“It makes me happy to see our city in boiling”

Vervins hosts a shoot with Jean Dujardin. For example, The Oscar -winning actor interprets a press man. Additionally, For example, It was the decor of the newspaper Le Democrat that attracted production. Furthermore, Last newspaper printed in lead in Europe. Therefore, A chance for the Thiérache which counts on the reception of filming to energize the territory.

In front of the “it makes me happy see democrat’s premises. Moreover, the last newspaper in Europe to be printed in lead, a magic is operating in the greatest secrecy. Similarly, For the inhabitants of the city of Vervins. Similarly, in the Aisne, the shooting of the film “of the rays and the shadows” with Jean Dujardin is at the center of the discussions.

“There are beautiful things in Thiérache. We have already seen certain films in Saint-Michel. but we also knew that in Vervins, there were beautiful monuments“Assures a young woman who walks near “it makes me happy see the site. A little further, an older woman abounds : “I saw on social networks that Mr. Dujardin was going to come to Vervins and in this case, to the Democrat“.

Despite the presence of Jean Dujardin, the star in Vervins, is the Democrat : a newspaper always printed in lead. An old technique, now unique in France. It is this decor that production has chosen to go back in time. and allow the famous actor to take on the role of a press boss in the 1940s.

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Put forward heritage

Jean-Marc Prince, mayor of the city is delighted to see the local heritage highlighted by the film : “For me, it’s a bit special because this shooting is done next to my home. I live just above and this morning, I saw a “it makes me happy see lot of agitation around the Democrat. And it really makes me happy to see our city in a boil. The scene that will appear in the film shows a printing press. not particularly the rest of the city, but the Democrat is the window of Vervins“.

The Thiérache focuses on its heritage riches to attract the seventh art. At the end of 2021, the city of Guise welcomed the shooting of “the Lulus War”. The familistère had made it possible to reconstruct scenes from the Great War.

The region also facilitates the steps of producers to attract them more easily into Aisne. “”We are a gateway. we try to facilitate contacts with town halls for the various authorizations, the connections with hosts, with catering, we also try to find support in technical matters, including equipment. The idea is to be there to meet needs that are expressed on a film set“Explains Virginie Fleury. director of the Pays de Thiérache intercommunal union.

An economic opportunity

If communities are involved as much. it is because these shoots have a considerable economic impact on the municipalities as explains Godefroy Vujicic, director of the Pictanovo agency, which accompanies this type of filming for the image of Hauts-de-France : “When € 1 is invested by passing by Pictanovo, the armed wing of “it makes me happy see the Hauts-de-France region, we have € 4.41 falling from the territory, all Euro combined. And we invest more than 8.6 million each year. So we have a X4 ratio in terms of fallout from the territory“.

Essential benefits to energize the local economy. In Hauts-de-France, 1,200 movie sets are listed in the five departments.

With Paul Thiry / FTV