Don't Look Back (2009) Ne te retourne pas (original title)

Director:

Marina de Van

Writers:

Marina de Van (based on an original idea by)
Marina de Van (scenario and dialogue) ...
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Release Date:

3 June 2009 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A psychodrama about a photographer whose pictures tell a different story to that of her perception.

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Photographer | Photograph | Car Crash | Dead Child

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sophie Marceau	...	Jeanne
Monica Bellucci	...	Jeanne
Andrea Di Stefano	...	Teo / Gianni
Thierry Neuvic	...	Teo 2
Brigitte Catillon	...	Nadia 1 / Mère italienne
Sylvie Granotier	...	Nadia 2
Augusto Zucchi	...	Fabrizio
Giovanni Franzoni	...	Enrico
Vittoria Meneganti	...	Enfant brune 11 ans
Francesca Melucci	...	Enfant blonde 9 ans
Adrien de Van	...	Le psychiatre
Serena d'Amato	...	Donatella
Myriam Muller	...	Nania 2 jeune
Thomas De Araujo	...	Jérémie 8 ans (as Thomas de Araujo)
Lucas Preux	...	Jérémie 2
Thaïs Fischer	...	Léa 6 ans
Chloé Béziat	...	Léa 2
Daniel Plier	...	Michael
Didier Flamand	...	Robert
Lionel Kopp	...	Le boucher 1
Frédéric Frenay	...	Le boucher 2
Colette Kieffer	...	Sonia
Luciano Massimo Liccardi	...	Guillaume
Mounir Noum	...	Benjamin
Andrea Coppola	...	Invité Gordale
Olivier Demarest	...	Jeune homme édition
Valentin Langlois	...	Hommes sécurité
Laurent Hassid	...	Hommes sécurité
Pascal Bonitzer	...	Joueurs cercle
Iliana Lolitch	...	Joueurs cercle (as Iliana Lalic)
Richard Benichou	...	Joueurs cercle
Raoul Schlechter	...	Serveur restaurant
Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli	...	Groupe musique Italie (as I Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli)
Pierpaolo de Giorgi	...	Groupe musique Italie
Emanuela Gabrieli	...	Groupe musique Italie
Antonio Melagari	...	Groupe musique Italie
Valentino Cariulo	...	Groupe musique Italie
Salvatore Crudo	...	Groupe musique Italie
Rocco Frisullo	...	Groupe musique Italie
Donato Nuzzo	...	Groupe musique Italie
Angela La Polito	...	Doublure mère italienne
Mayssa Olabi	...	Jeanne métamorphosée
Jacques Akchoti	...	Joueur 1
Jani Thiltges	...	Joueur 2
Patrick Sobelman	...	Joueur 3
Augustin Legrand	...	Avec les voix de (voice)
Dominique Reymond	...	Avec les voix de (voice)
Stefania Romagnoli	...	Avec les voix de (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Massimo Brancatelli	...	Le barman
Claude Breda
Nathalie Brocker	...	Doublure Valérie (uncredited)
Lubomir Kovatchev	...	The psychologist (uncredited)

Directed by
Marina de Van

Writing credits
Marina de Van		(based on an original idea by)
Marina de Van		(scenario and dialogue) &
Jacques Akchoti		(scenario and dialogue)

Produced by
Conchita Airoldi	....	co-producer
Sébastien Delloye	....	co-producer
Dino Di Dionisio	....	co-producer
Diana Elbaum	....	co-producer
Patrick Sobelman	....	producer
Jani Thiltges	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Luc Rollinger

Cinematography by
Dominique Colin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mike Fromentin

Casting by
Brigitte Moidon
Katja Wolf

Production Design by
Véronique Sacrez

Set Decoration by
Thierry Van Cappellen		(as Thierry Van Cappelen)

Costume Design by
Magdalena Labuz

Makeup Department
Letizia Carnevale	....	makeup artist: Monica Bellucci
Dominique Colladant	....	special makeup effects artist
Jacqueline Hoogendijk	....	makeup artist
Katja Reinert-Alexis	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Patrick Blocman	....	unit manager
Fabio Carlà	....	unit manager
Daniele Esposito	....	unit manager
Philippe Hagège	....	production manager
Brigitte Kerger-Santos	....	production manager
Patrizia Massa	....	production manager
Michi Noro	....	co-post-production supervisor
Jeannick Quai	....	production acountant

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tanguy Boulanger	....	third assistant director
Jérôme Brière	....	first assistant director
Renaud Epelboin	....	second assistant director: France
Valérie Tristan	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Marina Pinzuti Ansolini	....	set dresser
Manuel Demoulling	....	property master
Pirson Dominique	....	painter
François Mast	....	carpenter
Julie Ridremont	....	carpenter
Bart van Lint	....	head carpenter

Sound Department
Marc Bastien	....	sound editor
Marc Bastien	....	sound
François Dumont	....	dialogue editor
Thomas Gauder	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Gauder	....	sound
Stéphane Morelle	....	boom operator
Michel Schillings	....	second sound re-recording mixer
Carlo Thoss	....	production sound mixer
Carlo Thoss	....	sound

Special Effects by
Arnaud Delannoy	....	special effects assistant
Fabrice Laroche	....	motion capture lead

Visual Effects by
Stephanie Aubriot	....	3D supervisor
Jean-Louis Autret	....	motion capture assistant
Nicolas Beaufays	....	digital compositor
Matthieu Bollens	....	animator
Matthieu Bollens	....	motion capture operator
Remi Brun	....	facial motion capture supervisor
Marie Celaya	....	animation supervisor
Jacques Defontaine	....	shading lead
Michel Denis	....	visual effects producer
Bert Deruyck	....	digital compositor
Julien Dias	....	senior compositor
Stéphane Dufournier	....	character modeler
Hasraf Dulull	....	compositing supervisor
David Fourrage	....	character modeler
Julien Frantz	....	software developer
David François	....	digital compositor
Anthony Fristot	....	lighting artist
Laetitia Gabrielli	....	lighting technical director
Aurélien Geenen	....	animator
Pascal Giroux	....	visual effects producer
Nelly Gonzalez	....	digital compositor
Ronald Grauer	....	digital effects artist
Laurent Herveic	....	lead character modeler
Laurent Herveic	....	lead character rigger
Marc Hutchings	....	lead compositor: Ace Digital House
Ryan Hutchings	....	compositor
Pablo Jouyaux	....	layout artist
Bourdonnay Judikael	....	lighting artist
Vincent Lemaire	....	animator
Adrien Lourdelle	....	pre-visualization technical artist: KFX
Thomas Mansencal	....	lead character surfacing
Luc Martias	....	digital compositor
Aurélien Martinou	....	framechecker
Julien Meesters	....	head of VFX studio
Shelly Morrow	....	digital compositor
Catherine Nelson	....	digital compositor
Jelmen Palsterman	....	digital compositor
Vincent Papaix	....	senior digital compositor: Mikros Image
Guillaume Pondard	....	visual effects
Simon Rafin	....	digital compositor
Manuel Rais	....	digital compositor
Gareth Repton	....	compositor
David Rodrigues	....	lighting artist
James Rose	....	digital compositor
Francesco Rossi	....	post-production effects
Dimitri Safarikas	....	shading and lighting artist
Gourdal Sebastien	....	lead lighting artist
Manuel Souillac	....	CG supervisor: Mikros Image
Hebette Stanislas	....	post-production effects
Rossi Sébastien	....	visual effects
Raphael Thiery	....	digital compositor
Raphael Thiery	....	motion capture operator
Trauscht	....	animator
Ivo Verbruggen	....	digital compositor
Gerome Viavant	....	digital compositor
Caroline Voglaire	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Thierry Bony	....	stunt driver
Stéphane Boulay	....	stunt coordinator
Jean-Jacques Domingues	....	stunt driver
Vladimir Houbart	....	stunt driver
Emilie Jumeaux	....	stunt driver
David Masse	....	stunt driver
Jean-Michel Mièle	....	stunt driver
Laurent Mulot	....	stunt driver
Laurent Prudhomme	....	stunt driver
Christophe Roblin	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Elodie Benguettat	....	camera loader
Franck-Norman Bihi	....	electrician
Etienne Braun	....	unit still photographer
Pascal Charlier	....	grip
Georges Diane	....	camera operator
Bertrand Etienne	....	assistant camera
Luc Frisson	....	first assistant camera
Helder Loureiro Alves Da Silva	....	electrician
Thierry Ramanana	....	grip
Jean-François Roqueplo	....	key grip
Etienne Saldés	....	grip
Cristiano Sergioli	....	generator operator
Jessica Theis	....	still photographer
Jo Vermaercke	....	Steadicam operator

Animation Department
Julien Aubard	....	animator
Nicolas Cazaux	....	animator
Cyrille Martin	....	animator
Michael Nauzin	....	animator
Jean-Michel Trauscht	....	animator

Casting Department
Florence Ayivi	....	casting assistant
Youna De Peretti	....	casting: children
Flaminia Lizzani	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gaia Calderone	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Marie Granel	....	post-production assistant
Jean-Luc Simon	....	assistant editor

Music Department
L'Estro Armonico	....	musician (as l'Ensemble Estro Armonico)
Amélie de Chassey	....	music supervisor
Edouard Dubois	....	music consultant
Netty Glesener	....	pianist
Guy Goethals	....	first violin
Krishna Levy	....	composer: additional music
Delphine Mathieu	....	music supervisor
Christophe Simon	....	music recording mixer

Transportation Department
Gaby Meyers	....	facility/truck driver
Jim Schumann	....	driver: Sophie Marceau

Other crew
Johanna Colboc	....	location manager
Costanza Coldagelli	....	production coordinator: Italy
Andrea Coppola	....	location manager: Italy
Marie Courtel	....	assistant location manager
Alexis Giraudeau	....	location production assistant: France
Antonello Sammito	....	production assistant
Karen Waks	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Enrico Gotti	....	dedicatee
Stéphane Vacher	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Agat Films & Cie
• Ex Nihilo
• Wild Bunch (co-production)
• Samsa Film (co-production)
• Entre Chien et Loup (co-production)
• StudioUrania (co-production)
• Ateliers de Baere (co-production)
• Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) (co-production)
• Casa Kafka Pictures (support)
• Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique (support)
• Pôle Image de Liège (support)
• Canal+ (participation)
• TPS Star (participation)
• Film Fund Luxembourg (participation)
• Région Wallone (participation)
• Apulia Film Commission (support)
• Regione Puglia (support)
• Eurimages (support)
• Programme MEDIA de la Communauté Européenne (support) (funding)
• Cinémage 2 (in association with)
• Banque Populaire Images 8 (in association with)
• Uni Étoile 5 (in association with)

Distributors

• Wild Bunch Distribution (2009) (France) (all media)
• BIM Distribuzione (2009) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Encore Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Mars Production (2009) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
• Cinéart (2009) (Belgium) (all media)
• Cinéart (2009) (Netherlands) (all media)
• Comstock Group (2010) (Japan) (DVD)
• Deltamac Entertainment (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• EuroVideo (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• IFC Films (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Ace Digital House
• Victor Studio

Other Companies

• Bollux  grip rental company
• Christian Dior  make-up: Création mquillage Monica Bellucci (as Christophe Danchaud pour Dior)
• Location Consulting & Facilities  facility vehicles

Also Known As:

"Ne te retourne pas" - France (original title)

Runtime:

France:111 min

Country:

France | Italy | Luxembourg | Belgium

Language:

French | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:M18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:12 | Brazil:14 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Lecce, Apulia, Italy

Company:

Agat Films & Cie

Soundtrack:

Pizzicarella

excellent (something you won't see coming out of Hollywood)

once in a while you come across something interesting, something worth watching - and this is one of those it's well made, directed, effects and all - so not a typical B-movie from europe, quite on par with the US film industry yet, it's different, very different and story is very very good, intriguing, well made and sucks you right in, if you give it a chance (you have to at least like this type of movies, read the story before starting - btw. I don't think the tag 'psychological thriller' does this movie any good, as it's too 'cliche' - it's not that scary, at times yes, but it's more artistic, psychological in a way that it makes you think more:). all in all, I'd have given it a 10, just that 10 is reserved for those very special few movies, and I'm not sure that this one is quite there, maybe after some watching, and after an array of other bad movies coming out lately... enjoy