Why Not Productions

Why Not Productions is a French film production company founded by Pascal Caucheteux in 1990. Its main focus is French auteur cinema, but it also co-produces films from other countries. Some of the filmmakers associated with the company are Arnaud Desplechin, Jacques Audiard and Xavier Beauvois. As of 2011, the films had an average budget of between three and four million euro.^[1]

Selected filmography

• In the Soup (1992), directed by Alexandre Rockwell
• The Sentinel (La sentinelle) (1992), directed by Arnaud Desplechin
• The Birth of Love (La naissance de l'amour) (1993), directed by Philippe Garrel
• Don't Forget You're Going to Die (N'oublie pas que tu vas mourir) (1995), directed by Xavier Beauvois
• My Sex Life... or How I Got into an Argument (Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)) (1996), directed by Arnaud Desplechin
• Wild Innocence (Sauvage innocence) (2001), directed by Philippe Garrel
• Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), directed by Jean-François Richet
• The Beat That My Heart Skipped (De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté) (2005), directed by Jacques Audiard
• Kings and Queen (Rois et reine) (2005), directed by Arnaud Desplechin
• The Young Lieutenant (Le petit lieutenant) (2005), directed by Xavier Beauvois
• A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), directed by Arnaud Desplechin
• Looking for Eric (2009), directed by Ken Loach
• A Prophet (Un prophète) (2009), directed by Jacques Audiard
• Tales from the Golden Age (Amintiri din epoca de aur) (2009), directed by Hanno Höfer, Cristian Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru and Razvan Marculescu
• White Material (2009), directed by Claire Denis
• Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux) (2010), directed by Xavier Beauvois
• The Beloved (Les bien-aimés) (2011), directed by Christophe Honoré
• The Angels' Share (2012), directed by Ken Loach
• Beyond the Hills (După dealuri) (2012), directed by Cristian Mungiu
• Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os) (2012), directed by Jacques Audiard
• Jimmy's Hall (2014), directed by Ken Loach
• The Price of Fame (La rançon de la gloire) (2014), directed by Xavier Beauvois
• Dheepan (2015), directed by Jacques Audiard
• My Golden Years (Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse) (2015), directed by Arnaud Desplechin
• The Red Turtle (2016), directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit

References

1. Bénabent, Juliette (2011-07-02). "Why Not Productions, les meneurs de jeu du cinéma français". Télérama (in French). Retrieved 2015-05-11.

External links

• Official website (French)