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Today was the theatrical
release in France for Denis Dercourt's "Demain
des l'aube" and critics are praising the film. It garnered
three out of four stars from several publications - Premiere, Télé
Ciné Obs, Libération, L'Express, Le Monde, and Abus de Cine. Critic
Gaëlle Bouché has nothing but praise for Vincent - "The great
revelation of this film is to finally discover all the talent of
Vincent Perez. Usually confined to costume dramas and light
comedies, the Swiss actor surprises the audience with his
significant intrepretation and reserve." Télé Ciné Obs points out
that this could be the richest role ever for Vincent. In fact,
Vincent himself has repeatedly indicated in several interviews that
he considers this role one of his best. To view the trailer,
visit this link.
 In
an interview with La Voix du Nord published yesterday,
journalist Philippe LaGouche celebrates Vincent's age with
"Forty-five years! The face has gained depth. Time has hollowed out
grooves, sometimes abysses. A fragile surface emerges more than in
the past." For those folks who continually get confused about
Vincent's age, it's time to smarten up and accept the fact that this
actor was born in 1964, not 1962! This is most annoying. Vincent
shares his hope that Denis Dercourt's film is the turning point in
his career. One thing is for certain, his passion for acting has
returned to him. He also spoke about his work in the French TV
series, "Paris Enquetes Criminelles"
referring to it as a "livelihood, an everyday job." He continues,
"Doing the series was very rewarding because it represented a lot of
work. It was exhausting but it allowed me to become an artisan. I
like that idea because in the cinema, we tend to consider only the
artistic angle. The only thing that bothers me about television work
is the obligation to explain everything in each episode. This tended
to empty me, rather than feed me." Vincent admits that working
abroad has not necessarily helped especially when it relates to
identity - "I have been slow to consider myself French." As far as
the future, he says he doesn't like the idea of being locked in a
box. He adds, "I like surprises. I love going into unknown
territory... The most important thing for me is to try to be honest
in my work and move forward with integrity." In the meantime, he
continues writing his comics with the third installment of "La
Fôret" due out in October. As far as leisure time, he
recently read several books including two by Philippe Grimbert - "Un
Secret" and "La Petite robe" and "D'autres vies que la mienne" by
Emmanuel Carrere. When it comes to movies, he was very impressed
with "The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." I
absolutely agree with Vincent and can't say enough about this film -
love it, love it!
Last December I posted the
news that Vincent's wife, Karine, would be directing a film called "Et
si on changeait le monde" with production to begin in April
2009. There has been no further indication that this project will
take off. However, in the above mentioned interview, Vincent
spoke about returning to the stage in a play entitled "Le Temps
qui passe" written by his wife. In the meantime, Karine has made
headlines by appearing in "Je vais te manquer" (I'll
Miss You), which premiered on June 10th in France. Written and
directed by Amanda Sther, it stars Carole Bouquet, Pierre Arditi,
Patrick Mille, Alexandra London, Frédéric Testot, et Michael
Lonsdale. Described as a dramedy, the story involves six lovesick
adults who cross paths at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Here are some
publicity photos:
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 What's with Vincent Perez and
Napoleonic wars? Following the premiere of Demain des l'aube
at Cannes, we now learn that Vincent just wrapped up filming
Bruc
last week in the Montserrat region near Barcelona. The film's
synopsis reads: "Spain. On June 6, 1808, the Napoleonic army meets
its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a drummer boy. The
reverberation of the sound of his drum against the mountains of
Montserrat tricks the French into thinking that there are many more
Catalan soldiers than there really are, causing Napoleon’s
troops to flee. When the news reaches the ears of Napoleon himself,
he entrusts the Hussar captain of the Imperial Guard, Alain Maraval
(played by Perez), with a mission: to hunt down the person
responsible for his defeat in the mountains and behead him as a sign
of punishment. The captain brings together a band of his best men
and sets out to hunt down the young man known as Bruc. This historical
action-adventure began filming on June 15th with a budget of four
million and is a co-production of Catalunya Television and Ikiru
Films. Besides Vincent, the cast includes the Spanish actor Juan
José Ballesta in the title role, and French actors
Nicolas Giraud and Jerome Le Banner. The film, based on a screenplay
Jordi Gasull and Patxi Anezcua, is directed by Daniel
Benmayor. According to the IMDB, the film will be released
theatrically next year through Spain's Universal Pictures. Check out
the
awesome trailer here.
According to Variety,
Benmayor has previously directed commercials and recently debuted
his first theatrical release called "Paintball" at the Tribeca Film
Festival in NY. It's an unusual horror thriller shot in broad
daylight witha profusion of sequence shots. He refers to Bruc
as equally groundbreaking - a Catalan-language film that can best be
described as "an 18th century 'First Blood' - a brutal manhunt of an
innocent man."
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