Monsieur Aznavour
Production
Budget
$28 000 000
Box office
$16 130 456
Director
Mehdi Idir, Grand Corps Malade
Actors
Tahar Rahim, Bastien Bouillon, Marie-Julie Baup, Luc Antoni, Nicolas Chupin, Ella Pellegrini, Petra Silander, Camille Moutawakil, Tigran Mekhitarian, Hovnatan Avédikian
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Jean-Rachid Kallouche, Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
Camera operator
Brecht Goyvaerts
Composer
Varda Kakon
Artist
Stéphane Rozenbaum, Valentin Curtet
Audition
Marie Ondarts
Editing
Laure Gardette
Whole Team (74)
Whole Team (74)
Short description
From his poor childhood to his rise to fame, from his triumphs to his failures, from Paris to New York, discover the exceptional journey of an artist. Intimate, intense, fragile and indestructible, devoted to his art until the very end, here is one of the most immortal singers of all time: MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR.
What's left behind the scenes
- While preparing for filming, Tahar Rahim (who played the main character) lost weight. Before the start of each shooting day, he spent a lot of time in the makeup chair.
- The project was sponsored by Charles Aznavour himself (while he was alive), so Tahar Rahim had free access to the Aznavour family, which he used to talk to Aznavour's wife, his sister, and his children.
- Charles Aznavour personally chose Granaz Kor Malad and Mehdi Idir as the directors and screenwriters of the biopic. He passed away on the day a meeting was scheduled to discuss work on the project. Due to Aznavour's death, work on the project had to be postponed, and Malad and Idir temporarily turned to the comedy "School Life" (2019).
- Marie-Julie Bau decided not to rewatch Olivier Dahan’s drama “La Vie en Rose” (2007) before playing Édith Piaf. Instead, she took singing lessons and studied relevant materials (read interviews, listened to concert performances, etc.) for several months, and, like Tahar Rahim, spent long hours in the makeup chair at the beginning of each shooting day.
- Tahar Rahim sang himself in the film. Before filming, he specifically took vocal lessons and piano lessons, and also studied Aznavour’s body language for a long time.
- In preparation for filming, Tahar Rahim (who played the lead role) lost weight. Before the start of each shooting day, he spent a significant amount of time in the makeup chair.
- The project was sponsored by Charles Aznavour himself (while he was still alive), so Tahar Rahim had open access to members of the Aznavour family, which he used to speak with Aznavour's wife, his sister, and his children.
- Charles Aznavour personally chose Grana Cora Maliad and Mehdi Idir as the directors and screenwriters of the biopic. He passed away on the very day a meeting had been scheduled to discuss the project. Due to Aznavour's death, work on the project had to be postponed, and Maliad and Idir turned their attention to the comedy "School Life" (2019) in the meantime.
- Marie-Julie Bob decided not to rewatch Olivier Daun's drama "La Vie en Rose" (2007) before playing Edith Piaf. Instead, she took singing lessons for several months and studied relevant materials (reading interviews, listening to concert performances, etc.), and like Tahar Rahim, spent long hours in the makeup chair at the start of each shooting day.
- Tahar Rahim performed the songs in the film himself. Before filming, he specifically took singing and piano lessons, and spent a long time studying Aznavour's body language.
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