“An incredible alignment of comets”

WhileA fanfare bombs his chest with his million tickets sold before Christmas, has had a string of successes in 2024. Twenty Gods has The Story of Souleymanepassing through Jim’s Novel The Stolen Paintingor Wild fig tree seeds , producer-distributor Éric Lagesse, 62, has a modest triumph. President of the Pyramide company for sixteen years, he bluntly recognizes that « it’s a great year. Even if we should not hide the fact that French cinema certainly benefited from the screenwriters’ strike in Hollywood, which impacted the release of numerous American films. ».

How does he analyze the renewed good health of French cinema? « 2024 above all confirms the rise of independent French cinema, explains the producer. Moreover, our champion of the year, A little something extra of Artus and his 11 million admissions is an independent film. I have the feeling that auteur cinema…