''It's Not Me'' () is a 2024 French film written and directed by

Leos Carax Alex Christophe Dupont (born 1960), best known as Leos Carax (), is a French film director, critic and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was ''Boy Meets Girl (1984 film), Boy Me ...

. It had its world premiere in the non-competitive Cannes Premiere section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2024. It was theatrically released on 12 June 2024 by

Les Films du Losange Les Films du Losange (, ), also known as Le Losange, is a film production, film distribution and international sales company founded by Barbet Schroeder and Éric Rohmer in 1962. History Les Films du Losange was founded by Barbet Schroeder and É ...

Synopsis

''It's Not Me'' is self-portrait written in the first person. It is described by CG Cinéma as a "free-form" and "cut-up" film which features Leos Carax rediscovering the figures from his oeuvre. Traversing his 40-year filmography, it visits the decisive moments of his career, while capturing the political evolution of that time.

Cast

as LC *

Denis Lavant Denis Lavant (born 17 June 1961) is a French actor. He is known for his distinctive face and the physically demanding aspects of the roles he plays, which often involve slapstick, acrobatics or dance, as well as for his long-standing association ...

as Monsieur Merde * Kateryna Yuspina as La mère * Nastya Golubeva Carax as La pianiste * Loreta Juodkaite as La spinneuse * Bianca Maddaluno as La soeur * Anna-Isabel Siefken as La plongeuse * Petr Anevskii as Le frère *

Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films, particularly in French and English, and has been the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Juliette Binoche, numerous accolades, ...

(archival footage) *

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

(archival footage) *

Jean-François Balmer Jean-François Balmer (born 18 April 1946 in Valangin) is a Switzerland, Swiss actor. He has worked extensively in France, French Film, cinema, television and stage productions since the early 1970s. Theater Filmography Cinema Televisio ...

(archival footage) *

Guillaume Depardieu Guillaume Jean Maxime Antoine Depardieu (7 April 1971 – 13 October 2008) was a French actor, winner of a César Award, and the second oldest child of Gérard Depardieu. Early life Depardieu was the son of actor Gérard Depardieu and his first ...

(archival footage) * Yekaterina Golubeva (archival footage)

Production

The project was first announced in May 2023 by CG Cinéma upon the

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in Paris. Leos Carax reteamed with cinematographer

Caroline Champetier Caroline Champetier (born 16 July 1954) is a French cinematographer. She has contributed to more than one hundred films since 1979. She won the César Award for Best Cinematography for her work on '' Of Gods and Men'' in 2011. She was the pres ...

and production designer Florian Sanson, both of whom worked on Carax's last two films '' Annette'' and ''

Holy Motors ''Holy Motors'' is a 2012 surrealist fantasy drama film written and directed by Leos Carax and starring Denis Lavant and Édith Scob. Lavant plays Mr. Oscar, a man who appears to have a job as an actor, as he is seen dressing up in different co ...

''. The first stills from the production indicate the return of Monsieur Merde, a character played by

in ''

'' (2012) and the segment ''Merde'' of the omnibus film ''

Tokyo! ''Tokyo!'' is a 2008 anthology film containing three segments written by three non-Japanese directors and filmed in Tokyo, Japan. Michel Gondry directed "Interior Design", Leos Carax directed "Merde", and Bong Joon-ho directed "Shaking Tokyo" Pl ...

'' (2008). In the same photos, Carax is seen acting in the film with matching red hair and a goatee. In August 2023, during a masterclass at the

27th Lima Film Festival The 27th Lima Film Festival, organized by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, took place from 10–18 August 2023 in Lima, Peru. The awards were announced on 18 August 2023, with Tótem (film), ''Tótem'' winning the Trophy Spondylus. B ...

, Carax described it as an "essay" film and revealed it will be under an hour in length. He called it a very low-budget film made "without pressures". The film was produced by

Charles Gillibert Charles Gillibert (born 14 September 1977) is a French film producer. Since 2021, he has served as the president of Les Films du Losange. Life and career Gillibert was born in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune. His parents were Michel Gillibert and Françoi ...

at CG Cinéma, who produced Carax's previous film ''Annette'', and by Carax through his company Théo Films. It was co-produced by

Arte France Cinéma Arte (, , ; ' ('), sometimes stylised in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ( EEI ...

, in association with Scala Films, and with the participation of French fashion house

Chanel Chanel ( , ) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. It is privately owned by French brothers, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, through the holding company Chanel Limited, established in 2018 and headquarte ...

Release

The film was selected to be screened in the non-competitive Cannes Premiere section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 18 May 2024. It was theatrically released in France on 12 June 2024 by

. It was also selected in Icons at the

29th Busan International Film Festival The 29th Busan International Film Festival () opened on October 2 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, with South Korean film ''Uprising (2024 film), Uprising'' by Kim Sang-man, and screened 278 films from 63 countries, including 224 officially ...

and screened on 4 October 2024. The film has been selected for the

MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 took place between 19 and 24 October 2024 in Mumbai, India. It was the first edition of the festival under interim festival director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, following the departure of Anupama Chopra from the ...

under the World Cinema section, where it will be screened together with ''

Suspended Time Suspended Time () is a 2024 French drama film directed by Olivier Assayas. The film premiered on 17 February 2024 at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear. It has also been selected for the MAMI Mumbai ...

'' by

Olivier Assayas Olivier Assayas (; born 25 January 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Assayas is known for his eclectic filmography, consisting of slow-burning Period Piece Films, period pieces, psychological thrillers, neo-noirs, an ...

Critical response

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, the film received an average rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 20 reviews from French critics.

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