| Third Wedding | |
|---|---|
| French | Troisièmes noces |
| Directed by | David Lambert |
| Written by | David Lambert |
| Based on | Het derde huwelijk by Tom Lanoye |
| Produced by | Lilian Eche Anne-Marie Gélinas Jean-Yves Roubin |
| Starring | Bouli Lanners Rachel Mwanza |
| Cinematography | Jako Raybaut |
| Edited by | Hélène Girard |
Production companies | Bidibul Productions EMA Films Frakas Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium Canada Luxembourg |
| Language | French |
Third Wedding (French: Troisièmes noces) is a comedy-drama film, directed by David Lambert and released in 2018.[1] A coproduction of companies from Belgium, Canada and Luxembourg, the film stars Bouli Lanners as Martin, a gay man grieving the recent death of his husband; in need of money to keep the house they shared, he decides to enter a marriage of convenience with Congolese immigrant Tamara (Rachel Mwanza) so that she can stay in the country, with the two unexpectedly falling into a sort of love as they try to convince the authorities that their relationship is real.[2]
The cast also includes Jean-Luc Couchard, Virginie Hocq, Eric Kabongo, Nele Kestens, Catarina Reverendo, Lionël Ruzindana, Jean-Benoît Ugeux, Benoit Moureaux, André Pasquasy and Denis Simonetta.
The film was adapted from Tom Lanoye's 2006 novel Het derde huwelijk.[3]
References
- ↑ Aurore Engelen, "Review: Troisièmes noces". Cineuropa, 6 December 2018.
- ↑ André Lavoie, "«Troisièmes noces»: les noces de gaufre". Le Devoir, 8 February 2019.
- ↑ Caroline Renard, "Troisièmes Noces: un mariage blanc pour Bouli Lanners". RTBF, April 16, 2020.