Robin Campillo on completing Laurent Cantet's final film 'Enzo'
Robin Campillo discusses finishing 'Enzo', the final film by late French director Laurent Cantet. The coming-of-age story unfolds during a hot summer in the south of France, following 16-year-old Enzo (Eloy Pohu) from a bourgeois family who turns to construction work. He becomes enamoured with Vlad (Maksym Slivinskyi), a young Ukrainian seeking distance from war. Campillo, a friend and collaborator of 43 years, took over after Cantet's death. He describes the film as a swan song and emphasizes casting first-time actors, continuing Cantet's legacy of discovering new talent. Campillo notes the film explores multiple loves—self, country, family—and the unique intensity of teenage years.
Key facts
- 'Enzo' is the final film by Laurent Cantet, completed by Robin Campillo after Cantet's death.
- The film is set during a hot summer in the south of France.
- Enzo is a 16-year-old from a bourgeois family who works in construction.
- Vlad is a young Ukrainian man longing for distance from war.
- Campillo and Cantet shared a 43-year friendship starting at school.
- Campillo describes the film as a 'swan song' and a way to honor their friendship.
- The film features first-time actors Eloy Pohu and Maksym Slivinskyi.
- Campillo states he doesn't believe in love but in romance, and the film deals with unrequited romance.
Entities
Artists
- Robin Campillo
- Laurent Cantet
- Eloy Pohu
- Maksym Slivinskyi
- Josefina Nagler Gómez
Institutions
- Monocle
Locations
- south of France
- France
- Ukraine
Sources
- Monocle —