‘Lupin’ Producer Gaumont Teams With Prime Video On Platform’s First French Theatrical Feature ‘My Mother, God, And Sylvie Vartan’
deadline.comGaumont and Egerie Productions have announced they are teaming with Prime Video on heartwarming French-language drama My Mother, God, And Sylvie Vartan (Ma Mère, Dieu, Et Sylvie Vartan), which is the platform’s first French-language feature destined for a theatrical release.
The picture is adapted from the autobiographical novel of French radio and TV presenter Roland Perez and is inspired by his strong-minded Sephardic Jewish mother’s determination that he would live a full life after he was born with a clubfoot.
Her self-sacrifice and a consuming passion for the music of popular singer Sylvie Vartan enabled her son to achieve his dreams despite his difference.
Canadian director and screenwriter Ken Scott is attached to direct and also wrote the screenplay, adaptation and dialogue. Filming will take place in Paris between September and November 2023 Leïla Bekhti (All Your Faces, The Eddy) and Jonathan Cohen (Daaaaaali!, Astérix and Obélix: The Middle Kingdom) lead the cast.
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