Young Lovers is broadcast on France 3 on January 13, 2025. Where was the film shot with Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud and Cécile de France?
The Franco-Belgian film Les Jeunes Amants, directed by Carine Tardieu and released in 2022, will be broadcast on France 3 on January 13, 2025.
Filming took place in October 2020 in Lyon and other French regions, with scenes filmed in iconic locations like Lyon 1 University and Parc Blandan.
Discover how this film, celebrated for its tenderness and accuracy, won over the public and critics despite some negative reviews.
This Monday January 13, 2025 will be broadcast Young Lovers on France 3 in the early evening. Young Lovers, released in 2022, is a Franco-Belgian film directed by Carine Tardieu.
The synopsis is as follows: “Two people meet 15 years after their first meeting. She is 71 years old, he is 45, married and father of two. Opposites but hypnotized by each other, they reconnect. Widow, mother, grandmother, Shauna wants to reaffirm that she is a woman after all.“
-Where was Young Lovers filmed?
The shooting of the film The young lovers took place in just ten days during the first half of October 2020 in Lyon. Scenes come from the University of Lyon 1 for times in hospitals. There are also scenes at restaurant Les Innocents (Shauna bistro) or in the skate park du Parc Blandan.
For the Lyonnais, the filming also took place on the slopes of the Croix Rousse (Georges apartment), as well as Villeurbanne (Louis Armand school), Ste Foy-les-Lyons (swimming pool) and Pierre Bénite (Lyon South hospital gateway). The film with Fanny Ardant and Melvil Poupaud was also shot in Ile-de-France and Brittany.
The young lovers reveals a love story with special conditions: a significant age gap and adultery. “Ccelebrating love at all ages with great tenderness.” this the media 20 Minutesof a “accuracy rarely seen on screen.“ comments Culturebox,”a radiant couple“ affirms the Latest News from Alsace. The film also has reviews negative, the media Inrockuptibles think he is “difficult to appreciate the way in which the director makes these two characters experience the feeling of love.”
However, the film did well in theaters. On the day of its release, the dramatic film starring Cécile de France is placed in 3e box office ranking position French cinema behind the feature film Valiant and comedy Superhero in spite of himself. In total, the film counts 25 503 entrées (including 7,251 previews). The film will have rewards at the Cabourg Film Festival 2022: that of best director and best actress for Fanny Ardant. The actress will also nominated in the best actress category at the 2023 César Awards for this role.
