Revealed in the films of Xavier Dolan, the Franco-Quebecer Niels Schneider will be one of the headliners of Woody Allen’s next film, which will be shot in Paris.
Posted at 2:21 p.m.
Updated at 2:35 p.m.
This was announced by the magazine on Wednesday. variety, one month before the start of filming. Niels Schneider, 35, will share the screen with Valérie Lemercier, winner of the César for best actress for her film Aline.
According varietyWoody Allen, who is currently in Paris, describes this fiftieth film of his career as a “poisonous romantic thriller”, in the same vein as his film Match Point (2005): “exciting, dramatic and also very sinister”. The feature film, which has no title yet, will be shot entirely in French.
Earlier this week, Woody Allen hinted that this film could be his last during an interview with the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia. The New York filmmaker said he wanted to retire to devote himself to writing. In a press release, his representatives wanted to rectify the situation, arguing that “Woody Allen never said he was retiring or that he was writing another book”.
revealed in I killed my mother and Imaginary lovers by Quebec filmmaker Xavier Dolan, Niels Schneider leads a prolific career in France. He acted in several films, including Black Diamond (which won him the César for best male hope) and The things we say, the things we do by Emmanuel Mouret.
It should be noted that several actors and producers in the United States have said that they would refuse to work with Woody Allen since the allegations of sexual touching of his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow resurfaced in 2014. His last film, Rifkin’s Festival (2020), was released in a select number of theaters in the United States.