PREVIEW: Annette (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Adam Driver (Marriage Story), Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose), Simon Helberg (Florence Foster Jenkins), Devyn McDowell (film debut), Angèle (film debut), Kiko Mizuhara (Nobunaga Concerto), Natalie Mendoza (The Descent), Rila Fukushima (The Wolverine), Laura Jansen (film debut), Rebecca Dyson-Smith (Blood Red Sky), Ron Mael (The Sparks Brothers), Russell Mael (The Sparks Brothers), Leos Carax (977), Nastaya Carax (Holy Motors), Wim Opbrouck (A Perfect Match), Nino Porzio (Volt), Kanji Furutachi (Harmonium)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Leos Carax (Holy Motors), director, writer; Ron Mael (film debut) and Russell Mael (film debut), writers, composers; Charles Gillibert (Mustang) and Paul-Dominique Win Vacharasinthu (The Jesus Rolls), producers; Caroline Champetier (Looking for Her), cinematographer; Nelly Quettier (Happy as Lazzaro), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In Los Angeles, provocative stand-up comedian Henry (Driver) falls in love with Ann (Cotillard), a world-renowned opera singer. They form a passionate and intense relationship under the spotlight, and eventually they give birth to a daughter named Annette (McDowell), who turns out to have an exceptional gift that will change everyone’s lives forever…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Director Leos Carax’s utterly bonkers rock opera features stars Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard singing a slew of original songs by Sparks themselves, Ron and Russel Mael (recently the subject of Edgar Wright’s documentary The Sparks Brothers).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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