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Returning to his native French after a dabbling in the Queen's English for last year's Tiff entry The Young Victoria, Quebec writer-director Jean-Marc Vallée joins forces with France's preeminent triple threat Vanessa Paradis (aka Miss Johnny Depp) who ditches the glam for grime, playing a cash-strapped single mother caring for her young, disabled son in '60s, not-so-swinging France.

Her story of hardships and hard love is intertwined with that of Antoine (singer/DJ Kevin Parent in his first major film role), a newly-separated, newly-in-love father of two struggling to deal with the guilt of leaving his wife, who herself is having vivid nightmares that are somehow connected to Jacqueline (Paradis).

Crafting a supernatural love story, Vallée weaves mystical scenes of old Paris and modern Montreal, set to a carefully selected soundtrack that includes Sigur Ros, Pink Floyd and Bon Iver, and investigates love in its many powerful, all-encompassing and even dangerous forms.

With a pair of domestic poster releases, a possible Venice/Telluride/Tiff selection for Café De Flore [09.26 in Quebec] certainly appears to be in the cards. Jean-Marc Vallée whose fourth feature, the 2005 breakout film C.R.A.Z.Y. helped anchor interest from abroad and led to The Young Victoria, is most likely in the mixing stages with this Quebec-France co-production, which is only his second feature writing credit. Inspired by the legendary Parisian hang-out. The film follows two story lines — one in the 1960s, one in the present — linked by a famous song. This sees a male Montreal DJ (Parent) and woman. And between a mother and her son with Down's syndrome.. Two people from two different eras who live two extraordinary moments of passion that shake their lives. Featured in the posters below we have Gaspé derived singer Kevin Parent who plays the lead in what will be the contemporary set portion of the film,...

#65. Café de flore Director/Writer: Jean-Marc ValléeProducers: Pierre Even and Marie-Claude PoulinDistributor: Rights Available. The Gist: This is inspired by the legendary Parisian hang-out. The film follows two story lines — one in the 1960s, one in the present — linked by a famous song. This sees a male Montreal DJ (Parent) and woman. And between a mother and her son with Down's syndrome.. Two people from two different eras who live two extraordinary moments of passion that shake their lives. A mystical and supernatural odyssey on love.....(more) Cast: Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent, Evelyne Brochu, Émile Vallée, Chanel Fontaine List Worthy Reasons...: Ask any French Canadian cinephile what are in their all-time top 5 films from Quebec and among the more popular choices you'll find C.R.A.Z.Y. After testing out the international film scene with The Young Victoria, Jean-Marc Vallée returns to French-language filmmaking and his specialty: films with a...

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Today, Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée (The Young Victoria) announced the leading cast of his upcoming film Café de flore. This Canadian co-production will begin filming in Montreal from August 16 to September 24. Afterwards, the production will continue in Paris from October 18 to November 19.

Besides French actress Vanessa Paradis, the leading cast also includes singer Kevin Parent in his first film, Evelyne de la Chenelière, Evelyne Brochu and Hélène Florent.

The film follows two love stories. The first one takes place in Paris during the 1960s and the other in Montreal in 2010. As the film advances, both love stories share striking similarities.

Finally, the film will come out in 2011 in Quebec.