Acid (2023 film)

Acid (French: Acide) is a 2023 French-language fantasy drama film directed by Just Philippot from a screenplay by Philippot and Yacine Badday. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium.[3] It is an expansion of Philippot's 2018 short film of the same name.[4]

Acid
FrenchAcide
Directed byJust Philippot
Written by
  • Yacine Badday
  • Just Philippot
Based onAcid
by Just Philippot
Produced by
  • Yves Darondeau
  • Emmanuel Priou
  • Clément Renouvin
  • Ardavan Safaee
Starring
CinematographyPierre Dejon[1]
Edited byPierre Deschamps[1]
Music byRobin Coudert
Production
companies
Distributed byPathé
Release dates
  • 21 May 2023 (2023-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) (France)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Box office$1.7 million[2]

The film premiered at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 21 May 2023. It was released in France on 20 September 2023.

Synopsis

During a heat wave, strange clouds start pouring down acid rain, wreaking devastation and panic throughout France. In a world teetering on the edge, a girl and her divorced parents must join forces to confront and try to escape this climate catastrophe.[1]

Cast

Production

Development

Acid was produced Yves Darondeau, Emmanuel Priou and Clément Renouvin for Bonne Pioche Cinéma and by Ardavan Safaee for Pathé Films.[3][5] It was co-produced by France 3 Cinéma, Guillaume Canet's Caneo Films, Belgium's Umedia, and Logical Content Ventures.[3][6][7]

Filming
Pont de Lanaye

Principal photography began on 7 March 2022, under the working title Eau Forte.[8][9][10] Between 24 March and 7 April 2022, filming took place in Pecqueuse, Essonne.[11]

Filming also took place in Belgium.[12] Filming took place in Visé between 11 and 26 April 2022, with the Pont de Lanaye closed to facilitate the production.[13][14] Filming also took place in fort d'Emines, Namur Province,[15] and in Braine-le-Comte, Hainaut Province, including in the Bois de la Houssière on 26 and 27 April 2022.[16] Filming concluded in the middle of the night of 10 May 2022.[17]

Music

The music for the film was composed by Robin Coudert.[18]

Release

The film was selected to be screened out of competition in the Midnights Screenings section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival,[19] where it had its world premiere on 21 May 2023.[20]

The film was theatrically released in France on 20 September 2023 by Pathé.[21]

Reception

Acid received an average rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 36 reviews.[22]

Reviewing the film following its Cannes premiere, Tim Grierson of Screen International recognized the film's mélange of genres: "Philippot combines aspects of the disaster film and the domestic drama, approaching each genre with understatement to deliver a modest study of personal and societal upheaval – and refusing to offer tidy resolutions on either front."[5]

References
  1. "ACIDE". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. "Acid (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. Lemercier, Fabien (15 March 2022). "Guillaume Canet starring in Acide by Just Philippot". Cineuropa. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. Guedj, Philippe (23 May 2023). "Acide de Just Philippot : déchantons sous la pluie". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  5. Grierson, Tim (23 May 2023). "'Acid': Cannes Review". Screen International. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. "Pathé programme "Acide"". Ecran Total. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  7. Keslassy, Elsa (25 January 2023). "Pathe, Logical Pictures Sign Three-Year Co-Production, Co-Financing Deal to Enlist Private Investors (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  8. "Premier jour de tournage du long-métrage EAU FORTE du réalisateur Just PHILIPPOT, coscénarisé par Just et Yacine Badday !". quellebellehistoire.com. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. Anglade, Cannelle (16 March 2022). "On en sait plus sur le deuxième long métrage de Just Philippot". troiscouleurs.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  10. Canet, Guillaume. "Début de tournage ! Eau Forte de Just Philippot. Un réalisateur très doué, un scénario et un rôle Magnifiques ! Merci Just !". Instagram. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  11. Fritsch, Mélina (6 April 2022). "Pecqueuse fait ses premiers pas dans le septième art". le-republicain.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  12. "Eau-Forte tourne en Belgique". umedia.eu (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  13. Drion, Aurélie (6 April 2022). "Le pont de Lanaye sera bientôt fermé durant deux semaines pour le tournage d'un film avec Guillaume Canet". sudinfo.be. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  14. Gérardy, Marc (26 April 2022). "Bilan positif du tournage du film Eau Forte sur le pont de Lanaye". sudinfo.be (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  15. Wallimage (21 May 2023). "Wallimage - << PREMIERE RECOMPENSE CANNOISE >>" (in French). Facebook. Retrieved 3 October 2023. Une coproduction Umedia, soutenue par Wallimage Coproductions et tournée en #wallonie, notamment au Fort d'Emines, avec le soutien de Wallimage tournages, et bien entendu, très respectueuse de l'environnement.
  16. "Guillaume Canet présent dans le Hainaut pour le tournage d'Eau forte". sudinfo.be (in French). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023..
  17. CinéVerse (10 May 2022). "🔴 #EauForte, le prochain film de Just Philippot (#LaNuée) vient de terminer son tournage !". Twitter. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  18. Mellah, Sonya (17 May 2023). "Carte Blanche à Rob". radiofrance.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  19. "The films of the Official Selection 2023". Festival de Cannes. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  20. mraultpauillac (10 May 2023). "The Screenings Guide of the 76th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  21. "Du changement dans les line-ups des distributeurs". boxofficepro.fr (in French). 14 December 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  22. "Critiques Presse pour le film Acide". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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