Scarlet (film)
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| Directed by | Pietro Marcello |
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| Produced by | Charles Gillibert |
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| Cinematography | Marco Graziaplena |
| Music by | Gabriel Yared |
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| Distributed by | Le Pacte |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | $450,213[2] |
Scarlet (French: L'envol, lit. 'Flight') is a 2022 drama film, directed by Pietro Marcello, from a screenplay by Marcello, Maurizio Braucci, Maud Amelin, and Geneviève Brisac. It is loosely based on Scarlet Sails, a 1923 novel by Alexander Grin. It stars Raphaël Thiéry, Juliette Jouan, Louis Garrel, Noémie Lvovsky, Ernst Umhauer, François Négret and Yolande Moreau. It was a French-led production with co-production companies in Italy, Germany and Russia.
It had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2022, in the Directors Fortnight section.
Cast
[edit]- Raphaël Thiéry as Raphaël
- Juliette Jouan as Juliette
- Louis Garrel as Jean
- Noémie Lvovsky as Adeline
- Ernst Umhauer
- François Négret
- Yolande Moreau as The magician
Production
[edit]In April 2021, it was announced Juliette Jouan, Raphaël Thiéry, Louis Garrel, and Noémie Lvovsky had joined the cast of the film, with Pietro Marcello directing from a screenplay he wrote, with Arte set to produce.[3] In August 2021, Ernst Umhauer, François Négret and Yolande Moreau joined the cast of the film.[4]
Principal photography began in August 2021.[5]
Release
[edit]It had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2022, in the Directors Fortnight section.[6] The film was invited in Gala Presentation section of 27th Busan International Film Festival to be screened in October 2022.[7]
Reception
[edit]Critical reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Its many disparate ingredients come together in a somewhat lumpy blend, but Scarlet remains a largely bewitching period fantasy."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on ten critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Scarlet". Directors Fortnight. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Scarlet (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Raup, Jordan (12 April 2021). "Martin Eden Director Pietro Marcello Sets Next Narrative Feature with L'Enovl Starring Louis Garrel & More". The Film Stage. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (19 August 2021). "Pietro Marcello Kicks Off French-Language Feature Debut 'Scarlet' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "Pietro Marcello is shooting Scarlet in France". Cineuropa. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (15 April 2022). "French Period Drama 'Scarlet' to Open Cannes Directors' Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Patrick Frater (September 7, 2022). "Tony Leung to be Feted as Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Scarlet". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Scarlet Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
