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DEGAS - THE IMPRESSIONABLE YEARS

Drama - Development 2025

The early years of Edgar Degas were spent in Paris and Italy, culminating in a forbidden love when he travels to New Orleans to find his Mother's family deep in dishonor, bankruptcy, in Post Civil War. He then returns Paris and is considered one of the founders of the Impressionist Movement.

- Year of production
- 2025
- Genres
- Drama, Art - Culture, Biography
- Countries
- FRANCE, ITALY, USA
- Languages
- ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN
- Budget
- 3 - 5 M$
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Writer(s)
- Carol BIDAULT DE L'ISLE, Rosary O'NEILL, Rory SCHMITT
- Producer(s)
- Carol BIDAULT DE L'ISLE (SEREIN PRODUCTIONS)
- Synopsis
- The early years of Edgar Degas were spent in France and Italy with his father's in wealth and privilege, then at a crossroads in his artistic career, Edgar Degas travels to New Orleans in 1872 to rescue his American family, whose cotton business is failing, leaving them on the brink of bankruptcy. While painting the new world, he falls deeply in love with his brother’s blind and strikingly beautiful wife, Estelle. Faced with financial ruin, Edgar returns to Paris, works feverishly to sell art to settle the debts of his family and becomes on of the founders of the Impressionist Movement.
- Partners & financing
- French - Italy Co-Production
  Serein Productions (France) Lead producer
  Angelisa Castronovo (Italy) Co-Producer
  MediaFusion Entertainment (USA) Equity Investors
- Production schedule
- Prep - July 2025
  Production: October 2025
  Post - January 2026
  Delivery - May 2026
- Beginning of shooting
- Oct 01, 2024
- End of shooting
- Jan 01, 2025