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Twice Upon a Time (miniseries)

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Twice Upon a Time
Promotional poster
FrenchIl �tait 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'Assum�ao
Richard Dillane
Claire Sermonne
Eva Ionesco
Alaa Safi
Steve Tran
Julianne Binard
�mile 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 companiesUnit� de Production
Arte France
Original release
NetworkArte
Release29 August 2019 (2019-08-29)

Twice Upon A Time (French: Il �tait 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

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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

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Production

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Casting

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Fernandez, Julia (21 June 2019). "Il �tait une seconde fois sur Arte : c'est quoi cette s�rie de Guillaume Nicloux avec Gaspard Ulliel ?". AlloCin� (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 H�rieau, K�vin (6 February 2018). "Il �tait une seconde fois, une mini-s�rie 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 �tait une seconde fois" : Gaspard Ulliel h�ros d'une mini-s�rie 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 �quipe pour une mini-s�rie Arte" (in French). Premiere.fr. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Gaspard Ulliel tourne une mini-s�rie 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, Hac�ne (29 August 2019). "Il �tait une seconde fois (Arte) Gaspard Ulliel : "L'aspect chronophage d'une s�rie m'effraie"". T�l� 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 premi�re fois que l'on m'offrait un r�le de p�re "". T�l� 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 recherch�s pour une s�rie 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 recherch�s pour une s�rie avec Gaspard Ulliel" [Bordeaux: extras wanted for a series with Gaspard Ulliel]. Sud Ouest (in French). 4 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Pr�paration Tournage s�rie TV "Il �tait une seconde fois" r�alis�e 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 � 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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