Twice Upon a Time (miniseries) explained
Twice Upon A Time (French: Il était une seconde fois) is a four-part French sci-fi drama miniseries first broadcast in 2019, directed by Guillaume Nicloux,[4] starring Gaspard Ulliel and Freya Mavor.[5] The miniseries was broadcast in France via the network Arte on 29 August 2019.[6] It was released in the United States on Netflix on 19 December 2019.[7] Twice Upon A Time was the second collaboration between director Guillaume Nicloux and actor Gaspard Ulliel, the first was the 2018 war film To the Ends of the World.[8] [9]
Plot
Vincent Dauda, in his thirties, dreams of winning back his ex, Louise. He's grief-stricken and driven to despair, kisses the break-up goodbye with nocturnal parties, ephemeral affairs... until the day when a delivery man gives him a parcel he never ordered. A strange box, without any bottom, through which he can time travel, which takes him back to Louise's side, before they split up.[4]
Cast
- Gaspard Ulliel as Vincent Dauda
- Freya Mavor as Louise Arron
- Patrick d'Assumçao as André
- Jonathan Manzambi as Livreur
- Steve Tran as Than
- Claire Sermonne as Nadège
- Richard Dillane as David Arron
- Jonathan Couzinié as Romain
- Sacha Canuyt as Stanley
- Yves Cape as François
- Steve Whiteley as James
- Marie Gaillet as Chloé
- Yvan Delatour as Jordan
- Esteban Carvajal Alegria as Thibault
- Sylvain Creuzevault as Alexis
- Eva Ionesco as Annie Arron
- Alaa Safi as Nordine
- Paul Bandey as the English doctor
- Lukas Ionesco as Clément
- Émile Berling as Raphaël
- Julianne Binard as Sophie
- Éric Viellard as Franck Rivière
- Aurélia Thierrée as Madam Reverty
- Anthony Paliotti a Stéphane
- Magali Heu as Claire
- Thomas Rodriguez as Jordan
- Juliette Joy Anquetil as Gwen
Production
Casting
Gaspard Ulliel was announced as the male lead on 18 September 2017.[10] Stacy Martin was announced as the female lead on 26 December 2017.[11] Martin's name was still listed in casting calls until 5 January 2018.[12] [13] Freya Mavor replaced Martin on 18 January 2018,[14] [15] a week before filming started.[16]
Filming
Filming started on 29 January 2018 and ended on 6 April 2018.[16] [4] Shooting took place in Paris, London, Bordeaux, and Iceland.[3]
Release
On February 11, 2019, it was announced that Federation Entertainment had acquired worldwide rights to the series. Federation holds worldwide rights to the series outside Germany and German-speaking territories.[17]
All of the four episodes of the miniseries were screened at the Berlin International Film Festival on 12 February 2019.[18] [19]
The miniseries aired on the French TV channel Arte on 29 August 2019,[6] and was made available for streaming in full on arte.tv from August 22 to 26 October 2019.[20] It was released in the United States through Netflix on 19 December 2019.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Twice Upon a Time . Federation Entertainment.
- Web site: Guadalupe . Florian . 6 February 2018 . "Il était une seconde fois" : Gaspard Ulliel héros d'une mini-série pour Arte . . French . 9 June 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140005/http://www.ozap.com/actu/-il-etait-une-seconde-fois-gaspard-ulliel-heros-d-une-mini-serie-pour-arte/549824 . live .
- Web site: Hérieau . Kévin . 6 February 2018 . Il était une seconde fois, une mini-série d’Arte avec Gaspard Ulliel . CineSeries . French . 9 June 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163026/https://www.cineserie.com/news/series/etait-seconde-mini-serie-darte-gaspard-ulliel-1313444/ . live .
- Web site: fr. Gaspard Ulliel et Guillaume Nicloux vont faire équipe pour une mini-série Arte. 7 February 2018. Charles Martin. Premiere.fr. 9 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612154603/http://www.premiere.fr/Series/News-Series/Gaspard-Ulliel-et-Guillaume-Nicloux-vont-faire-equipe-pour-une-mini-serie-Arte. live.
- Web site: Gaspard Ulliel tourne une mini-série pour Arte. 5 February 2018. telez.fr. 9 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033123/http://www.telez.fr/2018/02/05/gaspard-ulliel-tourne-une-serie-pour-arte/. 20 February 2018. dead . French.
- Web site: Fernandez . Julia . 21 June 2019 . Il était une seconde fois sur Arte : c'est quoi cette série de Guillaume Nicloux avec Gaspard Ulliel ? . . French . 13 April 2022 . 12 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210512210423/https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18683796.html . live .
- Web site: Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Twice Upon A Time’ On Netflix, A French Drama Where A Man Travels Back In Time To Save His Relationship . Joel . Keller . 19 December 2019 . Decider . 21 December 2019 . 21 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221010416/https://decider.com/2019/12/19/twice-upon-a-time-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/ . live .
- Web site: Chouchaoui . Hacène . 29 August 2019 . Il était une seconde fois (Arte) Gaspard Ulliel : "L’aspect chronophage d'une série m’effraie" . . French . 13 April 2022 . 13 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413093205/https://www.programme-television.org/news-tv/Il-etait-une-seconde-fois-Arte-Gaspard-Ulliel-J-avoue-que-je-suis-tente-par-une-serie-TV-4645312 . live .
- Web site: Vilarem . Valentine . 29 August 2019 . Gaspard Ulliel : " C’est la première fois que l’on m’offrait un rôle de père " . Télé Loisirs . French . 13 April 2022 . 27 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127115249/https://www.programme-tv.net/news/series-tv/238654-gaspard-ulliel-cest-la-premiere-fois-que-lon-moffrait-un-role-de-pere/ . live .
- Web site: Lemercier . Fabien . 18 September 2017 . Rodolphe Belmer elected president of Series Mania Lille Hauts-de-France Festival . Cineuropa.
- Web site: 26 December 2017 . Bordeaux : de jeunes figurants recherchés pour une série avec Gaspard Ulliel . Bordeaux: young extras wanted for a series with Gaspard Ulliel . . French.
- Web site: 5 January 2018 . #Gironde #Bordeaux #figuration adultes pour tournage avec Gaspard Ulliel .
- Gironde #Bordeaux #figuration adults for filming with Gaspard Ulliel
. Figurants.com . French.
- Web site: 4 January 2018 . Bordeaux : des figurants recherchés pour une série avec Gaspard Ulliel . Bordeaux: extras wanted for a series with Gaspard Ulliel . . French.
- Web site: 18 January 2018 . Préparation Tournage série TV "Il était une seconde fois" réalisée par Guillaume Nicloux . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200102121706/http://ecla.aquitaine.fr/Agenda/Cinema-et-audiovisuel/Preparation-Tournage-serie-TV-Il-etait-une-seconde-fois-realisee-par-Guillaume-Nicloux . 2 January 2020 . 5 November 2022 . ECLA Aquitaine . French.
- Web site: 2018 . L’acteur Gaspard Ulliel est en tournage à Bordeaux . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180712220404/https://www.bordeauxtendances.fr/lacteur-gaspard-ulliel-bientot-tournage-a-bordeaux/ . 12 July 2018 . 26 October 2022 . Bordeaux Tendances . French.
- Web site: 5 February 2018 . Gaspard Ulliel tourne une mini-série pour Arte . Télé Z.
- Web site: Ravindran . Manori . 11 February 2019 . Federation lands global rights to Twice Upon A Time . Television Business International . 13 April 2022 . 4 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210104095004/https://tbivision.com/2019/02/11/federation-lands-global-rights-to-twice-upon-a-time/ . live .
- Web site: White . Peter . 17 January 2019 . Amazon’s ‘Hanna’ & Netflix’s ‘Quicksand’ To Lead Berlin Film Festival’s TV Screenings . . 13 April 2022 . 25 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325154325/https://deadline.com/2019/01/hanna-quicksand-berlin-film-festival-1202536646/ . live .
- Web site: 12 February 2019 . Berlinale Series Il était une seconde fois Twice Upon a Time . . 13 April 2022 . 25 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220125105325/https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/jahresarchive/2019/02_programm_2019/02_filmdatenblatt_2019_201918732.html#tab=boulevard . live .
- Web site: Renoux . Clémence . 26 August 2019 . A fantastic love story with Gaspard Ulliel . Do It In Paris . 13 April 2022 . 17 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210617085218/https://www.doitinparis.com/en/il-etait-une-seconde-fois-serie-arte-24658 . live .