# Finalement > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Finalement > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Finalement.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finalement > Source revision: 1341451669 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2024 French film by Claude Lalouch Finalement French theatrical release poster Directed by Claude Lelouch Written by Claude Lelouch Pierre Leroux Grégoire Lacroix Valérie Perrin Starring Kad Merad Elsa Zylberstein Michel Boujenah Sandrine Bonnaire Barbara Pravi Françoise Gillard Cinematography Maxine Heraud Edited by Stéphane Mazalaigue Music by Ibrahim Maalouf Production companies Les Films 13 France 2 Cinéma Laurent Dassault Rond-Point Distributed by Metropolitan Filmexport Release dates 2 September 2024 (2024-09-02) (Venice) 13 November 2024 (2024-11-13) (France) Running time 129 minutes Country France Language French ***Finalement*** (transl. Finally) is a 2024 French [comedy drama](/source/Comedy_drama) film directed by [Claude Lelouch](/source/Claude_Lelouch). It premiered at the [81st Venice International Film Festival](/source/81st_Venice_International_Film_Festival) on 2 September 2024 and received a theatrical release in France on 13 November 2024. ## Premise A lawyer, having lost his ability to tell lies, embarks on a road trip across France. ## Cast - [Kad Merad](/source/Kad_Merad) as Lino Massaro - [Elsa Zylberstein](/source/Elsa_Zylberstein) as Léa, Lino's wife - [Michel Boujenah](/source/Michel_Boujenah) as Michel - [Sandrine Bonnaire](/source/Sandrine_Bonnaire) as Sandrine - [Barbara Pravi](/source/Barbara_Pravi) as Barbara, Lino's daughter - [Françoise Gillard](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fran%C3%A7oise_Gillard&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7oise_Gillard)] as Manon - [Marianne Denicourt](/source/Marianne_Denicourt) - [François Morel](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Morel_(actor)) - [Raphaël Mezrahi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rapha%C3%ABl_Mezrahi&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapha%C3%ABl_Mezrahi)] - [Clémentine Célarié](/source/Cl%C3%A9mentine_C%C3%A9lari%C3%A9) - [Lionel Abelanski](/source/Lionel_Abelanski) - [Dominique Pinon](/source/Dominique_Pinon) - [Julie Ferrier](/source/Julie_Ferrier) - [Françoise Fabian](/source/Fran%C3%A7oise_Fabian) as Françoise, Lino's mother - [Ibrahim Maalouf](/source/Ibrahim_Maalouf) - [Victor Meutelet](/source/Victor_Meutelet) - [François Bureloup](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fran%C3%A7ois_Bureloup&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Bureloup)] - [Gilles Lemaire](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gilles_Lemaire&action=edit&redlink=1) [[fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Lemaire)] - [Jean Dujardin](/source/Jean_Dujardin) - [Marie-Hélène Lentini](/source/Marie-H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Lentini) as Madame Barbier - [Thomas Levet](/source/Thomas_Levet) ## Production Regarding the film, director [Claude Lelouch](/source/Claude_Lelouch) stated, "*Finalement* is certainly a film about France, but also about the French, about family, about freedom, about solitude, about appearances, about music, about cinema."[1] He stated that the character of Lino was inspired by "brilliant attorneys" such as [Robert Badinter](/source/Robert_Badinter) and [Éric Dupond-Moretti](/source/%C3%89ric_Dupond-Moretti).[2] Filming took place in [Beaune](/source/Beaune) and [Saône-et-Loire](/source/Sa%C3%B4ne-et-Loire) in mid-2023.[3][4] Filming also took place at the [Stéphane Rolland](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Rolland) fashion show at the [Palais Garnier](/source/Palais_Garnier) on 4 July 2023.[5] ### Music Finalement (Bande originale du film) Soundtrack album by Ibrahim Maalouf Released 5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) Genre Jazz orchestral Length 67:41 Label Mister Ibé Finalement (Bande originale du film) No. Title Writer(s) Performer(s) Length 1. "Thème de Lino" Ibrahim Maalouf Ibrahim Maalouf 4:50 2. "Le roman de Marianne" Ibrahim Maalouf François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 3:23 3. "Finalement (Par Kad Merad)" Claude Lelouch Didier Barbelivien Laure Barbelivien Didier Barbelivien François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Kad Merad Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 4:20 4. "Le rêve de Lino" Ibrahim Maalouf Ibrahim Maalouf 2:02 5. "Mi-temps" Ibrahim Maalouf Ibrahim Maalouf 0:53 6. "La folie des sentiments (Par Barbara Pravi)" Claude Lelouch Didier Barbelivien Laure Barbelivien Barbara Pravi Didier Barbelivien François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 3:06 7. "Thème de Lino en si bémol" Ibrahim Maalouf François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 5:08 8. "Thème de Manon" Ibrahim Maalouf François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 3:28 9. "La solitude d'une trompette" Ibrahim Maalouf François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 3:55 10. "L'aventure sera toujours l'aventure (Par Barbara Pravi)" Didier Barbelivien Barbara Pravi Didier Barbelivien François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 2:46 11. "Ça ne finira jamais" Ibrahim Maalouf François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 3:55 12. "Finalement (Par Kad Merad et Barbara Pravi)" Claude Lelouch Didier Barbelivien Laure Barbelivien Barbara Pravi Didier Barbelivien François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Kad Merad Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 4:20 13. "Mélange de genres" Didier Barbelivien Ibrahim Maalouf Didier Barbelivien François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 7:03 14. "Un piano et une trompette (Par Kad Merad)" Didier Barbelivien Ibrahim Maalouf François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Kad Merad Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 5:28 15. "À toute allure" Ibrahim Maalouf Ibrahim Maalouf 4:57 16. "Deuxième mi-temps" Ibrahim Maalouf Ibrahim Maalouf 1:34 17. "Un piano et une trompette - Orchestral" Ibrahim Maalouf François Boulanger Ibrahim Maalouf Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine 5:27 18. "When the Saints Go Marching In (Gospel)" Traditional Ibrahim Maalouf 1:06 Total length: 67:41 ## Release The film premiered at the [81st Venice International Film Festival](/source/81st_Venice_International_Film_Festival) on 2 September 2024.[6][7] ## Reception Boyd van Hoeij of *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)* wrote, "The sheer filmmaking pleasure and mastery of Lelouch behind the camera is especially evident in the first hour or so, with [Stéphane] Mazalaigue's editing deserving a special mention for how it keeps all of the different narrative layers laid out so clearly. But the plot's necessity to build to some kind of logical finale with increasingly higher stakes causes an initially smooth-running train to increasingly splutter."[8] Guy Lodge of *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))* called the film "cluttered, often baffling" and wrote, "[Claude Lelouch] falls some way short of his glory days in this muddled, sentimental tale of a lawyer grappling with mortality and truth, but his devotees will find much to chew on."[9] Jan Lumholdt of [Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa) called the film "a mixture of 'greatest hits' put in a bag of old tricks, shaken and stirred".[10] Alberto Crespi of *[La Repubblica](/source/La_Repubblica)* gave the film four out of five stars, writing, "...[T]his new film, despite some slowness in the finale, is a delight. And above all it is a surprising film."[11] *Movieplayer.it* gave the film three out of five stars, calling it a "half-successful film" and writing, "...Lelouch's film manages to demonstrate the lability of human existence; a performance recited without scripts, but improvising, just like a jazz concert. Between constant leaps between reality and imagination, the film ultimately borders on an unsustainable paroxysm, which disorients and slows down the process of identification of a confused and not always happy audience."[12] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Dal Toso, Emiliano (2 September 2024). ["A Venezia 81 Claude Lelouch presenta il suo film Finalement"](https://www.elle.com/it/showbiz/cinema/a62030383/festival-cinema-venezia-2024-film-claude-lelouch/). *[Elle Italia](/source/Elle_(magazine))* (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Keslassy, Elsa (21 May 2023). ["Claude Lelouch to Shoot New Movie 'Finalement…' With Cast Including Kad Merad, Elsa Zylberstein, Metropolitan FilmExport On Board (EXCLUSIVE)"](https://variety.com/2023/film/global/claude-lelouch-finalement-kad-merad-elsa-zylberstein-metropolitan-filmexport-1235619954/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230619140352/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/claude-lelouch-finalement-kad-merad-elsa-zylberstein-metropolitan-filmexport-1235619954/) from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Ringeval, Baptiste (24 May 2023). ["Beaune. Des figurants recherchés pour le prochain film de Claude Lelouch avec Kad Merad"](https://actu.fr/bourgogne-franche-comte/beaune_21054/beaune-des-figurants-recherches-pour-le-prochain-film-de-claude-lelouch-avec-kad-merad_59642092.html). *Actu.fr* (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Desroche, Nicolas (28 August 2024). ["Montmort. Tourné en partie en Saône-et-Loire, le dernier film de Lelouch sortira le 13 novembre"](https://www.lejsl.com/culture-loisirs/2024/08/29/tourne-en-partie-en-saone-et-loire-le-dernier-film-de-lelouch-sortira-le-13-novembre). *[Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire](/source/Le_Journal_de_Sa%C3%B4ne-et-Loire)* (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Julienne, Florence (5 July 2023). ["Finalement, Claude Lelouch tourne son prochain film pendant le défilé de Stéphane Rolland"](https://fashionunited.fr/actualite/mode/finalement-claude-lelouch-tourne-son-prochain-film-pendant-le-defile-de-stephane-rolland/2023070432528). *[FashionUnited](/source/FashionUnited)* (in French). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240829140044/https://fashionunited.fr/actualite/mode/finalement-claude-lelouch-tourne-son-prochain-film-pendant-le-defile-de-stephane-rolland/2023070432528) from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Aricò, Giacomo (2 August 2024). ["Festival di Venezia 2024, il programma con film e ospiti: chi sono le star di oggi?"](https://www.vogue.it/article/festival-di-venezia-2024-film-ospiti-programma-date). *[Vogue Italia](/source/Vogue_Italia)* (in Italian). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240927045926/https://www.vogue.it/article/festival-di-venezia-2024-film-ospiti-programma-date) from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Baronian, Renaud (2 September 2024). ["Mostra de Venise : on a vu « Finalement », le nouveau Claude Lelouch"](https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/mostra-de-venise-on-a-vu-finalement-le-nouveau-claude-lelouch-03-09-2024-75SGIAGQMZBMNNNMRXIYL6F4MQ.php). *[Le Parisien](/source/Le_Parisien)* (in French). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240903011225/https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/mostra-de-venise-on-a-vu-finalement-le-nouveau-claude-lelouch-03-09-2024-75SGIAGQMZBMNNNMRXIYL6F4MQ.php) from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** van Hoeij, Boyd (2 September 2024). ["'Finally': Venice Review"](https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/finally-venice-review/5196736.article). *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240902213301/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/finally-venice-review/5196736.article) from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Lodge, Guy (3 September 2024). ["'Finally' Review: Claude Lelouch's Bizarre Male-Crisis Comedy Feels Like a Farewell"](https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/finally-review-1236127430/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240903062247/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/finally-review-1236127430/) from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Lumholdt, Jan (3 September 2024). ["Review: Finalement"](https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/466585). *[Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240903130926/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/466585) from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Crespi, Alberto (3 September 2024). ["'Finalement' di Claude Lelouch: una commedia libera e gioiosa sulla follia dei sentimenti"](https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2024/09/03/news/finalement_claude_lelouch_recensione_venezia_81-423476010/). *[La Repubblica](/source/La_Repubblica)* (in Italian). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240903082252/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2024/09/03/news/finalement_claude_lelouch_recensione_venezia_81-423476010/) from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Torsiello, Elisa (3 September 2024). ["Finalement, recensione: la vita secondo Claude Lelouch? A ritmo di tromba"](https://movieplayer.it/articoli/finalement-recensione-film-claude-lelouch-venezia_33414/). *Movieplayer.it* (in Italian). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240903104116/https://movieplayer.it/articoli/finalement-recensione-film-claude-lelouch-venezia_33414/) from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024. ## External links - [*Finalement*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27819140/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Films directed by Claude Lelouch Le propre de l'homme (1960) In the Affirmative (1962) La femme spectacle (1964) 24 heures d'amant (1964) ...pour un maillot jaune (1965) The Grand Moments (1965) Une fille et des fusils (1965) A Man and a Woman (1966) Live for Life (1967) 13 jours en France (1968) Life Love Death (1968) Love Is a Funny Thing (1969) Le voyou (1970) Smic Smac Smoc (1971) L'aventure, c'est l'aventure (1972) Happy New Year (1973) And Now My Love (1974) Marriage (1974) Cat and Mouse (1975) C'était un rendez-vous (1976) The Good and the Bad (1976) Second Chance (1976) Another Man, Another Chance (1977) Robert et Robert (1978) An Adventure for Two (1979) Les Uns et les Autres (1981) Edith and Marcel (1983) Long Live Life (1984) Partir, revenir (1985) Attention bandits! (1987) A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986) Itinéraire d'un enfant gâté (1988) There Were Days... and Moons (1990) The Beautiful Story (1992) All That... for This?! (1993) Les Misérables (1995) Men, Women: A User's Manual (1996) Chance or Coincidence (1998) One 4 All (1999) And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen (2002) Les parisiens (2004) Le courage d'aimer (2005) Crossed Tracks (2007) What War May Bring (2010) D'un film à l'autre (2011) Salaud, on t'aime (2014) Un plus une (2015) Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction (2017) The Best Years of a Life (2019) Finalement (2024) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Finalement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finalement) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finalement?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.