Leven sheds light on filmmaking1 min read

French model Cécile [Louise Monot] is the eponymous “Girl on a Bicycle” who is struck by an Italian tour bus driver in Paris. The driver takes care of Cécile and her two children, keeping the incident secret from his German fiancée Greta in the romantic comedy. Director and writer Jeremy Leven spoke to Sedona International Film Festival audiences following the screening Sunday, Feb. 23.
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The Sedona International Film Festival is about more than just watching movies. Sunday, Feb. 23, the screening of “Girl on a Bicycle” was followed by a Q&A with director and writer Jeremy Leven.

Leven may be best known for his screenplay adaptation of “The Notebook.” Members of the audience were welcome to ask questions about “Girl on a Bicycle” or any other part of Leven’s career as soon as the credits began to roll.

One audience member asked how Leven got on such a romantic movie streak.

“Ask my wife,” Leven said, motioning to her in the back row. “She was one of the nuns in the film.”

For the full story, see the Wednesday, Feb. 26, edition of the Sedona Red Rock News.

Andrew Pardiac

A 2008 graduate of Michigan State University, Andrew Pardiac was a Larson Newspapers' copy editor and reporter from October 2013 to October 2017. After moving to Michigan, then California, Pardiac was managing editor of Sonoma West Publishers' four newspapers in Napa and Sonoma valleys until November 2019.

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Andrew Pardiac
A 2008 graduate of Michigan State University, Andrew Pardiac was a Larson Newspapers' copy editor and reporter from October 2013 to October 2017. After moving to Michigan, then California, Pardiac was managing editor of Sonoma West Publishers' four newspapers in Napa and Sonoma valleys until November 2019.