key territories for Frederic Tellier’s €15m biopic about a real-life poverty-fighting French priest L’Abbé Pierre: A Century Of Devotion, who founded the Emmaus network of housing shelters.
Rising star Benjamin Lavernhe plays the iconic figure who devoted his life to championing the poor and bringing global awareness to homelessness. The film had its world premiere out of competition in Cannes earlier this year and will hit French theatres via Snd on November 8 on 600 screens.
The film has been bought by A-z in Canada, Palace for Australia and New Zealand,...
- 11/3/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
France’s most famous Catholic priest, Abbé Pierre, will be portrayed in a €15 million ($17.5 million) biopic movie produced by Snd and Wassim Beji, who previously teamed on “Yves Saint Laurent.”
Titled “Abbé Pierre, a Century of Devotion,” the movie will be directed by Frederic Tellier with Benjamin Lavernhe (“The Speech”) playing the title role, alongside Emmanuelle Bercot.
Snd, the commercial arm of French TV network M6, is producing the film with Beji at Wy Productions and will launch sales at the American Film Market. “Abbé Pierre” will start shooting in December.
Tellier, who depicted the world of firefighters in the critically acclaimed film “Through the Fire,” has done extensive research on the French priest’s legacy in order to chart his life.
Born and raised a Catholic, Henri Groues became a member of the Resistance during World War II, an experience which shaped him and catalyzed his desire to help others.
Titled “Abbé Pierre, a Century of Devotion,” the movie will be directed by Frederic Tellier with Benjamin Lavernhe (“The Speech”) playing the title role, alongside Emmanuelle Bercot.
Snd, the commercial arm of French TV network M6, is producing the film with Beji at Wy Productions and will launch sales at the American Film Market. “Abbé Pierre” will start shooting in December.
Tellier, who depicted the world of firefighters in the critically acclaimed film “Through the Fire,” has done extensive research on the French priest’s legacy in order to chart his life.
Born and raised a Catholic, Henri Groues became a member of the Resistance during World War II, an experience which shaped him and catalyzed his desire to help others.
- 10/28/2021
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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If you have younger genre fans at home, you’ll definitely want to pick up the new editions of Coraline and The Boxtrolls from Scream Factory, and for you cult film fans, Vinegar Syndrome has you covered with their new Blu-rays for Killer’s Delight, The Lamp...
- 8/30/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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