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Screen Daily: The Works takes on sales for Oudney's romantic comedy French Film
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French Film
Written by BAFTA nominated, Aschlin Ditta (Scenes of a Sexual Nature, The Catherine Tate Show), French Film will be directed by award-winning commercials and short filmmaker Jackie Oudney, making her feature directorial debut. French Film stars an outstanding cast; Hugh Bonneville (Tsunami: The Aftermath, Notting Hill, Iris - BAFTA Best Supporting Actor nominated); Anne-Marie Duff (The Virgin Queen, Shameless - BAFTA TV nominated, The Magdalene Sisters); Douglas Henshall (Primeval, Lawless Heart, Angels and Insects); Victoria Hamilton (Scoop, Mansfield Park) and renowned Manchester United football star turned actor, Eric Cantona. Director: Jackie Oudney
French Film is an original and intelligent romantic comedy which playfully pits the French against the Brits when it comes to relationships. Journalist Jed (Hugh Bonneville) prepares to interview French auteur and self-appointed expert on the nature of love - Thierry Grimandi (Eric Cantona). Jed is dead-set on dismissing the auteur's musings as absurd until his own relationship with Cheryl (Victoria Hamilton) starts to fall apart, and he is forced to re-evaluate everything he thought he knew about love. But Jed's not the only one. Even drinking buddy Marcus (Douglas Henshall) starts to prefer the subject of love to football when his perfect relationship with Sophie (Anne-Marie-Duff) takes an unexpected turn.
Status: In post-production. Due for release Spring 2008. Represented by The Works
Producers: Slingshot Studios in association with Met Film and JCF
Writer: Aschlin Ditta
