Masquerade (2022 film) explained

Masquerade
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Director:	Nicolas Bedos
Producer:	François Kraus^[1] Denis Pineau-Valencienne
Starring:	Pierre Niney Isabelle Adjani François Cluzet Marine Vacth Emmanuelle Devos Laura Morante Charles Berling
Cinematography:	Laurent Tangy
Editing:	Anny Danché Clément Selitzki
Music:	Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen
Production Companies:	Les Films du kiosque Pathé
Distributor:	Pathé
Runtime:	134 minutes^[2]
Country:	France
Language:	French
Budget:	€14–15 million^[3] ^[4]
Gross:	$6.7 million^[5]

Masquerade is a 2022 French crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Nicolas Bedos. The film was screened out of competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.^{[6] [7]}

Premise

A young gigolo and an attractive con artist plot a devilish scheme on the French Riviera.

Production

Principal photography began on 8 June 2021 in Nice.^[8]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10.^[9] Masquerade received an average rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 31 reviews.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hunter. Allan. 27 May 2022. 'Masquerade': Cannes Review. Screen Daily. 2 April 2023.
2. News: F.B.. 30 October 2022. Mascarade, Bal masqué. live. Le Soir. fr. https://archive.today/20230404060345/https://www.lesoir.be/474284/article/2022-10-30/mascarade-bal-masque. 4 April 2023. 4 April 2023. subscription.
3. News: Binacchi. Fabien. 11 June 2021. Pour " Mascarade ", Nicolas Bedos réunit Isabelle Adjani et Pierre Niney à Nice. 20 minutes. fr. 2 April 2023.
4. News: Péron. Didier. 27 May 2022. Mascarade, bourge de là. Libération. fr. 2 April 2023.
5. 14534796. Mascarade (2022). 12 October 2023. yes.
6. Web site: Wiseman. Andreas. 1 June 2022. 'Coda' Producer Pathé Strikes Raft Of Deals On Cannes Slate Including 'Masquerade', 'Paris Memories' & Penélope Cruz Starrer 'L'Immensitá'. Deadline Hollywood. 2 April 2023.
7. Keslassy. Elsa. 27 April 2021. 'La Belle Epoque' Helmer Nicolas Bedos Teams With Pathé, Films du Kiosque on 'Mascarade'. Variety. 2 April 2023.
8. News: En attendant la sortie dOSS 117, Nicolas Bedos retrouve Pierre Niney dans Mascarade . . fr . 28 April 2021 . 29 November 2023.
9. Web site: Mascarade . . 29 November 2023.
10. Web site: . Critiques Presse pour le film Mascarade . 17 May 2023 . fr.