French
DeutschTwice Upon a Time (miniseries)
| Twice Upon a Time | |
|---|---|
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| French | Il était une seconde fois |
| Genre | Drama[1] Sci-Fi[2] Thriller[3] Romance[2] |
| Created by | Guillaume Nicloux |
| Written by | Guillaume Nicloux Nathalie Leuthreau |
| Directed by | Guillaume Nicloux |
| Starring | Gaspard Ulliel Freya Mavor Patrick d'Assumçao Richard Dillane Claire Sermonne Eva Ionesco Alaa Safi Steve Tran Julianne Binard Émile Berling Sylvain Creuzevault Juliette Anquetil |
| Composer | Julia Kent |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original languages | French English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Bruno Nahon Caroline Nataf |
| Cinematography | Yves Cape |
| Running time | 52 minutes[4][3] |
| Production companies | Unité de Production Arte France |
| Original release | |
| Network | Arte |
| Release | 29 August 2019 |
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,[5] starring Gaspard Ulliel and Freya Mavor.[6][4][3] The miniseries was broadcast in France via the network Arte on 29 August 2019.[1] 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[edit]
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.[5]
Cast[edit]
- 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[edit]
Casting[edit]
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[edit]
Filming started on 29 January 2018 and ended on 6 April 2018.[16][5] Shooting took place in Paris, London, Bordeaux, and Iceland.[3]
Release[edit]
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,[1] 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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Fernandez, Julia (21 June 2019). "Il était une seconde fois sur Arte : c'est quoi cette série de Guillaume Nicloux avec Gaspard Ulliel ?". AlloCiné (in French). Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Twice Upon a Time". Federation Entertainment.
- ^ a b c d Hérieau, Kévin (6 February 2018). "Il était une seconde fois, une mini-série d'Arte avec Gaspard Ulliel". CineSeries (in French). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b Guadalupe, Florian (6 February 2018). ""Il était une seconde fois" : Gaspard Ulliel héros d'une mini-série pour Arte" (in French). OZAP. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Charles Martin (7 February 2018). "Gaspard Ulliel et Guillaume Nicloux vont faire équipe pour une mini-série Arte" (in French). Premiere.fr. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Gaspard Ulliel tourne une mini-série pour Arte" (in French). telez.fr. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ a b Keller, Joel (19 December 2019). "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". Decider. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ Chouchaoui, Hacène (29 August 2019). "Il était une seconde fois (Arte) Gaspard Ulliel : "L'aspect chronophage d'une série m'effraie"". Télé 7 Jours (in French). Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Vilarem, Valentine (29 August 2019). "Gaspard Ulliel : " C'est la première fois que l'on m'offrait un rôle de père "". Télé Loisirs (in French). Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (18 September 2017). "Rodolphe Belmer elected president of Series Mania Lille Hauts-de-France Festival". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Bordeaux : de jeunes figurants recherchés pour une série avec Gaspard Ulliel" [Bordeaux: young extras wanted for a series with Gaspard Ulliel]. Sud Ouest (in French). 26 December 2017.
- ^ "#Gironde #Bordeaux #figuration adultes pour tournage avec Gaspard Ulliel" [#Gironde #Bordeaux #figuration adults for filming with Gaspard Ulliel]. Figurants.com (in French). 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Bordeaux : des figurants recherchés pour une série avec Gaspard Ulliel" [Bordeaux: extras wanted for a series with Gaspard Ulliel]. Sud Ouest (in French). 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Préparation Tournage série TV "Il était une seconde fois" réalisée par Guillaume Nicloux". ECLA Aquitaine (in French). 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "L'acteur Gaspard Ulliel est en tournage à Bordeaux". Bordeaux Tendances (in French). 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Gaspard Ulliel tourne une mini-série pour Arte". Télé Z. 5 February 2018.
- ^ Ravindran, Manori (11 February 2019). "Federation lands global rights to Twice Upon A Time". Television Business International. Archived from the original on 4 January 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ White, Peter (17 January 2019). "Amazon's 'Hanna' & Netflix's 'Quicksand' To Lead Berlin Film Festival's TV Screenings". Deadline. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Berlinale Series | Il était une seconde fois | Twice Upon a Time". Berlinale.de. 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Renoux, Clémence (26 August 2019). "A fantastic love story with Gaspard Ulliel". Do It In Paris. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
