Cinema by…Yvan Attal
Documentary by Stéphane Bergouhnioux
62 min - Canal + - 2019
Synopsis
A Man in the City could be the title of this movie.
Cinema by Yvan Attal is a documentary about the “cinema city” as much as it is about the man who takes us there: Yvan Attal. With the actor and director of Ma femme est une actrice [My wife is an actress], Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d’enfants [They Got Married and Had Lots of Children] and Mon Chien Stupide [My Stupid Dog], we plunge into the heart of New York.
A cinephile actor and filmmaker, Yvan Attal is almost exclusively focused on New York, a true capital of film. As far back as he can remember, Yvan Attal has been fascinated by the city and by cinema. The filmmakers, actors, and films that forged his love of cinema, his knowledge and love of film, and his career are all connected to this city, which has been host to the greatest number of film shoots in the world.
Accompanying him and following his guide to its landmarks, his meanderings and the images that fed his appetite for cinema, we plunge into to the city as an “open-air studio” city. From The Godfather to Dog Day Afternoon to Manhattan and Taxi Driver, Yvan Attal grew up on a diet of Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro, later building himself up with Francis Coppola, Sidney Lumet and Martin Scorsese.
On a stroll through the most filmed city in the world, Yvan Attal reconnects with his memories, revisits images from the films that made a mark on him, and meets with Brad Mehldau, Griffin Dunne, Jack Garfein and Charlotte Gainsbourg.
In return, Yvan Attal shares his passion for cinema.
ÉQUIPE
- Direction Stéphane Bergouhnioux
- Production Jean-Marie Nizan
- Production director Marie de Labarre
- Authors Stéphane Bergouhnioux & Jean-Marie Nizan
- Photography Stéphane Bergouhnioux, Fanny Chauvi, Jean-Marie Nizan, Jean-Michel Poulichot & David Wolfer
- Editing Nicolas Dumond & Gopal Puntos
- Original music Laetitia Pansanel-Garric
- Graphic design Quentin Darredeau
- Color grading Guillermo Fernandez
- Sound Jean-Nicolas Buonavista & Aldo Re
- Mixing and sound editing Benoit Héry
- Researcher Christine Hamon
- Production assistant Eloïse Brannens
