Jan Kounen’s comedy “My Cousin,” starring Vincent Lindon and François Damiens, will be one of the biggest French releases of the year. The film screens Friday at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris.…
, he talks about his key motivations for the project.
Kounen has a cult following from previous pics such as “Dobermann” , and spiritual Western “Blueberry” , and is well known for his interest in shamanism, including his 2004 documentary “Other Worlds.” This interest has fed into his recent VR projects – “Ayahuasca” , “7 Lives” and “-22.7°C.” I’ve been working with Richard on a fantasy film inspired by one of Charles Perrault’s “Mother Goose Tales,” and he showed me the script for “My Cousin,” and told me that Vincent and François were on board and asked me whether I would like to direct. My own projects tend to be a bit strange for theatrical audiences in France. I saw this as a wonderful opportunity to do a more classic comedy, while bringing my own personal style to the film.
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