Deception

The movie is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Philip Roth. Director Arnaud Desplechin had read the book and gave copies of it to the crew of My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (1996). For the DVD bonuses of Kings & Queen (2004), he shot and played in the final scene opposite Emmanuelle Devos. Roth saw the bonus and called him to tell him to adapt the book into a movie. He tried over the years but failed, and even thought of doing it as a play with actor Denis Podalydès. Eventually, he tried again during the spring 2020 lockdown in France, and something clicked.

References Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)