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Cineuropa: You read the text of
Deception initially in French, and then later in English. Were you following Rothâs career, and reading each book as it was published every few years?
Arnaud Desplechin: I discovered this book quite late â the first one that I read by Philip Roth was
Portnoyâs Complaint, when I was a 24-year-old, so rather late. I fell in love with his writing, and I read everything that was published, but I somehow got bored with the translations, and started reading in English. Then, later on, I reread all of the books in French, just for the pleasure of it. I couldnât wait a year and a half for the translation. And then, after that, I was able to enjoy the French version.
Arnaud Desplechin • Director of Deception
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The World After Us by Louda Ben Salah-Cazanas to premiere at the Berlinale
Aurélien Gabrielli in
Louda
Ben Salah-Cazanas has made a promising entrance into the world of international cinema with his debut feature film
Having turned heads with his short films, especially
Genève (screened in Clermont-Ferrand’s national competition last year), the director’s latest venture sees him putting together a cast comprising
Aurélien Gabrielli (who made an appearance in
Tout s’est bien passé) and Swiss actress
Noémie Schmidt (
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Written by the filmmaker himself, the story follows in the footsteps of Labidi, a struggling young writer who is trying to publish his first novel after enjoying a minor hit with a short story. Between living in a small room with his roommate and best friend Aleksei and working as a Deliveroo driver to survive, he meets a student called Elisa. Caught up in their whirlwind romance, Labidi dec