SOMEONE I LOVED (Je l’aimais) International Premiere Presented before its release in France on May 6th, 2009 Drama/Romance France/Belgium/Italy, 2009 In French with English subtitles 35mm/1.85/Color/SR-SRD DTS/112 min Directed by: Zabou Breitman Written by: Zabou Breitman, Agnès de Sacy Based on the novel by: Anna Gavalda Cinematography by: Michel Amathieu Editing by: Françoise Bernard Original Music by: Krishna Levy Produced by: Fabio Conversi Production Company: Babe Films Co-production: Banana Films Productions, Indigo Film International sales: SND-Groupe M6 89, avenue Charles-de-Gaulle 92575 Neuilly sur Seine Tel: +33 1 41 92 66 66 www.m6da.com With: Daniel Auteuil (Pierre), Marie-Josée Croze (Mathilde), Florence Loiret-Caille (Chloé), Olivia Ross (Christine), Christiane Millet (Suzanne) Based on the eponymous novel by Anna Gavalda (also the author of Hunting and Gathering, adapted by Claude Berri and shown at COL•COA in 2007), Someone I Loved is the story of Pierre (Daniel Auteuil, Queen Margot, Girl On the Bridge, Caché), a married man who once fell deeply in love with another woman, but chose to stay with his wife. When he finds out that his son has left his wife Chloé (Florence Loiret-Caille, Let It Rain, Seventh Heaven), Pierre chooses to share this secret with her and tells her about his lifelong love for Mathilde (Marie-Josée Croze,The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Munich, The Barbarian Invasions). Reflecting on his choice and its dramatic consequences, he attempts to help his daughter-in-law understand and overcome her pain. ABOUT ZABOU BREITMAN Zabou Breitman started acting at age four and has appeared in many films, plays and TV movies, including: La Boum 2, C’est La Vie, Cuisine et Dépendances, My Little Business. In 2001, she made her directorial debut with Beautiful Memories (COL•COA Classics 2009), co-written with her father, and was awarded a César for Best First Film. While writing and directing short films, she returned to acting in more dramatic roles in Michel Deville’s Almost Peaceful (COL•COA 2003), and Bruno Podalydès’ The Perfume of the Lady in Black (2005). Her critically-acclaimed second feature film, The Man of My Life (2006) was released in the U.S. by Strand Releasing. Someone I loved is her third film and first novel adaptation. She successfully continues her parallel careers, and also acts in The First Day of the Rest of Your life (COL•COA 2009). Followed by a discussion with Co-Writer/Director Zabou Breitman Presented in association with unifrance