Emmenez-moi
Synopsis
After being on welfare for seven years, being “inadaptable to the workplace,” living in insalubrious conditions, and now in his fifties, Jean-Claude is certain of only one thing: if he’s managed to hold it together all this time, it’s no accident but thanks to his idol, his god… Charles Aznavour!
He knows all the singer’s songs by heart. Charles has dictated Jean-Claude’s behavior at every important moment in his life: he joined the Foreign Legion after seeing “Un Taxi pour Tobrouk,” and even sang “La Mamma” when his own mother died.
Jean-Claude decides that it’s high time he thanked Charles for all the support and comfort the singer has provided during the intense moments of his life.
It comes to him, just like that, one morning. And, because he’s scared of being intimidated, of fumbling his words, he records his message of thanks on video. Benoît, his nephew, is behind the camera.
Once this declaration of love is in the bag, it becomes obvious to Jean-Claude that he must personally d...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (11)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producers : Norimages Films, Vendredi Film
- Co-productions : France 2 Cinéma, Pictanovo
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Bureau Sales
- French distribution : Mars Distribution
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producers : Frédéric Bourboulon, Pierre Kubel, Gilles Bonnard, André Galzot, Pascal Lamargot
- Screenwriter : Edmond Bensimon
- Director of photography : Dominique Le Rigoleur
- Assistant Director : Pierre Sénélas
- Editor : Élisabeth Paquotte
- Sound recordists : Anne Le Campion, Olivier De Nesle, Alain Féat
- Costume designer : Claire Gérard-Hirne
- Production Manager : François Hamel
- Press Attaché (film) : André-Paul Ricci
- Continuity supervisor : Odile Castagné
- Production Designer : Thomas Peckre
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
