Alive in France explained

Alive in France
Director:	Abel Ferrara
Producer:	Nicolas Anthomé
Starring:	Abel Ferrara
Music:	Joe Delia Abel Ferrara Paul Hipp
Cinematography:	Emmanuel Gras
Editing:	Leonardo Daniel Bianchi Fabio Nunziata
Distributor:	Bathysphere Productions
Runtime:	79 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	English French

Alive in France is a 2017 French documentary film about American filmmaker Abel Ferrara touring and performing rock and roll with his band. The documentary was directed by Ferrara.^[1] It premiered as part of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight.^[2]

Participants

In addition to Ferrara, the following people appeared in the documentary:

• Joe Delia
• Paul Hipp
• Cristina Chiriac
• Dounia Sichov
• PJ Delia
• Laurent Bechad

Production

The documentary was shot in Toulouse and Paris in October 2016.^[3]

Reception

The film has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[4] Wendy Ide of The Guardian awarded the film three stars out of five.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gleiberman. Owen. Cannes Film Review: 'Alive in France'. 25 May 2017. Variety. 11 July 2020.
2. Web site: Cannes: Directors' Fortnight reveals 2017 line-up. Screen Daily. Melanie. Goodfellow. 20 April 2017. 13 July 2020.
3. Web site: Dalton. Stephen. 'Alive in France': Film Review; Cannes 2017. 20 May 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. 11 July 2020.
4. Web site: Alive in France. Rotten Tomatoes. 11 July 2020.
5. Web site: Ide. Wendy. Alive in France review – Abel Ferrara's shambolic blues jam of a music documentary. 20 May 2017. The Guardian. 11 July 2020.