Marcello Mio
{{Short description|2024 film by Christophe Honoré}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Marcello Mio
| image = Marcello Mio 2024 film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Christophe Honoré
| writer = Christophe Honoré
| producer = Philippe Martin
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Chiara Mastroianni
- Catherine Deneuve
- Fabrice Luchini
- Nicole Garcia
- Benjamin Biolay
- Melvil Poupaud
- Hugh Skinner
}}
| cinematography = Rémy Chevrin
| editing = Chantal Hymans
| music = Alex Beaupain
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Les Films Pelléas
- Bibi Films
- Lucky Red
- France 2 Cinéma
- Super 8 Production
- LDRP II
- TSF
}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
- Ad Vitam Distribution (France)
- Lucky Red (Italy)
}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2024|5|21|Cannes|2024|5|21|France|2024|5|23|Italy}}
| runtime = 120 minutes{{cite web|url=https://www.advitamdistribution.com/films/marcello-mio/|title=Marcello Mio|website=Ad Vitam|language=fr|access-date=5 May 2024}}
| country = {{Plainlist|
- France
- Italy
}}
| language =
| budget =
| gross = $1.5 million{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=32086069|title=Marcello Mio (2024)|access-date=20 July 2024|publisher_hide=yes}}
}}
Marcello Mio is a 2024 comedy film written and directed by Christophe Honoré. In the film, actress Chiara Mastroianni confronts living in the shadow of her real-life father Marcello Mastroianni's legacy. She portrays a version of herself alongside her real-life mother, French actress Catherine Deneuve. Several other actors support the cast and play versions of themselves as well, including Fabrice Luchini, Nicole Garcia, Benjamin Biolay, Melvil Poupaud and Hugh Skinner.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/cannes-2024-predictions-movies-we-hope-make-the-cut-1234968107/|title=Cannes Wish List: 30 Movies We Hope Make the Cut in 2024|last1=Lattanzio|first1=Ryan|last2=Erbland|first2=Kate|last3=Ehrlich|first3=David|date=27 March 2024|website=IndieWire|access-date=11 April 2024}}
The film had its world premiere in the main competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2024, being theatrically released in France on the same day by Ad Vitam Distribution.
Plot
Chiara is an actress and the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. One summer, she tells herself that she should rather live her father's life. She now dresses like him, speaks like him, breathes like him and she delivers it with such command that others around her end up believing it and begin calling her "Marcello".
Cast
- Chiara Mastroianni as Herself/Marcello
- Catherine Deneuve as Herself
- Fabrice Luchini as Himself
- Nicole Garcia as Herself
- Benjamin Biolay as Himself
- Melvil Poupaud as Himself
- Hugh Skinner as Colin
- Stefania Sandrelli as Herself
Production
Principal photography began on 21 August 2023 in Paris, and continued in Rome,{{cite magazine|last=Combe|first=Arnaud|date=26 June 2023|title=[Exclu] On en sait plus sur le prochain film de Christophe Honoré|url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/cinema/exclu-on-en-sait-plus-sur-le-prochain-film-de-christophe-honore-576035-26-06-2023/|magazine=Les Inrockuptibles|language=fr|access-date=11 April 2024}} then in Latina and Formia, the latter of which was a city dear to Marcello Mastroianni.{{cite web|url=https://ilcaffe.tv/articolo/199770/un-film-su-marcello-mastroianni-con-compagna-e-figlia-riprese-a-latina|title=Un film su Marcello Mastroianni con la Deneuve e la figlia. Riprese a Latina|last=Fabbri|first=Bruno|date=14 September 2023|website=Il Caffè|language=it|access-date=11 April 2024}} Filming was scheduled to be completed after eight weeks, specifically on 13 October.{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/447729/|title=Filming in sight for Actor's Studio by Christophe Honoré|last=Lemercier|first=Fabien|date=18 August 2023|website=Cineuropa|access-date=11 April 2024}}
Release
Marcello Mio was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/cannes-film-festival-lineup-2024-live-francis-ford-coppola-thierry-fremaux-1235881376/|title=Cannes Film Festival Lineup Set: Competition Includes Coppola, Audiard, Cronenberg, Arnold, Lanthimos, Sorrentino & Abbasi's Trump Movie — Full List|last=Ntim|first=Zac|date=11 April 2024|website=Deadline|access-date=9 May 2024}} where it had its world premiere on 21 May 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/the-screenings-guide-of-the-77th-festival-de-cannes/|title=The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes|date=8 May 2024|website=Festival de Cannes|access-date=8 May 2024}} Ad Vitam Distribution theatrically released the film in France on the same day. Lucky Red theatrically released the film in Italy on 23 May 2024.{{Cite web |last=Viapiana |first=Alessandro |date=21 May 2024 |title=Marcello Mio, Chiara Mastroianni nei panni del padre al Festival di Cannes 2024 |url=https://www.lofficielitalia.com/pop-culture/marcello-mio-film-trama-trailer-cannes-2024-chiara-catherine-deneuve |access-date=4 June 2024 |website=L'Officiel Italia |language=it}}
The film was invited at 37th Tokyo International Film Festival as the closing film and screened on November 6, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/tokyo-film-festival-shiraishi-kazuya-marcello-mio-chiara-mastroianni-1236084803/ |title=Tokyo Film Festival To Open With Kazuya Shiraishi's '11 Rebels'; Close With 'Marcello Mio'|first= Liz |last= Shackleton |date=11 September 2024|access-date=12 September 2024 |website= Deadline |language=en}}
Reception
=Critical response=
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|50|5.1|28||ref=yes|access-date=26 February 2025}} {{Metacritic film prose|46|10|ref=yes|access-date=26 February 2025}} On AlloCiné, the film received an average rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 30 reviews from French critics.{{cite web|url=https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-317639/critiques/presse/|title=Critiques Presse pour le film Marcello Mio|website=AlloCiné|language=fr|access-date=14 September 2024}}
=Accolades=
References
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External links
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{{Christophe Honoré}}
Category:Films directed by Christophe Honoré
Category:Ad Vitam (company) films
Category:Films scored by Alex Beaupain
Category:French LGBTQ-related films
Category:Italian LGBTQ-related films
Category:2024 LGBTQ-related films
Category:LGBTQ-related comedy films
Category:Films about filmmaking
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