Vatican still, forty years old, he is about to become a father for the first time. One day, he was invited to Elizabeth and Peter (ie his sister and brother-in-law) for dinner, where he met his childhood friend Claude. Fan Shang's young wife Anna often loves to be late, so while waiting for her, everyone happily talked about his future life as a father. But when asked if he had already thought about a name for the child who was about to be born, Van Shang’s answer caused the whole family to be in chaos...
The plot of the film is simple, telling that Van Shang is looking forward to the arrival of his first child. One day he was invited to visit his sister Elizabeth's house and met his childhood friend Claude. Everyone talked about the future life, and when asked whether he had already chosen a name for the child who was about to be born, his answer plunged the whole family into chaos.
In one sentence,
everyone has seen his extremely perfect role, and therefore believes that his rare performance is a success. Throughout the frenzy, crazy effects and uninterrupted rhythm..., let us really laugh until the last second of the film. All in all, "Name" can now enter the list of classic comedies that cannot be bypassed.
—— "Excessif"
carefully deliberated dialogue has made a moment that is completely comedy, without spoiling the excitement of the original work.
-"Seven Days in TV"
"Name" is a comedy? There is no doubt that it is. But the drama is too strong.
——The
jar of "Parisian" is old, but the soup is very good.
——The
behind-the-scenes production of "Big Screen"
does not rely on high-tech, large-scale production and large-scale visual tools. The film's first release rushed to the second place on the box office list on Monday, attracting 1086313 based on the release of 457 copies. People watching movies. The film is the first film jointly directed by two directors-Alexandre de la Batrie and Matthew Delaport. The latter refers to the co-writing of "Tropical Jungle" in 2005. jungle) and received a good response.
Such impressive results at the beginning of the film’s release are not only attributed to the French nation’s sense of humor and viewing preferences, but also partly due to the Bruehr effect. The male protagonist Van Chan is played by the famous French singer Patrick Bruel. He has a huge fan base, and the producers naturally don't worry about these people contributing to the box office of the film.
The film began shooting in August 2011, and the production cycle is 11 weeks. The
film "Name" is adapted from the drama of the same name. The collaborators Matthew Delaport and Alexandre de la Batrie are responsible for their own parts. There are no flashbacks and no secondary plots. Matthew Delaport and Alexandre de la Batrie only kept the core part of the story to ensure the success of their work. Colleagues insisted on the rhythm and autonomy of the work in order to realize the "Name" as much as possible.
Before being adapted into a movie, the play "Name" has been performed in the Edward VII Theater in Paris for no less than 250 times, and has a good reputation. For most actors, a windfall is that they do not need to go through a long season rehearsal, but just need to make a movie again.
A sensitive topic
Choosing a name for a newborn has always been a sensitive topic in our society, because it is always accompanied by disagreements among family members, and sometimes even some friends who are not good at catering to put forward their own opinions. Director Alexandre de la Batrie has a special idea from this. He confided to the media: "For example, "good" and "wound", we have given children these very creative names. Together in the whole family When on vacation, people will obviously notice how many subconscious reactions these names will cause, even in a civilized world like ours!"
The face hidden behind the comedy
"The joy of working with these actors in a day-to-day life lies in re-understanding them and exploiting their potential. While showing their unexpected features, they also show their explosive power." commented director Alexandre de la Batrie . In this sense, each actor has a very unique personality in the movie: a shining right (Patrick Bruehr), a sour left (Charles Belling), a manic housewife (Valerie Benguigui), a shy person (Guillaume de Donguidijk) and a hysterical blonde (Judith Al Zan). Any similarity is purely coincidental.
Let's review the various passages of the film. Compared with the drama, the director has specially added some scenes for certain occasions. For example, the role played by Frances Fabian, Frances is the mother of Pierre and Elizabeth. "This is where film is more flexible and free than drama, that is, we can create something that cannot be imagined in a drama," actor Guillaume de Donguidijk told the media.
The names of all the main actors in the movie appeared in the play posters, except for Charles Belling. His role, Peter, has been interpreted by Jean Michel Dolby on the play stage. The decoration of the Paris apartment in
a real fake apartment
movie was completely conceived by interior designer Marie Camino. Because she saw the room she designed in "Paris" (2008) and was deeply attracted, the two directors invited her to take on the work.
Trivia
·Before "Name", many films have completed this process-from stage to screen. Among them are Alan Renai’s "Are Spring Breeze and Frost", Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s "Detective", Jean-Marie Poire’s "Santa Claus Is Rubbish" and Francis Way Bai's "Dinner Game".
·The producer of this film, Dimitri Hassan, is the son of Jean Pierre Hassan, who is the brother-in-law of Claude Berry. Therefore, Beth’s son, Thomas Longman, the producer of "The Artist", is also the cousin of Dimitri Hassan.
Valerie Benguigui has named her two sons Caesar and Abraham, but she has to face the objections of her parents. So the morning when Abraham was out, she and her husband decided to call their son Airy in the clinic. But they doubted whether there was a name starting with "Airy" (the official names of Westerners are very long, and they usually start with nicknames), and finally got back the name they thought of at the beginning. "Everyone is happy now!" Valerie Benguigui laughed.
·Guillaume de Donguidek’s name may not be familiar to you, but he did play supporting roles many times in movies ("Death Night Paris", "Let's Tell the Rain", "Long Two Days" , "Best Friend", etc.), at the same time he is also known on the TV screen.
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