PORTRAIT – The actor, long considered the good friend of the Canet gang, ended up earning his stripes as a director. After The Great Bathhe gets back behind the camera with a very personal film with a strong cast.
He doesn’t need to ring the bell since he has the keys to the Chi-Fou-Mi Productions offices. It takes a few seconds to recognize it. Gilles Lellouche, 52, dyed his hair platinum blonde. Not out of lack of taste, but out of professional conscience. Cédric Jimenez asked him for this color change for the main role of Chien 51. The director of BAC north et November adapts the eponymous dystopian thriller by Laurent Gaudé. « A very physical role, I’m in pieces », said Lellouche. The promotion of Love phew falls at the right time. It allows him to take a three-week break. « I hope I will return to filming in good spirits. »
Love phew will then be released in 600 cinemas, buoyed by its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival and its reputation as an ambitious fresco (budget 32 million), all fired up, loved and hated by critics on the Croisette. Lellouche does not…
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