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The romantic comedy, Je
Reste! will light up the screen in French theatres in ten more days. Filming
commenced back in January lasting about ten weeks and included film locations in Paris and
outskirts, Blonville (in Normandy) and Côte d'Azur (Riviera). With a cast that includes
Vincent, Sophie Marceau and Charles Berling, it looks like a sure winner.
According to an interview with Diane Kurys, this was the first time she has directed a
film without writing the screenplay, which actually made her feel freer, though she
embellished the ending of Florence Quentin's script. Ms. Kurys also
opened up to improvisation, ready to give her actors more freedom in their proposals. This
probably was a God-send for Vincent whose antics seem to come naturally.
Sophie plays Marie-Domenica, the model wife of Bertrand (Vincent),
whose life is governed by overwhelming practices. He is in charge of international
building sites,
but spends much of his time devoted to his favorite sport - cycling. A true maniac, he
does not tolerate any change in routine. His wife meets all the demands of her husband,
dealing with the education of their son and tries to tend to her own desires and
aspirations. However, she is dissatisfied. The day comes when she meets Antoine (Charles),
an impassioned writer of cinema and art, and a worldwind of passion begins. She decides to
leave Bertrand, but he will not let her leave so easily.
 This is the second time that Vincent has worked with Sophie having made the
delightful comedy, Fanfan, ten years ago. His co-star, Charles Berling, also
appeared in Those Who Love Me.... though the two never shared a scene.
Vincent says his first scenes with Sophie were the most difficult because "he had to
play this guy who treats his wife so badly. For the first time he doesn't get to play the
role of the lover, but rather that of the blundering husband, locked into his routine, a
true burden on his family... a real bloody nuisance!"
He
refers to one of his best memories as the time spent filming at the beach house. He says
that "everyone was so happy to be making this film." If you watch some of the
videos at the film's official web site,
you'll witness exactly what he's talking about. He's a real
cut-up, always looking for fun and laughs while waiting for a scene to be set up. His
silly walks, his dancing, funny faces and laughter reveal how comical and free-spirited he
really is. He's never afraid to be the clown. I hope he lends himself to many more of
these roles in the years ahead, and let's hope the critics love the script and appreciate
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The Black
& White Photo Gallery is the first one to be completed in the new gallery
section. With the thumbnails, it'll take less time to download the pages and should give
you easier access to the photos. Many more photo pages to come!

The 16th Louis Vuitton Classic took place the first weekend in
September at the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud. About eighty touring, GT and
racing cars from all eras and from all over the world were exhibited. Among those attending were several
celebrities including Vincent, Jeanne Moreau, Chow Yun Fat and Wilson
Lambert. Though there were several photos taken at the event, sorry, there were none of
Vincent.

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GOOD NEWS FOR EUROPEAN FANS...
The DVD & video of Fanfan la Tulipe
will be released on December 3, 2003! |
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In an interview with Vincent about filming Je
Reste!, he said he was attracted to the Alain Terzian script because of its
humor. He added that, "the originality of the character I was to play had me hooked
immediately. I called Diane Kurys and we spoke. Sophie Marceau in the role of Marie was
the cherry on the cake for me!"
I haven't had much success in translating the
entire interview. It would be greatly appreciated by me, as well as all visitors to the
site, if someone could translate the interview. Thank
you! Update: Cinzia Masina will be giving us a translation!
You can view the Je Reste! trailer via QuickTime
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Last month the Copenhagen Film Festival featured four of Vincent's
films! - Peau d'ange, Fanfan la Tulipe, Le Bossu and Le
Temps Retrouve. In regard to Peau d'ange, it was noted that "after a
series of successful shorts, Vincent Perez - the Swiss-born star of Fanfan and
the Oscar-winning Indochine - has made an impressive feature debut with a
powerful cast."

The photo gallery is still under construction, but work continues on
it. I'm gathering photos and categorizing them. In the future, the gallery will feature
thumbnails of most photos on this site.

It's a mystery as to what's up next for Vincent. It had been previously
announced that he would take the lead role in Philippe de Broca's Beau Masque,
which was to begin shooting this month. However, there hasn't been any information
released in the past couple months confirming this, plus Vincent indicated in a more
recent interview that he wouldn't be doing this film.

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