The Speech (film)

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The Speech
File:Le Discours 2020 film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Laurent Tirard
Produced by Olivia Lagache
Screenplay by Laurent Tirard
Based on Le discours
by Fabcaro
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Music by Mathieu Lamboley
Cinematography Emmanuel Soyer
Edited by Valérie Deseine
Production
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Distributed by Le Pacte
Release dates
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  • 1 September 2020 (2020-09-01) (FFA)
  • 9 June 2021 (2021-06-09) (France)
Running time
87 minutes
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  • France
  • Belgium
Language French
Box office $3 million[1]

The Speech (French: Le Discours) is a 2020 Franco-Belgian comedy film written and directed by Laurent Tirard, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Fabcaro. It stars Benjamin Lavernhe and Sara Giraudeau.[2] The film was selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. It screened at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival on 1 September 2020. It was released in France on 9 June 2021.

Cast

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Production

The Speech was produced by Olivia Lagache for Les Films sur Mesure, and co-produced by Le Pacte, France 2 Cinéma, and the Belgian company Scope Pictures.[3]

Principal photography began on 21 October 2019,[4] and lasted six weeks, wrapping on 2 December in Paris.[3]

Release

The Speech was included in the Comedy Films section of the official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, which was cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[5] It was screened for press and industry in an online edition of the Cannes Marché du Film in June 2020.[6][7] The film was subsequently selected to be screened at the 13th Angoulême Francophone Film Festival,[8] where it had its world premiere on 1 September 2023.[9]

The film was initially scheduled to be released in theaters in France on 23 December 2020, which was rescheduled to March 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] As cinemas in France remained subject to outright closures,[11] the film was further postponed to an indefinite date. The Speech was finally released in France on 9 June 2021 by Le Pacte.[12] The film was distributed in Belgium on 23 June by Cinéart.[13]

Critical reception

The Speech received an average rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 30 reviews.[14]

Cineuropa's Vittoria Scarpa gave the film a positive review, noting its "subtle sense of melancholy which lends depth to the story and resonates with the viewer".[15] La Nación's Milagros Amondaray gave the film a similarly positive review, concluding that "[w]hen it isn't cheesy or forced, The Speech is a welcome celebration of mistakes."[16] Clarín's Nazareno Brega gave the film a negative review, finding the main character unlikeable and annoying.[17]

References

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