2023-04-20 15:48:39
The Goncourt 2018, “Their children following them” (Actes Sud), by the writer Nicolas Mathieu, will soon be adapted to the cinema by the Boukherma brothers. Filming will take place in the Grand Est, between July and October 2023. If Gilles Lellouche is already in the cast, several roles remain to be filled. Meeting with the most courted of authors from Lorraine.
At the origin of the film, a book, elected Prix Goncourt in 2018. The social and political novel Their children following them (South Acts)by the Lorraine writer Nicolas Mathieu, will soon be adapted to the cinema by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma (Teddy, Year of the Shark). The film will be shot in the region, between mid-July and mid-October next. If Gilles Lellouche is already in the cast, several other roles remain to be filled. Interview with the most famous of contemporary authors from Lorraine.
Initially, Gilles Lellouche told me regarding the film adaptation project of Their Children After Them, he wanted to direct this film himself
Nicolas Mathieu, writer from Lorraine and Prix Goncourt 2018
After his thriller war on animals, adapted in series and broadcast on France 3 in 2018, it’s the book’s turn Their children following them to be staged for the cinema. The film, directed by the Boukherma brothers, with Gilles Lellouche in the cast, will be co-produced by Treasure Movies (The Big Bath, Policies, My king) et Chi-Fou-Mi Productions (BAC North, November).
“Initially, Gilles Lellouche told me regarding the film adaptation project of Their Children After Them, he wanted to direct this film himself. Finally, Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma will direct and Gilles Lellouche will play the main adult role. I saw a feature film by the Boukherma brothers called Teddy, I really liked it”confides Nicolas Mathieu.
Cinema is a bit of a trap for a writer, the story of my life is to write books
Nicolas Mathieu, writer from Lorraine and Prix Goncourt 2018
We are in the 90s, in a context of deindustrialization in the East of France. The novel “Their Children following them”, inspired by the history of Hayange (Moselle) and the Fensch valley, depicts an era and tells, with accuracy, the discovery of sexuality, the joys and setbacks of adolescence. For this film adaptation, Nicolas Mathieu sold the rights to his book.
“I trust the project leaders. I don’t take part in the production and writing of the film, even if we talk regarding it. In general, my involvement is more in the choice of who can adapt the book, from the production company to the director. Cinema is a bit of a trap for a writer, the story of my life is to write books”insists the winner of the Goncourt 2018.
What I write is very visual, my novels are inspired by cinema and series
Nicolas Mathieu, writer from Lorraine and Prix Goncourt 2018
With three novels to his credit, war on animals (2014), Their children following them (2018) et Connemara (2022), the most “bankable” of authors from Lorraine is regularly courted by the 7th Art. EBetween adaptations in series, in film or even in theatre, the work of Nicolas Mathieu inspires directors and directors.
“What I write is very visual, my novels are inspired by cinema and series. The adaptations of my books, which I generally find very successful, also attract another audience. Broadcast on France 3, the series Aux Animaux la guerre was seen by millions of viewers while my book had only sold 8,000 copies”laughs the 44-year-old Nancy author, born in Épinal (Vosges).
Note that another adaptation of Nicolas Mathieu’s third novel, “Connemara”will also soon be adapted for the cinema, with Alex Lutz directing.
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