The Five Devils

The Five Devils (French: Les cinq diables) is a 2022 French drama fantasy film directed by Léa Mysius, who wrote the screenplay with Paul Guilhaume. The film stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and Sally Dramé. It screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2022.

The Five Devils
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLes cinq diables
Directed byLéa Mysius
Screenplay by
  • Paul Guilhaume
  • Léa Mysius
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPaul Guilhaume
Edited byMarie Loustalot
Music byFlorencia Di Concilio
Production
companies
  • F comme Film
  • Trois Brigands Productions
Distributed byLe Pacte
Release dates
  • 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) (Cannes)
  • 31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) (France)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$428,178[1]

Premise

Vicky (Dramé) has a magical gift: she can smell and reproduce any scent of her choosing. She collects these in carefully labelled jars. The solitary child has a very strong bond with her mother Joanne (Exarchopoulos), whose scent she also secretly captures. When her father's sister Julia (Emati) appears into their life, Vicky also begins to reproduce her scent. Julia has recently been released from prison, and Vicky is transported into dark and magical memories which lead her to discover the secrets of her village, her family and her own existence.

Cast

Production

The Five Devils is Léa Mysius's second feature film as director, following Ava in 2017. Mysius co-wrote the film's screenplay with its cinematographer Paul Guilhaume.

The film was produced by Fanny Yvonnet for Trois Brigands Productions and by Jean-Louis Livi for F comme Film, both of whom previously produced Ava. The Five Devils benefited from production support from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (and support from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region itself), pre-sales from Canal+ and Ciné+, and support from the Île-de-France region.[2]

Filming was set to begin in March 2020,[2][3] but was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming resumed in March 2021 and lasted seven weeks.[4][5] Filming took place in Isère between 1–24 March 2021, in the commune Le Bourg-d'Oisans and at Lac Bleu.[6][7] Shooting continued in the Île-de-France region, including the Michel-Beaufort swimming pool in Bondy on 31 March and 1 April 2021.[8] Filming wrapped in Paris on 16 April 2021.[6]

Release

The Five Devils was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[9] It had its world premiere at Cannes on 23 May 2022.[10] It was theatrically released in France on 31 August 2022.[11] French distribution is handled by Le Pacte and international sales are handled by Wild Bunch.[2] In a deal negotiated by Wild Bunch, Mubi acquired The Five Devils for North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, India and Turkey. Mubi is planning a theatrical release in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland, followed by an exclusive release on its streaming platform.[12]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10.[13] According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on 4 critics, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[14]

Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter assessed the film as having too many elements, criticizing screenwriters Mysius and Guilhaume for infusing an "otherwise compelling and intimate tragedy with elements of witchcraft, the supernatural and time travel that feel like they belong in another film — whether it's by Shyamalan or Robert Eggers, or something from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Rather than enhancing the intrigue, the genre components wind up diluting it, and when the two sides of the movie ultimately come together, the impact feels blunted."[15]

Accolades
Awards and nominations for The Five Devils
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 27 May 2022 Queer Palm Léa Mysius Nominated [16]
Fantastic Fest 27 September 2022 Best Picture (Next Wave Competition) The Five Devils Won [17]
César Awards 24 February 2023 Best Visual Effects Guillaume Marien Pending [18]

References
  1. "The Five Devils (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  2. Lemercier, Fabien (6 March 2020). "Premier clap imminent pour Les Cinq Diables de Léa Mysius". Cineuropa (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. "À vos CV : la directrice de casting du film "Les Cinq diables" avec Adèle Exarchopoulos cherche des figurants locaux". France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (in French). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. ""Les Cinq diables" de Léa Mysius en tournage". Le Film français (in French). 4 March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. Jimenez, Esteban (9 March 2020). "Bientôt en tournage : 'Les Cinq Diables', le prochain film de Léa Mysius avec Adèle Exarchopoulos et Noée Abita". Trois couleurs (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. "Films en post-production". Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (in French). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. "Le Bourg-d'Oisans. La commune accueillera les équipes de tournage du film "Les Cinq diables"". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 25 February 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  8. "Adèle Exarchopoulos en tournage à la piscine Michel Beaufort à Bondy". Est ensemble (in French). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  9. "LIVE: The Cannes' Directors' Fortnight announces its selection". Cineuropa. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  10. "Les horaires des projections 2022" (PDF). www.festival-cannes.com (in French). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  11. Barnett, Emily (4 September 2022). ""Les cinq diables" de Léa Mysius : le talent magique d'Adèle Exarchopoulos". Marie Claire (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  12. Ritman, Alex (9 May 2022). "Cannes: Mubi Acquires Directors' Fortnight Title 'The Five Devils' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  13. "The Five Devils". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  14. "The Five Devils Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  15. Mintzer, Jordan (23 May 2022). "'The Five Devils' ('Les Cinq diables'): Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  16. "Cannes 2022 : les films en lice pour la Queer Palm". CNC.fr (in French). 10 May 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  17. Taylor, Drew (27 September 2022). "Fantastic Fest Awards Winners: 'Piggy,' 'The Five Devils' and 'The Menu' Take Top Honors (Exclusive)". TheWrap.
  18. Jamet, Constance (25 January 2023). "César: La Nuit du 12, En Corps, L'Innocent, en tête des nominations". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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