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“Goodbye, You”

Two Frenchmen and an American girl set out on a road trip from LA to San Francisco. Antoine lusts after his best friend's girlfriend, — especially once she reveals her plans to break up with Guillaume. A Californian journey sparks a European love triangle.

[22 min]English, French & Mandarin

student film [USC thesis film]comedy

[technical specs]black & white1.85mono

completion date: May 2016country of origin: France



[cast]

Etienne Gara………………………….……..…………………………………Antoine Juliet DeVette.…………………………………………………………………..MelodyMatthew Luret………..…………………………………………………..…Guillaume

[crew]

written and directed by………………………………………….……Léopold Dewolfproduced by……………………………………………………………..……Candy Liproduced by……………………………………………………………...Daniel Leedscinematography by………………………………………………...…Vishnu Perumalcinematography by………………………………………………..Zheng Lu Xin Yuansound by………..………..……………..……………..…………Madison McGaughysound by………..……………..……………..……………..…………….Bridget Tangsound by………..…………………..…………………..……….Joshua Paul Johnsonmusic by……………………………………………………….Ludwig Van Beethoven

Goodbye, You on IMDb: http://www.imdirector’s website: www.leopolddewolf.

screener format: Vimeo, online

English subtitles: https://vimeo.com/16French subtitles: https://vimeo.com/164

exhibition format: DCP

https://vimeo.com/164534127

https://vimeo.com/164533144

http://www.leopolddewolf.com/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4709100/



[director’s statement]

1. On Love: “Goodbye, You” is not a love story.

Love might be what Antoine, Melody and Guillaume all want — but it is not whatthey need. “Goodbye, You” is the story of three friends who head out on a triptogether, but end up going their own separate ways as each becomesincreasingly aware of what makes him/her most happy.

2. Hell is other people: “Goodbye, You” is a comedic take on the neuroses andother obstacles that arise when locked in a tight space with others. At the end ofthe film, separation becomes the only cure. Personal freedom triumphs over ourprotagonists’ respective relationships. Freedom, not love, is what Antoine, Melodyand Guillaume need.

3. Melting pot: I’ve been away from home for the past seven years. The world Iknow has no borders; it stretches over 24 time zones. I wanted my film to reflectthis reality. It is a movie about my generation: international, multicultural, andmultilingual. As such, characters in “Goodbye, You” are free to express themselvesin whatever language or wording comes to mind (e.g., French, English, or even

Chinese).

In “‘Goodbye, You,” even the celebrated European New Wave anti-romance flirtswith —and eventually gets married to — the American road movie classic.

4. 24 frames per second (the visuals): Fthis movie in black & white. I had in minMisfits”; the intimacy of “Frances Ha”; thfinally, the surrealism of “Stardust Memcomedies proved that a comedy can stlosing the sense of recklessness and unplace. If you can, why not have your ca

5. 50 percent sound: Thus, I wanted to was poetic; visual, without compromisesoundtrack: the music of Ludwig Van Befrom his third symphony injecting incredfurthering the film’s comedy by way of chis final piano sonata bringing light andyoung people making bad decisions w

In short, Antoine, Melody and Guillaumthat they might finally have room to bre

“Goodbye, You” is not a love story; it’s a



[cast bio]

Etienne Gara, Antoine

Etienne Gara is a half-French, half-Hungarian andalmost half-American concert violinist. His mostnoticeable and predominant feature andachievement are his French accent and his timespent as a college student (11.5 years!). He alsoperformed in some of the most prestigious concerthalls in Europe and the US, recorded a CD producedby a multiple Grammy Awards winner, worked withviolinists Itzhak Perlman and Midori and doubledAnton Yelchin in the movie “Broken Horses” (2015).

Etienne and Léopold met at a USC concert. Theybecame close friends and collaborators ever since.“Goodbye, You” is Etienne’s acting debut.

Juliet DeVette, Melody

Speaking of an international generation, JulietDeVette was born in Taiwan, grew up in Malaysiaand attended Salt Lake Community College, in SaltLake City, Utah. It was during that time that Julietbegan acting. After getting accepted in USC’s FilmProduction BFA program, Juliet decided to give upher acting career and stick to behind the camera. Juliet was originally set to be the productiondesigner of “Goodbye, You”… when Léopold foundan old audition tape of hers and convinced her to bethe lead actress of his thesis film.

“Goodbye, You” is Juliet’s comeback into acting… atage 21!

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Léopold Dewolf, writer/director

Born to a father director and a mother screenwriter,it was just meant to be! Léopold Dewolf is anaward-winning writer & director from Paris, France.He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Animation from theUniversity of Westminster, London and his Master inFilm Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Artsin Los Angeles. His previous short films netted himseveral awards and selections in film festivalsthroughout Europe. Léopold wants to make filmsabout young people, his generation — a globalizedgeneration, from Paris, to London, to Tokyo, to L.A.;without borders but with an insane lust for life!

“Goodbye, You," is his USC thesis filmwww.leopolddewolf.com

Candy Li, producer

Candy Li was born and raised in Beijing, China.In 2006 she moved to Los Angeles to earn herBachelors Degree in Theatre from USC, with a focusin theatre directing. After having worked in theindustry for two years, Candy returned to USC for anMFA in Film and TV Production. Candy is now aproducer at Milk & Honey Films, an internationalproduction company based in Los Angeles. Candysplits her time between LA, Beijing and Prague.

Candy and Léopold met in their first semester atUSC. Candy loves French cinema and wants toproduce films with European aesthetics. “Goodbye,You” is the first of many more to come.

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