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tMF puts the SPOTLIGHT on Francois Civil

Written by Jed Medina

Thursday, 27 August 2009 16:57

tMF is in constant lookout for the next breakout star and we're happy to discover and write about some of the most talented young French actors today - Gaspard Ulliel, Louis Garrel, Malik Zidi and the two mega-talented leading men - Romain Duris and Melvil Poupaud. So now, we have another rising star - and he's quite a looker.

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With a signature hairstyle (watch out Robert Pattinson!), Francois Civil is carefully taking all the right steps on his way to acclaim. But he's no longer an up and coming actor to some and the Disney channel (via this show) has something to do with this early brush with fame. If American teens scream for the Jonas brothers, their French counterparts are doing the same for Francois Civil.

But apparently, the young French actor wanted something more challenging. Now already 20 years old, he seriously took on some notable roles and made the transition from the small screen to movies. His effort is now getting the kind of recognition he deserves - portraying the rebellious, alienated and sexually-active Martial in Dying or Feeling Better (Soit je meurs, soit je vais mieux) is as good as it gets.

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A Closer look at Dying or Feeling Better: Writes Jonathan Romney:

The teenage blues have rarely been evoked with the acuteness and idiosyncrasy that Laurence Ferreira Barbosa brings to this story of a lost boy and his new, very non-conformist acquaintances. Moody Martial (Civil) has moved to a new town and a new flat with his mother Sabine (Thomassin), who’s sympathetic but untogether and who sometimes tries just too hard. After his mother makes a disastrous attempt to kick-start his social life, Martial withdraws even further, only to find himself increasingly fascinated by his school’s other outsiders, black identical twins Colette and Ernestine (Marine and Karine Barbosa).

As the teenagers’ relationship becomes a folie à trois, they find themselves drawn into some initially farcical, eventually dangerous situations. Barbosa sensitively juggles registers of comedy, social embarrassment and psychological drama in a story that – even in the crowded field of French adolescent dramas – stands out as an evocation of how it feels to be young, strange and lonely. Remarkable performances by new discoveries Civil and the Barbosa sisters give the film that extra edge of hip-ness and unsettling perversity.

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Civil's next role is in a comedy - Bus Palladium - a movie by Christopher Thompson that follows the break-up of a French rock group. Canadian Marc Andre Grondin will play the lead role.

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What's on your mind? Heard of Francois Civil before? Let us know what you think!

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