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Scarlet (French: L'envol, lit. 'Flight') is a 2022 drama film, directed by Pietro Marcello, from a screenplay by Marcello, Maurizio Braucci, Maud Amelin, and Geneviève Brisac. It is loosely based on Scarlet Sails, a 1923 novel by Alexander Grin. It stars Raphaël Thiéry, Juliette Jouan, Louis Garrel, Noémie Lvovsky, Ernst Umhauer, François Négret and Yolande Moreau. It was a French-led production with co-production companies in Italy, Germany and Russia.

It had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2022, in the Directors Fortnight section.

Cast

Production

In April 2021, it was announced Juliette Jouan, Raphaël Thiéry, Louis Garrel, and Noémie Lvovsky had joined the cast of the film, with Pietro Marcello directing from a screenplay he wrote, with Arte set to produce.[3] In August 2021, Ernst Umhauer, François Négret and Yolande Moreau joined the cast of the film.[4]

Principal photography began in August 2021.[5]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2022, in the Directors Fortnight section.[6] The film was invited in Gala Presentation section of 27th Busan International Film Festival to be screened in October 2022.[7]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 79% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's consensus reads: "Its many disparate ingredients come together in a somewhat lumpy blend, but Scarlet remains a largely bewitching period fantasy."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on ten critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Scarlet". Directors Fortnight. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Scarlet (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Raup, Jordan (12 April 2021). "Martin Eden Director Pietro Marcello Sets Next Narrative Feature with L'Enovl Starring Louis Garrel & More". The Film Stage. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (19 August 2021). "Pietro Marcello Kicks Off French-Language Feature Debut 'Scarlet' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Pietro Marcello is shooting Scarlet in France". Cineuropa. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ Roxborough, Scott (15 April 2022). "French Period Drama 'Scarlet' to Open Cannes Directors' Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. ^ Patrick Frater (September 7, 2022). "Tony Leung to be Feted as Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Scarlet". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Scarlet Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

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