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| Directed by | Christophe Honoré |
| Written by | Christophe Honoré |
| Produced by | Philippe Martin |
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| Cinematography | Rémy Chevrin |
| Edited by | Chantal Hymans |
| Music by | Alex Beaupain |
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| Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Box office | $1.5 million |
Marcello Mio is a 2024 comedy film written and directed by Christophe Honoré. In the film, actress Chiara Mastroianni confronts living in the shadow of her real-life father Marcello Mastroianni's legacy. She portrays a version of herself alongside her real-life mother, French actress Catherine Deneuve. Several other actors support the cast and play versions of themselves as well, including Fabrice Luchini, Nicole Garcia, Benjamin Biolay, Melvil Poupaud and Hugh Skinner.
The film had its world premiere in the main competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2024, being theatrically released in France on the same day by Ad Vitam Distribution.
Plot
Chiara is an actress and the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. One summer, she tells herself that she should rather live her father's life. She now dresses like him, speaks like him, breathes like him and she delivers it with such command that others around her end up believing it and begin calling her "Marcello".
Cast
- Chiara Mastroianni as Herself/Marcello
- Catherine Deneuve as Herself
- Fabrice Luchini as Himself
- Nicole Garcia as Herself
- Benjamin Biolay as Himself
- Melvil Poupaud as Himself
- Hugh Skinner as Colin
- Stefania Sandrelli as Herself
Production
Principal photography began on 21 August 2023 in Paris, and continued in Rome, then in Latina and Formia, the latter of which was a city dear to Marcello Mastroianni. Filming was scheduled to be completed after eight weeks, specifically on 13 October.
Release
Marcello Mio was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 21 May 2024. Ad Vitam Distribution theatrically released the film in France on the same day. Lucky Red theatrically released the film in Italy on 23 May 2024.
The film was invited at 37th Tokyo International Film Festival as closing film and will be screened on November 6, 2024.
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.4/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 30 reviews from French critics.
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Cannes Film Festival | 25 May 2024 | Palme d'Or | Christophe Honoré | Nominated | |
| Queer Palm | Nominated | ||||
| Sydney Film Festival | 16 June 2024 | Best Film | Marcello Mio | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Marcello Mio". Ad Vitam (in French). Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- "Marcello Mio (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- Lattanzio, Ryan; Erbland, Kate; Ehrlich, David (27 March 2024). "Cannes Wish List: 30 Movies We Hope Make the Cut in 2024". IndieWire. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- Combe, Arnaud (26 June 2023). "[Exclu] On en sait plus sur le prochain film de Christophe Honoré". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- Fabbri, Bruno (14 September 2023). "Un film su Marcello Mastroianni con la Deneuve e la figlia. Riprese a Latina". Il Caffè (in Italian). Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- Lemercier, Fabien (18 August 2023). "Filming in sight for Actor's Studio by Christophe Honoré". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (11 April 2024). "Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi's Trump Movie — Full List". Deadline. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- Viapiana, Alessandro (21 May 2024). "Marcello Mio, Chiara Mastroianni nei panni del padre al Festival di Cannes 2024". L'Officiel Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- Shackleton, Liz (11 September 2024). "Tokyo Film Festival To Open With Kazuya Shiraishi's '11 Rebels'; Close With 'Marcello Mio'". Deadline. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- "Marcello Mio". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- "Marcello Mio". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- "Critiques Presse pour le film Marcello Mio". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- Dams, Tim (9 May 2024). "Queer Palm reveals eligible titles from 2024 Cannes lineup". Screen International. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- Rosser, Michael (7 May 2024). "Sydney Film Festival reveals 2024 competition line-up". Screen International. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
External links
- Marcello Mio at IMDb
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