After La Croisade, his ecological film shot in confinement, Louis Garrel returns with L'Innocent, his fourth film as director. Presented out of competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, this crimecomedy caused a sensation. The film also received two César awards at the 48th César ceremony on Friday, February 24: Best Supporting Actress (for Noémie Merlant) and Best Original Screenplay.
As in his previous feature films(Les deux amis, L'homme fidèle, La Croisade), the actor-director also plays the film's main character, and is surrounded by a fine cast. Roschdy Zem(Enquête sur un scandale d'Etat, Roubaix, une lumière, Le Jeu) supports the actor in this duo of main characters. The cast also includes Anouk Grinberg(Tromperie, La Nuit du 12) and Noémie Merlant(Portrait de la jeune fille en feu, Les Olympiades, Jumbo).
When Abel (Louis Garrel) learns that his sixty-something mother Sylvie is about to marry a man in prison, he panics. Supported by his best friend Clémence, he does everything in his power to protect her. But a meeting with Michel (Roschdy Zem), his new stepfather, could well open up new perspectives for Abel....
For the first time, after three films shot in Paris, Louis Garrel has taken his cameras to Lyon to shoot L'Innocent. In addition to a change of scenery, the filmmaker changed registers and turned to pure situational comedy, zany and rocambolical. The film is often hilarious, and features a gallery of characters as well characterized as they are played. The supporting cast is delightful, led by Noémie Merlant, who plays one of her best roles despite being totally out of place.
Above all, the main pairing of Louis Garrel and Roschedy Zem works. Thanks to their chiseled dialogues, their rhythm is jubilant and the laughs come thick and fast. L'Innocent is a delightful film, and the icing on the cake is the judicious use of music, which makes for some memorable scenes.
See also our interview with Louis Garrel and Roschdy Zem :
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