Goodbye, You

Two Frenchmen and an American girl set out on a road trip from LA to San Francisco. Antoine lusts after his best friend's girlfriend, Melody
especially once she reveals her plans to break up with Guillaume. A Californian journey sparks a European love triangle.
[22 min]
English, French & Mandarin
student film [USC thesis film]
comedy
[technical specs]
black & white
1.85
mono
completion date: May 2016
country of origin: France

[cast]
Etienne Gara...Antoine
Juliet DeVette...Melody
Matthew Luret....Guillaume
[crew]
written and directed by.Lopold Dewolf
produced by..Candy Li
produced by...Daniel Leeds
cinematography by...Vishnu Perumal
cinematography by..Zheng Lu Xin Yuan
sound by........Madison McGaughy
sound by.........Bridget Tang
sound by.......Joshua Paul Johnson
music by.Ludwig Van Beethoven

Goodbye, You on IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4709100/

directors website: www.leopolddewolf.com
screener format: Vimeo, online
English subtitles: https://vimeo.com/164533144 password: goodbye
French subtitles: https://vimeo.com/164534127 password: goodbye
exhibition format: DCP

[directors statement]
1. On Love: Goodbye, You is not a love story.
Love might be what Antoine, Melody and Guillaume all want but it is not what
they need. Goodbye, You is the story of three friends who head out on a trip
together, but end up going their own separate ways as each becomes
increasingly aware of what makes him/her most happy.
2. Hell is other people: Goodbye, You is a comedic take on the neuroses and
other obstacles that arise when locked in a tight space with others. At the end of
the film, separation becomes the only cure. Personal freedom triumphs over our
protagonists respective relationships. Freedom, not love, is what Antoine, Melody
and Guillaume need.
3. Melting pot: Ive been away from home for the past seven years. The world I
know has no borders; it stretches over 24 time zones. I wanted my film to reflect
this reality. It is a movie about my generation: international, multicultural, and
multilingual. As such, characters in Goodbye, You are free to express themselves
in whatever language or wording comes to mind (e.g., French, English, or even
Chinese).

4. 24 frames per second (the visuals): From the very start I knew I wanted to make
this movie in black & white. I had in mind the stunning desert vistas from The
Misfits; the intimacy of Frances Ha; the energy of Broadway Danny Rose; and,
finally, the surrealism of Stardust Memories. To me, Woody Allens eighties
comedies proved that a comedy can still remain a strong artistic film without
losing the sense of recklessness and unpredictability that make it funny in the first
place. If you can, why not have your cake and eat it, too?
5. 50 percent sound: Thus, I wanted to produce a cinematic comedy, funny as it
was poetic; visual, without compromise. This cinematic quality extends to the films
soundtrack: the music of Ludwig Van Beethoven. I imagined the funeral march
from his third symphony injecting incredible drama into an otherwise simple story,
furthering the films comedy by way of contrast. I imagined the jazzy chords from
his final piano sonata bringing light and atemporality to a universal story about
young people making bad decisions while learning how to live, love, and drive.
In short, Antoine, Melody and Guillaume need some time off from one another so
that they might finally have room to breathe and grow.
Goodbye, You is not a love story; its an independence story.

In Goodbye, You, even the celebrated European New Wave anti-romance flirts
with and eventually gets married to the American road movie classic.
Lopold Dewolf, May 2016

[cast bio]
Etienne Gara, Antoine

Juliet DeVette, Melody

Matthew Luret, Guillaume

Etienne Gara is a half-French, half-Hungarian and

almost half-American concert violinist. His most
noticeable and predominant feature and
achievement are his French accent and his time
spent as a college student (11.5 years!). He also
performed in some of the most prestigious concert
halls in Europe and the US, recorded a CD produced
by a multiple Grammy Awards winner, worked with
violinists Itzhak Perlman and Midori and doubled
Anton Yelchin in the movie Broken Horses (2015).

Speaking of an international generation, Juliet

DeVette was born in Taiwan, grew up in Malaysia
and attended Salt Lake Community College, in Salt
Lake City, Utah. It was during that time that Juliet
began acting. After getting accepted in USCs Film
Production BFA program, Juliet decided to give up
her acting career and stick to behind the camera.
Juliet was originally set to be the production
designer of Goodbye, You when Lopold found
an old audition tape of hers and convinced her to be
the lead actress of his thesis film.

Matthew Luret was born and raised in Paris where

he graduated with honors at the Cours Florent.
Thanks to a French father and an American mother,
Matthew speaks both language without an accent,
which allows him to work extensively in France and
the US. Among his favorite credits: a supporting role
in The Family (Luc Besson, 2013), with Robert
DeNiro and Michelle Pfeiffer ; roles in the French TV
show Alias Caracalla ; and a French tour of
Dracula, in which he played Jonathan Harker.

Etienne and Lopold met at a USC concert. They

became close friends and collaborators ever since.
Goodbye, You is Etiennes acting debut.

Goodbye, You is Juliets comeback into acting at

age 21!

Trivia: Matthew had to put on a fake French accent

for his role of Guillaume in Goodbye, You. Oh, the
irony!

Lopold Dewolf, writer/director

Candy Li, producer

Daniel Leeds, producer

Born to a father director and a mother screenwriter,

it was just meant to be! Lopold Dewolf is an
award-winning writer & director from Paris, France.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Animation from the
University of Westminster, London and his Master in
Film Production from USCs School of Cinematic Arts
in Los Angeles. His previous short films netted him
several awards and selections in film festivals
throughout Europe. Lopold wants to make films
about young people, his generation a globalized
generation, from Paris, to London, to Tokyo, to L.A.;
without borders but with an insane lust for life!

Candy Li was born and raised in Beijing, China.

In 2006 she moved to Los Angeles to earn her
Bachelors Degree in Theatre from USC, with a focus
in theatre directing. After having worked in the
industry for two years, Candy returned to USC for an
MFA in Film and TV Production. Candy is now a
producer at Milk & Honey Films, an international
production company based in Los Angeles. Candy
splits her time between LA, Beijing and Prague.

Daniel Leeds is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker who

received his MFA in Film & TV Production from USC
in 2015. While at USC, Daniel produced many short
films including: Vimana (winner of First Film's "Best
Drama"), HomeGirls, Off Track, Real Boy, and Dream
Girl. Daniel's directorial debut film, Wannabe,
premiered at Palm Springs International ShortFest,
and continued to screen across the country.

Goodbye, You," is his USC thesis film

www.leopolddewolf.com

Candy and Lopold met in their first semester at

USC. Candy loves French cinema and wants to
produce films with European aesthetics. Goodbye,
You is the first of many more to come.

Daniel joined forced with Candy to make Goodbye,

You happen, starting with chasing down every
single French actor based in Los Angeles to audition
for the film. Daniel is now an associate producer at
Show of Force, in New York City.