Filmlovers! is
Arnaud Desplechin's fifteenth feature film and is an
essay film in homage to cinema. It features the character of Paul Dédalus, who is considered Desplechin's alter-ego and who first appeared in his film
My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument (1996) and its prequels
A Christmas Tale (2008) and
My Golden Days (2015). In
Filmlovers!, he returns to the character's childhood, and tells the story of how he got introduced to cinema: first as a spectator, then as a cinephile, and finally a filmmaker. The film is a
hybrid of documentary and fiction that incorporates archival footage of film clips and stills as well as interviews with those who accompanied Desplechin in his experiences as a spectator. Ranging from Hollywood blockbusters to Italian neorealism, from the silent era to contemporary cinema, the film is a journey through the images that shaped Desplechin's filmmaking. Desplechin wrote the film's screenplay, in collaboration with Fanny Burdino. The film was produced by
Charles Gillibert at CG Cinéma. ==Release==