A Bookshop in Paris (Italian: Il materiale emotivo, lit. 'The emotional substance', French: Un dragon en forme de nuage, lit. 'A cloud-shaped dragon') is a 2021 romance film co-written and directed by Sergio Castellitto. A co-production between Italy, France and United States, it stars Sergio Castellitto, Bérénice Bejo and Matilda De Angelis.
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Cast
Sergio Castellitto as Vincenzo
Bérénice Bejo as Yolande
Matilda De Angelis as Albertine
Clementino as Clemente
Sandra Milo as Madame Milo
Alex Lutz as Gérard
Marie-Philomène Nga as Colombe
Nassim Lyes as Alain
Maxence Dinant as Father Mathieu
Bruno Gouery as the kleptomaniac
Production
The film comes from the script of an unrealized project by Ettore Scola. Prior to this adaptation, the script was first adapted by Ivo Milazzo in a graphic novel entitled Un drago a forma di nuvola. The film was shot in Cinecittà.
Release
The film opened the 2021 Bari International Film Festival and was released on Italian cinemas on 7 October 2021.
Reception
The film won the Silver Ribbon for best production design, and got a nomination for best original story.