We’re in the middle of summer, and tentpole fatigue might be wearing you down, but the good news is fall festival and awards season movies are closer than you think, and one we can’t wait to watch is “Le Fidèle” aka “The Racer And The Jailbird.” It’s the new film from Michael R. Roskam (“Bullhead,” “The Drop“) who once again teams with Matthias Schoenaerts for what looks like a truly winning picture.
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“Blue Is The Warmest Color” star Adèle Exarchopoulos takes the other lead role in this picture which takes place in the fast-paced world of racing, and centers on a story of love at first sight when gangster Gino aka ‘Gigi’ (Schoenaerts) meets Benedicte aka ‘Bibi’ (Exarchopoulos), a wealthy and fearless racing driver. Gigi and Bibi fall madly in love, but with fate stacked against them, their loyalties will be pushed to the limit. Yep, this one is pushing all the right buttons with us.
The film opens in Belgium on November 1st and will be released stateside by Neon, though no word on a date yet. But I’d expect this to roll into one of the major festivals this fall first.
