Cannes 2024: The joyful red carpet of Artus and his team from Un p'tit truc en plus (photos)
Artus carried Sofian Ribes to the top of the steps of the Palais des Festivals to pose with all his actors, very happy to be able to celebrate the popular success of his first production in good company.
There have been multiple twists and turns, but this time, here it is, the teamA little something extra took the steps of the 77th Cannes Film Festival last night. An event that was close to the heart of Artus and his team, which is currently a hit in theaters thanks to this comedy dealing with disability with humor.
Taking advantage of the red carpet of the Count of Monte Cristo, screened out of competition, they took full advantage of this reunion.
🎬 The team of Artus' film “A Little Something Plus”, with actors with disabilities, a big success with already more than 3 million admissions, took the steps of the Cannes Film Festival #AFPVertical ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/tPoXLVJnFT
— Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) May 22, 2024
A little something extra: a hilarious comedy… about disability (review)
The actor, co-writer and director was shocked to hear from influential French cinema producers that “the public does not want to see disabled people in the cinema”. He still stuck to his comedy project, he who had already tackled this subject successfully in sketches, and it worked: the film won over the critics and the public, even creating a phenomenon in theaters. In three weeks, it passed 3 million entries, and it could soon double Dune 2 to become the biggest success of 2024 in France.
3 million entries for A little thing in Plus, the phenomenon continues
Faced with this unexpected success, Artus and his entire team wanted to climb the steps of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, but there again, a major obstacle arose: no luxury brands did not agree to lend dresses and suits to the actors.
“I think it's always more elegant for a brand to dress Brad Pitt than to dress (…) Artus, already, but even more so actors with disabilities.”, he denounced on France Inter.
His rant was heard and he quickly obtained a contract with François Pinault's house Kering, so that he and all his actors could wear outfits from Momomi, Ralph Lauren, The Kooples, Lacoste…
Wednesday May 22, 2024, The entire teamA little thing in addition, she was able to walk the red carpet with a smile. Far from any controversy, above all they let their joy burst forth and showed their complicity.
“I'm happy that they're coming to Cannes as a bit of a star.”
“There are eleven actors with disabilities (Boris Pitoëff, Marie Colin, Sofian Ribes, Théophile Leroy, Mayane Sarah El Baze…) and four classics, four boring we'll say”Artus also had fun about his casting, citing Clovis Cornillac, Alice Belaïdi, Céline Groussard and himself.
Last night, everyone was united to climb the steps, young Marie Colin, who has Down syndrome, even wearing a custom-made white dress sewn by Momomi.
Sofian Ribes was also immortalized by photographers, in the arms of his director! At the heart of the film A little something extra, the young actor suffers from an autosomal recessive genetic disease, which forces him to mainly use a wheelchair. A few days ago, he was already able to carry the Olympic Flame in Montpellier. This time, he was able to stay alongside his colleagues to climb the steps, in Artus's arms.
🇫🇷💚 Sofian, suffering from ataxia-telangiectasia, carried the Olympic flame with comedian Artus to the applause of the crowd in Montpellier! 👏
🎥 Paris2024
— Le Média Positif 🍀 (@LMPositif) May 16, 2024
Met just before this climb of the steps full of good humor, Artus confided to First to have become “addicted to numbers” by seeing his first film soar at the box office. Unbelievable of breaking record after record, he is visibly very happy to have been able to offer this beautiful red carpet to all of his actors.
Here is the synopsis ofA little something extra : To escape the police, a son and his father on the run are forced to find refuge in a summer camp for young adults with disabilities, posing as a resident and his specialized educator. The beginning of trouble and a wonderful human experience that will change them forever.
And its trailer:
