Twice Upon a Time
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FrenchIl était une seconde fois
GenreDrama[1]
Sci-Fi[2]
Thriller[3]
Romance[2]
Created byGuillaume Nicloux
Written byGuillaume Nicloux
Nathalie Leuthreau
Directed byGuillaume Nicloux
StarringGaspard Ulliel
Freya Mavor
Patrick d'Assumçao
Richard Dillane
Claire Sermonne
Eva Ionesco
Alaa Safi
Steve Tran
Julianne Binard
Émile Berling
Sylvain Creuzevault
Juliette Anquetil
ComposerJulia Kent
Country of originFrance
Original languagesFrench
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducersBruno Nahon
Caroline Nataf
CinematographyYves Cape
Running time52 minutes[4][3]
Production companiesUnité de Production
Arte France
Original release
NetworkArte
Release29 August 2019 (2019-08-29)

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

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

Production

Casting

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

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Twice Upon a Time". Federation Entertainment.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (18 September 2017). "Rodolphe Belmer elected president of Series Mania Lille Hauts-de-France Festival". Cineuropa.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "#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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ a b "Gaspard Ulliel tourne une mini-série pour Arte". Télé Z. 5 February 2018.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ 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.

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