Fabienne Godet's Le répondeur readies production

Production on Fabienne Godet's 6th feature film Le répondeur will go on floors tomorrow (August 23). 

Le répondeur centres on Baptiste, a talented impersonator who can’t make a living off his art.

The logline reads: "One day, he is approached by Pierre Chozène, a famous but secretive novelist, bothered by troublesome people, canvassers, socialites and bores. Pierre needs some calm to finish his most ambitious and intimate manuscript. He therefore asks Baptiste to become his voice on the phone, and this is how Baptiste becomes his answering machine, with all the risks that entails..."

The cast includes: Salif Cissé ( All Hands on Deck, La vie de ma mère), Denis Podalydès ( The Great Magic and All Your Faces), Aure Atika (nominated for the 2010 César award for Best Supporting Actress, currently in cinemas i Paint It Gold), and Clara Bretheau (Forever Young).

It is written by Fabienne Godet and Claire Barré (A Bigger World )

Godet's previous credits include: Burnt Out (2005 San Sebastian New Directors), My Greatest Escape (2009 Berlinale Forum and nominated for the 2010 Best Documentary César award), A Place on Earth (for which Benoît Poelvoorde won the 2014 Best Actor Magritte award), Our Wonderful Lives (2019 Rotterdam Voices) and What If Tomorrow (2021).

Produced by Bertrand Faivre for Le Bureau, Le répondeur is co-produced by France 3 cinéma. Pre-bought by OCS and France 3, the feature film also benefits from the support of the Cineventure and Cofimage Soficas. The six weeks of filming will unfold until 4 October, with Eric Blanckaert as director of photography. French distribution will be handled by Tandem and international sales by The Bureau Sales.

Le Bureau is currently behind the documentaries Striptease integral by Jean Libon, Yves Hinant and five other directors (in co-production with Belgium’s Artémis Productions) and Une famille by Christine Angot (in co-production with Rectangle Productions) in post-production.