Alive in France is a 2017 French documentary film about American filmmaker Abel Ferrara touring and performing rock and roll with his band. The documentary was directed by Ferrara.[1] It premiered as part of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight.[2]
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| Directed by | Abel Ferrara |
| Produced by | Nicolas Anthomé |
| Starring | Abel Ferrara |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Gras |
| Edited by | Leonardo Daniel Bianchi Fabio Nunziata |
| Music by | Joe Delia Abel Ferrara Paul Hipp |
| Distributed by | Bathysphere Productions |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Languages | English French |
Participants
editIn addition to Ferrara, the following people appeared in the documentary:
Production
editThe documentary was shot in Toulouse and Paris in October 2016.[3]
Reception
editThe film has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[4] Wendy Ide of The Guardian awarded the film three stars out of five.[5]
References
edit- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (25 May 2017). "Cannes Film Review: 'Alive in France'". Variety. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (20 April 2017). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight reveals 2017 line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Dalton, Stephen (20 May 2017). "'Alive in France': Film Review; Cannes 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Alive in France". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Ide, Wendy (20 May 2017). "Alive in France review – Abel Ferrara's shambolic blues jam of a music documentary". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2020.