Ricky
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Sergi Lopez
Ricky by François Ozon
FRA/ITA 2009, Competition
© photo Jean-Claude Moireau - 2008
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Sergi Lopez, Alexandra Lamy
Ricky by François Ozon
FRA/ITA 2009, Competition
© photo Jean-Claude Moireau - 2008
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François Ozon
Ricky by François Ozon
FRA/ITA 2009, Competition
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Ricky by François Ozon
FRA/ITA 2009, Competition
© photo Jean-Claude Moireau - 2008
The starting point for this film was a short story by English novelist Rose Tremain. François Ozon’s screen adaptation is a ‘fantastical’ family film: “The story is very short and its mood reminded me of ROSETTA by the Dardenne brothers. The characters are poor, underprivileged white people living in a trailer park in the heart of the United States. Because of the setting, I wasn’t sure how to approach the story, how to make it mine. And although I like the way an extraordinary, amazing event disrupts the characters’ otherwise bleak existence, the fantasy element frightened me. But then I realised that what touched me about the story wasn’t so much the fantasy element as the way it talks about family, our place in it, and how a new member – a new partner or a new child – can shake up the balance. There’s an irony in Rose Tremain’s writing that corresponds to my own, and I wanted to preserve that in the film. Whenever the story gets too unreal or bizarre, elements of humour and distance come in to release the tension and make the scene work”.
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François Ozon, Frauke Greiner, Sergi Lopez, Alexandra Lamy, Mélusine Mayance
Director François Ozon and his actors Sergi Lopez, Alexandra Lamy and Mélusine Mayance arriving at the photo call of the Competition film Ricky. Berlinale Head of Press, Frauke Greiner, opens the door for them.
Ricky · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 06, 2009
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Claudie Ossard, François Ozon
Producer Claudie Ossard and director François Ozon at the photo call for Ricky.
Ricky · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 06, 2009
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Sergi Lopez
Sergi Lopez signing his picture in the Berlinale Palast.
Ricky · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 06, 2009
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Dieter Kosslick, Mélusine Mayance
Festival director Dieter Kosslick carrying actress Mélusine Mayance in his arms.
Ricky · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 06, 2009
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Alexandra Lamy, François Ozon
Actress Alexandra Lamy with François Ozon in the Berlinale VIP Club.
Ricky · Competition · Feb 06, 2009
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François Ozon
Ricky · Competition · Feb 06, 2009
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Alexandra Lamy
Ricky · Competition · Feb 06, 2009
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Sergi López
Ricky · Competition · Feb 06, 2009
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Mélusine Mayance
Ricky · Competition · Feb 06, 2009
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Claudie Ossard (Producer), Sergi Lopez (Actor), Mélusine Mayance (Actress), François Ozon (Director), Alexandra Lamy (Actress), Chris Bolzli (Producer)
Ricky
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 06, 2009
Claudie Ossard (Producer), Sergi Lopez (Actor), Mélusine Mayance (Actress), François Ozon (Director), Alexandra Lamy (Actress), Chris Bolzli (Producer)
Ricky
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 06, 2009