About this episode

An interview with filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin about his film 'Two Pianos'.

"Two Pianos" (or in French, "Deux pianos") is a 2025 French romantic drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring François Civil as a virtuoso French pianist who returns from Asia to experience an impossible love story in his hometown of Lyon. The cast also includes Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Charlotte Rampling, and Hippolyte Girardot. The film had its world premiere in the Gala Presentations section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival and received positive reviews. Desplechin was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Kino Lorber. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad…

People in this episode

Guest: Arnaud Desplechin

Topics covered

• film
• interview
• romantic drama
• filmmaking
• Toronto International Film Festival

Keywords

• Arnaud Desplechin
• Two Pianos
• French film
• romantic drama
• Toronto International Film Festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kino Lorber, NextBestPicture.com

Books & works: Two Pianos, Deux pianos

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