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MONEY
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Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Scarlet
2023 1h 45m FR
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6.7
SOLID
★6.7TMDB · 86
DramaHistoryRomance
Synopsis
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A French widower and WWI veteran returns home after the war to raise his newborn daughter.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Raphaël Thiéry
Raphaël
Juliette Jouan
Juliette
Noémie Lvovsky
Madame Adeline
Louis Garrel
Jean
Yolande Moreau
La magicienne
François Négret
Fernand
Ernst Umhauer
Renaud
Natascha Wiese
Carmel
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pietro Marcello
- Writers
- Maud Ameline, Maurizio Braucci, Pietro Marcello
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Countries
- France, Italy, Germany
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ERA
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Released 3 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Germany.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Pietro Marcello, shot by Marco Graziaplena. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Gabriel Yared. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Andrea Maguolo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Raphaël Thiéry and Juliette Jouan and Noémie Lvovsky carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Pietro Marcello directs. Marco Graziaplena behind the camera. Gabriel Yared scores. Andrea Maguolo cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Italy, Germany. Dialogue in English, French, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 3 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
- 4International production across 3 countries: France, Italy, Germany.
- 5Directed by Pietro Marcello, shot by Marco Graziaplena. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Gabriel Yared. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Andrea Maguolo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Raphaël Thiéry and Juliette Jouan and Noémie Lvovsky carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt14212090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Marco Graziaplena
- Original score
- Gabriel Yared
- Editing
- Andrea Maguolo
- Makeup / hair
- Milou Sanner
- VFX supervisor
- Luca Bellano
- Sound
- Olivier Guillaume
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6,750,000
- Box office
- $279,383
- Return
- 4% of budget
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- Scarlet (2023)
Also by
Pietro Marcello
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
CG Cinéma
FR
Avventurosa
IT
The Match Factory
DE
RAI Cinema
IT
ARTE France Cinéma
FR
Les Films du Losange
FR
Wise Pictures
IT
Hype Studios
FR
Key crew
- ProducerIlya Stewart
- ProducerCharles Gillibert
- StuntsVirginie Arnaud
- Costume DesignerPascaline Chavanne
- Set DesignerChristian Marti
- Dialogue EditorMaxime Saleix
- EditorAndrea Maguolo
- Property MasterChristine Teulier
- Sound AssistantEloïse Muet
- Key GripSacha Benichou
- Casting AssistantElodie Bensoussan
- First Assistant DirectorOlivier Bouffard
- Sound AssistantLou Jullien
- Assistant EditorMaxime François
- Key Hair StylistMilou Sanner
- Sound EditorBruno Reiland
- First Assistant CameraAgnès Letessier
- Production AssistantKarlotta Krüger
- Assistant Art DirectorAlyssa Gonthier
- Assistant Art DirectorValérie Guilbaud
- Production Sound MixerErwan Kerzanet
- Visual Effects SupervisorLuca Bellano
- ElectricianJonathan Givers
- Assistant DirectorMaria Giménez Cavallo
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2022-10-06· New York Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2023-06-09· New York City
Also known as
International titles
- L’envoiFR
