Lou! Journal infime

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Lou! Journal infime
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Directed by Julien Neel
Written by
Based on Lou!
by Julien Neel
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Pierre Milon
Edited by Yannick Kergoat
Music by Julien Di Caro
Production
companies
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
  • 24 August 2014 (2014-08-24)(Angoulême)
  • 8 October 2014 (2014-10-08)(France)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$8.8 million [1]
Box office$1.6 million [2]

Lou! Journal infime is a 2014 French comedy film directed by Julien Neel, based on the first volume of his comic book series, Lou!. The screenplay was written by Julien Neel and Marc Syrigas. It stars Lola Lasseron, Ludivine Sagnier, Kyan Khojandi, and Nathalie Baye.

Contents

Lou! Journal infime premiered at the Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême on 24 August 2014, and was released in France on 8 October 2014.

Plot

Cast

Production

Development

In September 2013, Variety reported that StudioCanal was set to co-produce, distribute, and sell the film. [3]

Filming

Filming began on 28 October 2013 at the Bry-sur-Marne studio and in Paris, with additional scenes filmed at Lycee Jules Verne in Cergy. Filming ended on 17 January 2014.

Music

Julien Di Caro, the composer for the animated television series, returned to score the film.

Home media

Lou! Journal infime was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 10 February 2015.

Critical response

Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 17% approval rating, with an average rating of 4.4/10, based on 6 reviews. [4]

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References

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  2. "Lou!".
  3. Keslassy, Elsa (September 19, 2013). "Studiocanal Brings 'Lou' to Bigscreen". Variety . Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  4. "Lou! Journal Infime (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes.