{"id":17365,"date":"2024-07-17T05:04:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T05:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=17365"},"modified":"2025-05-15T19:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T19:34:11","slug":"once-upon-a-time-michel-legrand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/once-upon-a-time-michel-legrand\/","title":{"rendered":"ONCE UPON A TIME MICHEL LEGRAND"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ONCE UPON A TIME MICHEL LEGRAND<\/h1>\n

(Il \u00c9tait une fois Michel Legrand)<\/h2>\n

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CINEMA COMPETITION
\n<\/strong>DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM
\n<\/strong>TRUFFAUT THEATRE<\/p>\n

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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3<\/strong>
\n11:05 am (Screening ends at 1:00 pm)
\nFollowed by a conversation with writer\/director David Hertzog Dessite & Producer Thierry de Clermont-Tonnerre <\/strong><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”10″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1728248328696{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

Presented in association with:
\n<\/b>Mediawan Rights
\n<\/b><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#ea1300″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727197714447{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]North American Premiere <\/span><\/strong>|\u00a0France |\u00a02024\u00a0|\u00a0Documentary, Musical |\u00a0109\u00a0min\u00a0|\u00a0In English, In French with English subtitles<\/p>\n

Directed by: <\/strong>David Hertzog Dessites
\nWritten by: <\/strong>David Hertzog Dessites, Willy Duraffourg
\nProduced by: <\/strong>Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre & \u00a0Thierry de Clermont-Tonnerre (MACT Productions), David Hertzog Dessites (Le Sous-Marin Productions), INA
\nCinematography:\u00a0<\/strong>Nicolas Beauchamp, Riyad Cairat, Stan Olianker, Paul Olinger
\nFilm Editing:<\/strong>\u00a0Margot Icher, Vincent Morvan, David Hertzog Dessites
\nCast:<\/strong> Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy, Barbra Streisand, Oscar Peterson, Henri Mancini, Norman Jewinson, Sting, Steve Mc Queen, Isabelle Rondon, Macha M\u00e9ril Legrand, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Claude Lelouch, \u00c9lie Chouraqui, Claude Nougaro, Quincy Jones, Jean-Luc Godard, Agn\u00e8s Varda, Rosalie Varda, Laurent Perez Del Mar, Gabriel Yared, Philippe Rombi, Jacques Perrin, Elliott Gould, Jason Gould, St\u00e9phane Lerouge, Stan Getz, Costa Gavras, Maurice Chevalier, Dani\u00e8le Thompson, Catherine Deneuve
\nInternational Sales: <\/strong>Mediawan Rights<\/p>\n

The indomitable, ebullient presence of the great Michel Legrand fills every frame of this freewheeling portrait of the legendary 20th century musician and film composer. But it’s, of course, the film’s jazzy, effusive soundtrack that truly recounts the journey of a man who left an indelible mark on both music and world cinema. From The Umbrellas of Cherbourg<\/em> to The Thomas Crown Affair<\/em> to Yentl<\/em>, from French New Wave composer to the toast of Hollywood with three Oscars to his name, the film charts the course of a brilliant career and of an extraordinary artist, right up to and including his exceptionally moving final performance. Brimming with endless up-close-and-personal moments with the composer himself and interviews with countless collaborators, Once Upon a Time: Michel Legrand<\/em><\/strong> is an intimate portrait of a genuine maestro and an absolute joy to behold. Prepare to be smitten!<\/p>\n

Producer-Director David Hertzog Dessites<\/strong> was born in Cannes, where, at 20, he actually had a job sweeping the red carpet he would ascend in 2024, to present his newest film, Once Upon a Time: Michel Legrand<\/em><\/strong>, as part of this year’s Cannes Classics official selection. Between then and now, Dessites has worn several film industry hats \u2014 as camera operator and directing and producing some 60 shorts and “making of” docs from 2002 to the present. He directed an episode of the TV series Le cas de l’oncle Doc<\/em> (2011), and the documentaries De l’ombre \u00e0 la lumi\u00e8re<\/em> (2011), Dans les coulisses d’Ennio Morricone<\/em> (2016), Mexique Etat d’Urgence<\/em> (2017), and 3 jours \u00e0 vivre<\/em> (2023).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][mk_image src=”https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/once-upon-a-time-michel-legrand_poster-aida-a.jpg” image_size=”full” frame_style=”gray_border” align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727812307731{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] ONCE UPON A TIME MICHEL LEGRAND (Il \u00c9tait une fois Michel Legrand) [\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#ea1300″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727397214545{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] CINEMA COMPETITION DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM TRUFFAUT THEATRE \u00a0 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727397272664{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3 11:05 am (Screening ends at 1:00 pm) Followed by a conversation with writer\/director David Hertzog Dessite […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17365","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17365"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22038,"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17365\/revisions\/22038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}