Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke in ‘La Verite’
Drama will be directed by Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda
Actors Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke will star in Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s directorial La Verite.
Kore-eda said his film will also feature actors Catherine Deneuve and Ludivine Sagnier.
Being produced by French firm 3B and Kore-eda’s Bunbuku, the film will be shot in France in October and November.
The script is based on a play that was written by Kore-eda nearly 15 years ago but was never produced.
Binoche and Hawke will portray a married couple who return to France from the US when the wife’s mother (Deneuve), a well-known actress, publishes her autobiography. During their reunion, various truths are revealed.
“Directing while overcoming differences of language and culture is a stimulating challenge,” Kore-eda said in a statement. “Whether or not to direct the way I do in Japan is something I will think about on the set.”
Kore-eda is known for his films Nobody Knows, Air Doll and the recently released Shoplifters.
