Why Not Productions is a public French

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company founded by producers Pascal Caucheteux and Grégoire Sorlat in 1990. Its main focus is French

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, but it also co-produces films from other countries. Some of the filmmakers associated with the company are Arnaud Desplechin, Jacques Audiard,

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and Ken Loach. As of 2011, the films had an average budget of five to six million euros.

Selected filmography

* ''

In the Soup ''In the Soup'' is a 1992 independent comedy directed by Alexandre Rockwell, and written by Rockwell and Sollace Mitchell (credited as Tim Kissell). It stars Steve Buscemi as Aldolfo Rollo, a self-conscious screenwriter who has written an unfi ...

'' (1992), directed by Alexandre Rockwell * '' The Sentinel'' (''La sentinelle'') (1992), directed by Arnaud Desplechin * ''The Birth of Love'' (''La naissance de l'amour'') (1993), directed by Philippe Garrel * '' Don't Forget You're Going to Die'' (''N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir'') (1995), directed by

* '' My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument'' (''Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)'') (1996), directed by Arnaud Desplechin * ''

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'' (1998), directed by Alexandre Rockwell * ''Wild Innocence'' (''Sauvage innocence'') (2001), directed by Philippe Garrel * '' The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' (2005), directed by Bruno Podalydès * '' Assault on Precinct 13'' (2005), directed by Jean-François Richet * '' The Beat That My Heart Skipped'' (''De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté'') (2005), directed by Jacques Audiard * '' Kings and Queen'' (''Rois et reine'') (2005), directed by Arnaud Desplechin * '' The Young Lieutenant'' (''Le petit lieutenant'') (2005), directed by

* '' A Christmas Tale'' (''Un conte de Noël''), directed by Arnaud Desplechin * '' Looking for Eric'' (2009), directed by Ken Loach * '' A Prophet'' (''Un prophète'') (2009), directed by Jacques Audiard * '' Tales from the Golden Age'' (''Amintiri din epoca de aur'') (2009), directed by Hanno Höfer, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru, and Răzvan Marculescu * ''

White Material ''White Material'' is a 2009 French drama film directed by Claire Denis and co-written with Marie NDiaye. The film stars Isabelle Huppert as Maria Vial, a struggling French coffee producer in an unnamed French-speaking African country, who decide ...

'' (2009), directed by Claire Denis * '' Of Gods and Men'' (''Des hommes et des dieux'') (2010), directed by

* '' Beloved'' (''Les bien-aimés'') (2011), directed by

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* ''

The Angels' Share ''The Angels' Share'' is a 2012 comedy-drama film directed by Ken Loach and starring Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, and William Ruane. Set in Glasgow, Scotland, it tells the story of a young father who narrowly avoids a prison sentence. He is de ...

'' (2012), directed by Ken Loach * ''

Beyond the Hills ''Beyond the Hills'' ( ro, După dealuri) is a 2012 Romanian drama film directed by Cristian Mungiu, starring Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan. The narrative follows two young women at an Eastern Orthodox convent in Romania. Plot Two Romania ...

'' (''După dealuri'') (2012), directed by Cristian Mungiu * '' Rust and Bone'' (''De rouille et d'os'') (2012), directed by Jacques Audiard * ''

Jimmy's Hall ''Jimmy's Hall'' is a 2014 drama film directed by Ken Loach. The film tells the story of the deportation to the United States in 1933 of Irish Communist Jimmy Gralton, who led the Revolutionary Workers' Group, a precursor of the Communist Par ...

'' (2014), directed by Ken Loach * ''

The Price of Fame ''The Price of Fame'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Bow Wow. The album was released on December 19, 2006 through LBW Entertainment and Columbia Records. The production on the album was primarily handled by Jermaine Dupri, Nit ...

'' (''La rançon de la gloire'') (2014), directed by

*''

Comme un avion ''The Sweet Escape'' (French title: ''Comme un avion'') is a 2015 French comedy film written, directed by and starring Bruno Podalydès. The film also stars Sandrine Kiberlain, Agnès Jaoui and Vimala Pons. Premise A fifty-something graphics a ...

'' (2015), directed by Bruno Podalydés *'' Dheepan'' (2015), directed by Jacques Audiard * ''

My Golden Years ''My Golden Days'' (french: Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse), also titled ''My Golden Years'', is a 2015 French drama film directed by Arnaud Desplechin. It stars Quentin Dolmaire, Lou Roy-Lecollinet, and Mathieu Amalric. It is a prequel to the 1 ...

'' (''Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse'') (2015), directed by Arnaud Desplechin * '' I, Daniel Blake'' (2016), directed by Ken Loach * '' The Red Turtle'' (2016), directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit * ''

Bécassine ''Bécassine'' is a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of ''La Semaine de Suzette'' on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of French ...

'' (2018), directed by Bruno Podalydès * ''

The Sisters Brothers ''The Sisters Brothers'' is a 2011 Western novel by Canadian-born author Patrick deWitt. The darkly comic story takes place in Oregon and California in 1851. The narrator, Eli Sisters, and his brother Charlie are assassins tasked with killing He ...

'' (2018), directed by Jacques Audiard * '' A Faithful Man'' (2018) directed by Louis Garrel * '' DNA'' (2020) directed by Maïwenn * ''

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'' (2021) directed by Arnaud Desplechin * '' The Crusade'' (2021) directed by Louis Garrel * '' Brother and Sister'' (2022) directed by Arnaud Desplechin * '' La Favorite'' (2023) directed by Maïwenn

References

External links

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