Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes

FRANCE
2010 / WORLD PREMIERE
6’ / VO English

Synopsis
After sunset, an old Parisian bookseller closes his little shop. The characters from the books displayed on the shelves suddenly come to life. Dracula's girlfriend Mina and Macbeth's skeleton fall in love.

directors : Spike Jonze & Simon Cahn
screenplay : Olympia Le-Tan, Spike Jonze
created by : Olympia Le-Tan
cinematography : Jean-Louis Padis, Stephen Barcello
animation : Sylvain Derosne, Leonard Cohen, Emilie Sandoval, Julien Laval
visual effects : Fabien Feintrenie
editing : Simon Cahn
son : David Amsalem, Jocelyn Robert
production design : Sylvain Derosne, Benjamin Fanni
music : Sam Spiegel, Koool G. Murder, Soko

cast :
Soko
Spike Jonze
Pierre Le-Tan

Biography
Spike Jonze & Simon Cahn

Spike Jonze was born on October 22, 1969 in Rockville (USA). He is American. Simon Cahn was born on December 20, 1982 in Besançon (France). He is French.
Mourir auprès de toi is the first film they co-directed.

production
REALITISM FILMS
Grégory Bernard - Diane Jassem
Tel. +33 1 75 43 88 98
Mob. +33 6 89 93 72 70
diane.jassem@realitism.com

press agent
Lucien Pagès
tel. + 33 1 42 77 33 05
mob. + 33 6 89 17 60 20
contact@lucienpages.com

The idea of Mourir auprès de toi, was born when Olympia Le-Tan, designer of book-shaped handbags and minaudières designer, inspired by the original edition covers of classic novels, met and became instant friend with Spike Jonze, director with a very unique sense of creativity. His directing credits include music videos for Fat Boy Slim and Björk (amongst others) and Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Where the Wild Things are or I am Here. Mourir auprès de toi has been co-directed by Simon Cahn, also director and photographer for the French magazine Jalouse, produced by Grégory Bernard and Diane Jassem (Rubber) and is the story of a curious romance between a skeleton escaped from Macbeth and Mina Harker of Dracula.

Bernard Payen