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Gerard Depardieu to star in film inspired by Dominique Strauss-Kahn

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Director Abel Ferrara confirms that Depardieu will star opposite Isabelle Adjani in his film about political sex scandals, inspired by the French politician

Gerard Depardieu is set to take the lead role in Abel Ferrara's Dominique Strauss-Kahn-inspired film about political sex scandals, the maverick US film-maker has told a French newspaper.

Ferrara, the iconoclastic director of Bad Lieutenant and King of New York, told Le Monde his movie would be shot in New York, Washington and in France: "In all spots of power in fact: it's a film about rich and powerful people." Depardieu has been tipped to take the lead since December last year, when news of the project first broke. Ferrara also confirmed that Isabelle Adjani will play his wife.

Ferrara's producer, Vincent Maraval of Paris-based Wild Bunch, last year denied reports that the project was close to entering production after earlier appearing to suggest the opposite. "Vincent doesn't want to talk about the project, that's normal, he's the producer," Ferrara told Le Monde. "But I'm the director! No one can stop me from talking about my movie."

Earlier reports suggested Ferrara's film might also include elements from the lives of other politicians, such as Bill Clinton and Silvio Berlusconi, who have found themselves embroiled in sex scandals. Interviewed on the subject by Le Journal Du Dimanche, Depardieu refused to be drawn, saying only: "In general, I'm very good at playing characters that I don't like or don't resemble."

Ferrara's latest film is 4:44 Last Day on Earth, which chronicles the events of the final 24 hours before a global apocalypse and stars Willem Dafoe. It played in competition at the 68th Venice International Film festival in September.


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