▁cit ing ▁the ▁older ▁age ▁of ▁French ▁actor ▁G asp ard ▁Ul li el ▁as ▁possibly ▁giving ▁Louis ▁more ▁dimensions . ▁Ul li el ▁was ▁willing ▁in ▁working ▁with ▁Dol an ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁him ▁several ▁times ▁to ▁discuss ▁making ▁a ▁film ▁together . ▁Other ▁choices ▁for ▁actors ▁def ied ▁type cast ing , ▁as ▁Mar ion ▁Cot ill ard ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁sh y ▁character . ▁ ▁Bay e ▁took ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mart ine , ▁cit ing ▁Dol an ' s ▁typical ▁port ray al ▁of ▁mother ▁figures ▁in ▁his ▁films , ▁which ▁she ▁regarded ▁as ▁remarkable . ▁Bay e ▁had ▁previously ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Dol an ▁on ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Laur ence ▁Any ways . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁Montreal . ▁Sc enes ▁were ▁shot ▁in ▁L aval , ▁Quebec , ▁where ▁a ▁set ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁and ▁incon sp ic uous ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁sub ur bs . ▁Dol an ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁believed ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Europe , ▁but ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁small ▁Canadian ▁v ene er . ▁In ▁the ▁b ung al ow , ▁the ▁crew ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement , ▁with ▁Mexican ▁director ▁Gu ill ermo ▁Del ▁Tor o ▁inspect ing ▁the ▁equipment . ▁Cass el ▁reported ▁sets ▁and ▁light ing ▁were ▁prepared ▁one ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁cast ▁arrived ▁for ▁film ing . ▁ ▁Se yd oux ▁described