breaking

BREAKING
a film by Patrick Pineau
starring
Éric Elmosnino, François Berléand, Luis Régo
Carmen Maura, Irène Jacob, Anne Alvaro
Adaptation & dialogs – Patrick Pineau et Guillaume Tobo
With the artistic collaboration of Anne Soisson
CONNECTIC Studio
Contact – Guillaume Tobo
00 33 (0)6 81 08 81 22
[email protected]
BREAKING
One ordinary afternoon Paul leaves his Paris office, climbs into his car and drives away. He is
heading towards the South West of France leaving behind his wife, children, friends, work…
his life.
This intimate road-movie gradually paints the portrait of a man who, without notice, suddenly
abandons the course of his life. Why? We do not know, but his journey leads us through the
wild country lands of his childhood where he visits his parents and the savage natural
environments that fed his youth, places that could explain the secret and violent motive for his
journey.
2 A film by Patrick Pineau…
Patrick Pineau is one of the best French stage actors of these last
decades. Famous in France for both his work as an actor and as a
stage director. He recently triomphed in Cyrano of Bergerac and, as
a director, he staged more than fifteen plays in National French
Theatres like Odeon National Theatre. Amongst them he directed
Peer Gynt in the « Cour d’Honneur » in Avignon Theatre Festival,
that one could consider as a life achievment for a stage-director.
In Peer Gynt, his leading actor was already Éric Elmosnino who is
most well-known for his impersonation of Serge Gainsbourg in the
biopic that won him a French Cesar and a Best Actor Prize at the
Tribeca Film Festival.
Patrick is now turning to cinema. In Briser, his first movie, he will direct Éric in this intimate
road-movie that portrays with delicacy and sometimes humour a tormented and broken soul
looking for the answer that he can only find by breaking a too long kept silence.
Patrick and Éric have somehow engaged in a long-life artistic collaboration since their early
training years at the French National Conservatoire. And the first show Patrick directed won
Éric his first French Stage Critics award as best stage actor in Garrincha, a show they perform
again this year on French stages.
… with Éric Elmosnino as Paul
Nominated at the Cesar 2015 for best supporting part in La famille Bélier
Cesar 2011 of the best actor for his part in Gainsbourg, Vie Héroïque
Best actor at the Tribeca Film Festival 2010 (USA)
Best actor at the Luchon TV Festival 2003
3 Sum up – 2016
Production company:
Producer:
CONNECTIC STUDIO
Guillaume Tobo
Genre:
Length:
Drama
90 minutes
Director:
Patrick Pineau
Script:
Adaptation and dialogs:
Artistic collaboration:
Patrick Pineau
Patrick Pineau et Guillaume Tobo
Anne Soisson
Composer:
Set designer:
Nicolas Daussy
Armelle Demange
Confirmed Cast:
Eric Elmosnino
(Paul)
François Berléand (Pierre)
Irène Jacob
(Christelle)
Carmen Maura
(the Mother)
Luis Rego
(the Father)
Anne Alvaro
(Madeleine)
Anne Azoulay
(Chloé)
Jérôme Kircher
(the Man with the dog)
Vincent Winterhalter (the bartender)
Lounès Tazaïrt
(Lounès)
Adama Diop
(Adama)
Manu Le Lièvre
(Manu)
Nicolas Bonnefoy (Nicolas)
Guillaume Tobo
(Remi)
(…)
Shooting’s dates:
Summer 2017
27 days
French
4K – digital color
1.2 M
Language:
Support:
Budget prévisionnel :
4 Patrick Pineau’s resume
Trained at the French Conservatoire National d’Art Dramatique, he was till 2005 the lead
member of the Odeon National Theatre troup run by theatre director Georges Lavaudant. He
recently performed Cyrano of Bergerac directed by Georges Lavaudant. On screen he worked
with Xavier Gianolli, Éric Rochant, Tonie Marshall, Bruno Podalydès, Nicole Garcia. As lead
masculin actor, he performed with Jeanne Moreau in Une Estonienne à Paris, with Benoit
Magimel and Benoit Poolvoerde in Selon Charlie and with Emmanuelle Devos in Tonton and
Tontaine.
Cinema – actor
Feature films
2014
2011
2007
2006
2006
2001
2001
1999
1998
1996
1991
1990
1989
UN FRANÇAIS
directed by DIASTEME
UNE ESTONIENNE À PARIS
directed by Ilmar RAAG
UN COEUR SIMPLE
directed by Marion LAINE
SELON CHARLIE
directed by Nicole GARCIA
QUAND J'ETAIS CHANTEUR directed by Xavier GIANOLLI
LIBERTE-OLERON
directed by Bruno PODALYDES
VELOMA
directed by Marie de LAUBIER
VENUS BEAUTE
directed by Tonie MARSHALL
DIEU SEUL ME VOIT
directed by Bruno PODALYDES
CAPITAINE CONAN
directed by Bertrand TAVERNIER
AOUT
directed by Henri HERRE
LACENAIRE
directed by Francis GIROD
UN MONDE SANS PITIE
directed by Eric ROCHANT
NEUTRALITE MALVEILLANTE directed by Francis GIROD
Short films
2014
2014
CADENCE INFERNALE
directed by Jean-Charles PAUGAM
J'AI RÊVÉ D'ÊTRE UNE FÊTE directed by Stéphanie CARRERAS
& Philippe PUJO
Television – actor
2000
1998
1996-1990
TONTAINE ET TONTON
LE TABLEAU NOIR
PETIT
LA PATRIE EN DANGER
LE SOLEIL EN FACE
CHAMP DE MARS
directed by Tonie MARSHALL
directed by Laurent DUSSAUX
directed by Patrick VOLSON
directed by J.D de la ROCHEFOUCAULD
directed by Laurent DUSSAUX
directed by Laurent DUSSAUX
5 Theatre – director
2016
LE MONDE D’HIER
solo de Jérôme Kircher adapté de Stefan Zweig
2014
2014-2013
2011
L’ART DE LA COMÉDIE
LE TEMPS DE NOUS AIMER
LE CONTE D'HIVER
LE SUICIDÉ
of Edouardo De Filippo
of V. et R. Rey
of William Shakespeare
of Nicolaï ERDMAN
- co-mise en scène avec Jérôme Kircher
- création at the Festival In d’Avignon
2011-2004
SALE AOÛT
of Serge VALETTI
LA DEMANDE EN MARIAGE of Tchekov
LE TRAGEDIEN MALGRE LUI of TCHEKOV
CONVERSATION SUR LA MONTAGNE of DURIF
LES BARBARES
of GORKI
- création at the Théâtre National de l'Odéon
2004
L'OURS
PEER GYNT
of TCHEKOV
of IBSEN
- création in la Cours d'Honneur du Festival In d’Avignon
& at Théâtre National de l'Odéon
GARRINCHA
of Serge Valetti
- création at the Théâtre National de l'Odéon
Theatre - actor
2014-2013
CYRANO DE BERGERAC – leading role
of Edmond ROSTAND directed by Georges LAVAUDANT
2012 – 1992 BOUVARD & PECUCHET of Gustave FLAUBERT
LA DOUBLE INCONSTANCE of MARIVAUX
FEROE LA NUIT of Michel DEUTSCH
LE MAGICIEN PRODIGIEUX of C. de la BARCA
FANTASIO ET LES CAPRICES DE MARIANNE
LE CHAPEAU DE PAILLE D'ITALIE de LABICHE
LES FRAGMENTS DE KAPOSI de Mohamed Rouhabi
NUIT BLEUE AU COEUR DE L 'OUEST
CAPITALE
SECRETE
PLATONOV of A. TCHEKOV
TERRA INCOGNITA of Georges LAVAUDANT
LE RETOUR DU SOLDAT of Brecht
BAAL of B. BRECHT
L'ORESTIE
FANFARES
UN FIL A LA PATTE of FEYDEAU
(…)
Lecture
by Michel CERDA
by Georges LAVAUDANT
by Jacques NICHET
by Jean - Pierre VINCENT
by Georges LAVAUDANT
by Claire LASNE
by M. CERDA
by J. STOCK
by Gérard WATKINS
by Claire LASNE
by Georges LAVAUDANT
by Georges LAVAUDANT
by Richard SAMMUT
by Georges LAVAUDANT
by Georges LAVAUDANT
by Georges LAVAUDANT
Training
Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique
(Denise BONAL - Michel BOUQUET - Jean-Pierre VINCENT)
6 Confirmed cast
Leading actor
Éric Elmosnino (Paul)
Nominated at Cesar 2015 best supporting actor in La famille Bélier
Cesar 2011 of best actor - Gainsbourg, Vie Héroïque
Best actor at the Tribeca Film Festival 2010 (USA)
Best actor at the Luchon TV Film Festival 2003
Supporting parts
François Berléand (Pierre)
Nominated at Cesar 2005 best supporting actor in Les choristes
Nominated at Cesar 2003 best supporting actor in Mon idole
César 2000 of best actor in Ma petite entreprise
Irène Jacob (Christelle)
Prix d’interprétation féminine at Cannes Film Festival - La double vie de Véronique by Kieslowski
Carmen Maura (la Mère)
Cesar 2000 best supporting actress in Ma petite entreprise
Nominated at Cesar 2003 best supporting actress in Mon idole
« Prix d’interprétation féminine » à Cannes - Vovler by Pedro Almodovar
4 Goya in Spain
Best actress and « life achievement award » at San Sebastian Film Festival
« Prix d’interprétation féminine » at Venice Film Festival
Actressof the year (European Award)
Anne Alvaro (Madeleine)
Cesar 2011 best supporting actress in Le bruit des glaçons
Cesar 2001 best supporting actress in Le goût des autres
Jérôme Kircher (L’homme au chien)
Recently seen in the British awarded film Couple in Hole
Luis Rego (le Père)
Anne Azoulay (Chloé)
Vincent Winterhalter (le patron du café)
Lounès Tazaïrt (Lounès le routier)
Adama Diop (Adama le routier)
Manu Le Lièvre (Manu le routier)
Nicolas Bonnefoy (Nicolas le routier)
Guillaume Tobo (Remi)
(…)
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