Jim's Story

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Jim's Story
French Le Roman de Jim
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Arnaud Larrieu
  • Jean-Marie Larrieu
Based onLe Roman de Jim
by Pierric Bailly
Produced byKevin Chneiweiss
Starring
CinematographyIrina Lubtchansky
Edited byAnnette Dutertre
Music by
  • Bertrand Belin
  • Shane Copin
Production
companies
Distributed byPyramide Distribution
Release dates
  • 22 May 2024 (2024-05-22)(Cannes)
  • 14 August 2024 (2024-08-14)(France)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Jim's Story (French : Le Roman de Jim) is a 2024 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu. It is an adaptation of the 2021 novel Le Roman de Jim by Pierric Bailly. It is a comedic melodrama about fatherhood. [1] [2]

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It had its world premiere in the non-competitive Cannes Premiere section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2024. It is scheduled to be theatrically released on 14 August 2024 by Pyramide Distribution.

Plot

A family's happy life in the Jura Mountains is gradually upended following the return of their son's biological father.

Cast

Production

The film's screenplay was adapted by Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu from Pierric Bailly's novel Le Roman de Jim, which was first published by Éditions P.O.L in March 2021. The book sold over 25,000 copies. [3] Kevin Chneiweiss produced the film for SBS Productions, in co-production with Arte France Cinéma. [2]

Principal photography began on 17 May 2023 in Lyon. [4] However, the majority of filming took place in the Haut-Jura region from 19 June to 28 July 2023 between the villages of Saint-Claude and Bellecombe, where the plot of the book takes place. [5]

Release

The film was selected to be screened in the non-competitive Cannes Premiere section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 22 May 2024. [6]

The film is set to be theatrically released in France on 14 August 2024 by Pyramide Distribution, [7] with the company's sales arm Pyramide International handling world sales for the film. [4]

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References

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  4. 1 2 Leffler, Rebecca (16 May 2023). "Pyramide boards Larrieu brothers' upcoming melodrama 'Jim's Story' (exclusive)". Screen International . Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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