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The Marching Band

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The Marching Band
FrenchEn Fanfare
Directed byEmmanuel Courcol[1]
Screenplay by
  • Emmanuel Courcol
  • Irène Muscari
Produced by
  • Marc Boudre
Starring
CinematographyMaxence Lemonnier
Edited byGuerric Catala
Music byMichel Petrossian
Production
company
Agat Film[2]
Distributed byDiaphana Distribution
Release date
Running time
103 minutes
CountryFrance
Budget€6.1 million[4]

The Marching Band (French: En Fanfare) is a 2024 French drama film directed by Emmanuel Courcol from a screenplay by Courcol and Irène Muscari. The film stars Benjamin Lavernhe and Pierre Lottin as long-lost brothers.[1]

Premise

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When acclaimed orchestra conductor Thibaut (Lavernhe) is diagnosed with leukemia, a DNA test to find a bone marrow donor reveals that he is adopted. Thibaut meets his biological brother Jimmy (Lottin), a factory worker who plays trombone of a local marching band in Lille. When the band loses its conductor, Thibaut steps in as replacement, and the brothers learn more about the circumstances that shaped each other's lives.[2][5]

Cast

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Release

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The Marching Band premiered on 19 May 2024 at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "En Fanfare (The Marching Band)". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie. "Playtime Launches Sales On Emmanuel Courcol's 'The Marching Band' – Unifrance Rendez-Vous In Paris". Deadline. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Pavard, Charlotte. "En Fanfare (The Marching Band): a musical social portrait by Emmanuel Courcol". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ^ "The Marching Band". Playtime Group. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ Lumholdt, Jan. "Review: The Marching Band". Cineurope. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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