Of Money and Blood

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Of Money and Blood
Promotional poster
FrenchD'argent et de sang
Genre
Created byXavier Giannoli
Written by
  • Xavier Giannoli[1]
  • Jean Baptiste Delafon[1]
Directed by
  • Xavier Giannoli[2]
  • Frederic Planchon[2]
Starring
Music byRone[1]
Country of originFrance[1]
Original languageFrench[3]
No. of seasons1[2]
No. of episodes12[1]
Production
Producers
CinematographyChristophe Beaucarne[2]
Editors
  • Cyril Nakache[1]
  • Mike Fromentin[1]
Running time52 minutes[5]
Production company
  • Curiosa Films[2]
Original release
Network
Release16 October 2023 (2023-10-16)

Of Money and Blood (French: D'argent et de sang) is a 2023 French crime drama thriller[3][6] miniseries created, written and directed by Xavier Giannoli and co-directed by Frederic Planchon, based on the 2018 book D'argent et de sang by Fabrice Arfi about the 2008–2009 carbon tax fraud scandal in France. It stars Vincent Lindon, Niels Schneider, Ramzy Bedia, Judith Chemla, David Ayala, Olga Kurylenko, Yvan Attal, André Marcon, Victoire Du Bois, Matthias Jacquin and Lyes Kaouh.

The miniseries made its world premiere at the 2023 Venice Film Festival out of competition on 31 August 2023, and was later broadcast by French network Canal+ on 16 October 2023.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

The project was announced in August 2019.[7] Vincent Lindon was the first actor to be announced in the cast.[7] The working title was Tikkoun.[8] The screenplay was written by Xavier Giannoli and Jean Baptiste Delafon,[4] based on the 2018 book D'argent et de sang by journalist Fabrice Arfi about the 2008–2009 carbon tax fraud scandal which resulted in a major tax shortfall in France and was dubbed "the fraud of the century" by the press.[7][9][10] Of Money and Blood marks the first television series for both Giannoli and Lindon.[11]

The series was produced by Curiosa Films.[3] The budget was €30 million ($28 million).[11] Canal+ bought the rights to Arfi's book and financed 50% of the development costs.[11]

The character Jérôme Attias[4] was inspired by French businessman Arnaud Mimran and would be played by Gaspard Ulliel,[8] who had already started filming the series and was pictured on the set in December 2021.[12] Ulliel was on a break from shooting Of Money and Blood when he died from a head injury on 19 January 2022–after a skiing accident on the previous day.[13] The production still had 84 more days left of filming[14] and Ulliel was expected to return to the set on 24 January 2022.[15] Filming was suspended following Ulliel's death.[8]

The character Alain Fitoussi, portrayed by Ramzy Bedia,[4] was inspired by Mimran's friend, Mardoché Mouly, also known as Marco Mouly.[16][17]

Initially, Giannoli wanted to stop shooting the series and throw away months of work after Ulliel's death.[18] He later changed his mind and started looking for a replacement for Ulliel.[18] On 18 February 2022, Canal+ confirmed to France's Le HuffPost that actor Niels Schneider would replace Ulliel in the miniseries.[19] Ulliel and Schneider were friends and co-stars in the films One Nation, One King (2018) and Sibyl (2019).[19]

In an interview with French magazine Femina in April 2022, Schneider said he was skeptical when Giannoli offered him the role, because Ulliel's death had brought back memories of what he had experienced with the death of his brother, who also died young and violently in an accident, and it took him a long time to put his brother's death at a distance, but everything came back to him after Ulliel's death. It was meeting Giannoli that convinced him to take on the role. Schneider said Giannoli was "destroyed" and had thought about quitting the series after Ulliel's death, but that he knew how to find the right words and told Schneider that they also practice this profession "to ward off death and tragedy".[20] Schneider asked for a week of reflection before accepting the role.[18] His partner Virginie Efira encouraged him to accept it.[18] Following Schneider's casting, filming resumed in April 2022.[21] Ulliel and Schneider had the same height and the same measurements, and for that reason Schneider ended up wearing the same costumes that had been worn by Ulliel in the beginning of filming.[18]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography began on 16 October 2021.[2] After a pause in January 2022 following Ulliel's death,[8] filming resumed in April 2022[21] and wrapped on 22 October 2022.[2] Filming took place in Cyprus, Paris, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Israel,[2] Manila and Philippines.

Release[edit]

All of the 12 episodes of Of Money and Blood made their world premiere to favorable reviews[11] at the 2023 Venice Film Festival out of competition on 31 August 2023,[22][1] before being broadcast by French network Canal+ on 16 October 2023.[23]

The series will be distributed internationally by StudioCanal.[5] Canal+ holds distribution rights in Poland, Africa, Myanmar and Vietnam.[11]

Accolades[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2024 Paris Film Critics Association Awards Best TV Series Xavier Giannoli Won [24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Biennale Cinema 2023 | D'argent et de sang (Of Money and Blood) (Episodes 1-12) Out of Competition". Venice Film Festival. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "D'argent et de sang Tikkoun (aka D'argent et de sang) (Working title)". Crew United. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Of Money and Blood de Xavier Giannoli (2023)". Unifrance. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "'Of Money and Blood' Selected at Venice Film Fest". VideoAge International. 26 July 2023. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Xavier Giannoli's series OF MONEY AND BLOOD a CANAL+ creation originale distributed internationally by STUDIOCANAL in official selection at the 80th Venice International Film Festival". StudioCanal. 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Of Money and Blood". StudioCanal. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Fontana, Céline (31 August 2019). "Première série pour Vincent Lindon". TV Magazine - Le Figaro. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "Mort de Gaspard Ulliel: l'acteur s'apprêtait à tourner dans une nouvelle série, sur l'arnaque à la taxe carbone". Le Figaro. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Trial of carbon tax 'fraud of the century' opens in Paris". France 24. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ^ Sotto, Philippe (7 July 2016). "Tycoon jailed for multimillion-euro scam of French state". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e Goodfellow, Melanie (6 September 2023). "'Of Money And Blood': Xavier Giannoli Takes Director-Driven Approach To Debut TV Project That Launched At Venice". Deadline.
  12. ^ Mki, Samir (18 December 2021). "#tikkoun #vincentlindon #ramzy #canalplus #marcomouly #mouly #gaspardulliel". Instagram (in French). Archived from the original on 21 May 2022.
  13. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (28 January 2022). "Gaspard Ulliel's Death Ruled as Accidental; Paris Funeral Attracted Nearly a Thousand People". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Mort de Gaspard Ulliel: ces tournages désormais en suspens". Le Matin (in French). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
  15. ^ Lachasse, Jérôme (20 January 2022). "Gaspard Ulliel devait commencer la semaine prochaine le tournage d'une nouvelle série" [Gaspard Ulliel should start filming a new series next week]. BFM TV (in French). Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Découvrez les Premières Images du Tournage de la Série Tikkoun Canal+". Le Petit Journal (in French). 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  17. ^ Bouchara, Olivier (3 November 2017). "Casse du siècle : l'incroyable histoire d'Arnaud Mimran et Marco Mouly". Vanity Fair (in French). Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e Wintrebert, Hugo (16 October 2023). "D'argent et de sang : Niels Schneider dans la vie d'un autre". Vanity Fair (in French).
  19. ^ a b "Gaspard Ulliel remplacé par Niels Schneider dans "Tikkoun"" [Gaspard Ulliel replaced by Niels Schneider in "Tikkoun"]. Le HuffPost (in French). 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  20. ^ Deshayes, Marie (24 April 2022). "Niels Schneider : "Mes frères sont mes fondations"" [Niels Schneider: “My brothers are my foundations”]. Femina (in French). Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Deauville. Des figurants recherchés pour le tournage d'une série Canal +". Maville.com (in French). 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  22. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (31 August 2023). "French Film Director Xavier Giannoli Talks First Foray Into Series With Canal Plus-Backed 'Of Money And Blood' – Venice". Deadline.
  23. ^ ""Lupin", "D'argent et de sang"… Les séries à ne pas rater en octobre" ["Lupin", "D'argent et de sang"… The series not to be missed in October]. 20 Minutes (in French). 30 September 2023.
  24. ^ Mézière, Sandra (5 February 2024). "Palmarès des Paris Film Critics Awards 2024". In the Mood for Cinema (in French).

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