INTERVIEW – The author ofOSS 117 and of The Artist dedicated six years to The Most Valuable of Goods. This very personal animated film about the Shoah was adapted from the tale by Jean-Claude Grumberg.
In the cozy lounges of a hotel in 6e district of Paris, Michel Hazanavicius is relaxed to talk about his new feature film, The Most Valuable of Goodspresented at the Cannes Film Festival last May, in official competition.
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Very far from his previous filmography, this animated film which evokes the Shoah is the adaptation of a tale by Jean-Claude Grumberg. It took the filmmaker six years to complete this project.
LE FIGARO. – Why did you choose animation to adapt Jean-Claude Grumberg's tale ?
MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS. – Before thinking about animation, it was about adapting a work by Jean-Claude Grumberg that I had read and really liked. I wouldn't have done it if it had been offered to me in live action. Jean-Claude Grumberg was a friend of my parents since they were 15 years old. He saw me born. He knew I drew. It was important for him to have a director who draws.
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