Streaming in Europe on Netflix, “Bardot" is a 6-episode, France-produced drama TV series, created, directed by Danièle Thompson and Christopher Thompson, starring Julia de Nunez as the iconic film actress:
"...the series follows the career of French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot, from her first casting as a teenager...
"...to the filming of Henri-Georges Clouzot's feature "La Vérité"..."
Cast also includes Victor Belmondo as 'Roger Vadim', Jules Benchetrit as 'Sami Frey'...
...Géraldine Pailhas as 'Anne-Marie Mucel'...
...Hippolyte Girardot as 'Louis Bardot', Yvan Attal as 'Raoul Lévy'......
...... Anne Le Ny as 'Olga Horstig', Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as 'Henri-Georges Clouzot'...
...Laurent Stocker as 'Pierre Lazareff'...
...Oscar Lesage as 'Jacques Charrier', Noham Edje as 'Jean-Louis Trintignant'...
...Fabian Wolfrom as 'Sacha Distel' and Mikaël Mittelstadt as 'Gilbert Bécaud'.
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"...the series follows the career of French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot, from her first casting as a teenager...
"...to the filming of Henri-Georges Clouzot's feature "La Vérité"..."
Cast also includes Victor Belmondo as 'Roger Vadim', Jules Benchetrit as 'Sami Frey'...
...Géraldine Pailhas as 'Anne-Marie Mucel'...
...Hippolyte Girardot as 'Louis Bardot', Yvan Attal as 'Raoul Lévy'......
...... Anne Le Ny as 'Olga Horstig', Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as 'Henri-Georges Clouzot'...
...Laurent Stocker as 'Pierre Lazareff'...
...Oscar Lesage as 'Jacques Charrier', Noham Edje as 'Jean-Louis Trintignant'...
...Fabian Wolfrom as 'Sacha Distel' and Mikaël Mittelstadt as 'Gilbert Bécaud'.
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- 4/8/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Paris-based sales company is bringing eight new titles to Rendez-Vous.
Julie Delpy’s immigration-themed comedy Meet The Barbarians (Les Barbares) is among eight new titles Paris-based sales company Charades is launching at Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema this month.
The event takes place from January 16-23 in Paris.
Charades extensive Rendez-Vous line-up also includes 3D animation Flow, romantic comedy Just A Couple of Days starring Camille Cottin, Jeremie Sein’s Olympic sports comedy Game Changers, Antoine Raimbault’s political thriller Smoke Signals, Gustave Kervern’s revenge story Enough Is Enough!, dark comedy Plastic Guns plus recently announced adaptation And...
Julie Delpy’s immigration-themed comedy Meet The Barbarians (Les Barbares) is among eight new titles Paris-based sales company Charades is launching at Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema this month.
The event takes place from January 16-23 in Paris.
Charades extensive Rendez-Vous line-up also includes 3D animation Flow, romantic comedy Just A Couple of Days starring Camille Cottin, Jeremie Sein’s Olympic sports comedy Game Changers, Antoine Raimbault’s political thriller Smoke Signals, Gustave Kervern’s revenge story Enough Is Enough!, dark comedy Plastic Guns plus recently announced adaptation And...
- 1/9/2024
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
"Bardot" is the new 6-episode, live-action, France-produced drama TV series, created, directed by Danièle Thompson and Christopher Thompson, starring Julia de Nunez, airing in 2023 on France 2:
"...the series follows the career of French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot, from her first casting as a teenager...
"...to the filming of Henri-Georges Clouzot's feature "La Vérité"..."
Cast also includes Victor Belmondo as 'Roger Vadim', Jules Benchetrit as 'Sami Frey'...
...Géraldine Pailhas as 'Anne-Marie Mucel'...
...Hippolyte Girardot as 'Louis Bardot', Yvan Attal as 'Raoul Lévy'......
...... Anne Le Ny as 'Olga Horstig', Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as 'Henri-Georges Clouzot'...
...Laurent Stocker as 'Pierre Lazareff'...
...Oscar Lesage as 'Jacques Charrier', Noham Edje as 'Jean-Louis Trintignant'...
...Fabian Wolfrom as 'Sacha Distel' and Mikaël Mittelstadt as 'Gilbert Bécaud'.
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"...the series follows the career of French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot, from her first casting as a teenager...
"...to the filming of Henri-Georges Clouzot's feature "La Vérité"..."
Cast also includes Victor Belmondo as 'Roger Vadim', Jules Benchetrit as 'Sami Frey'...
...Géraldine Pailhas as 'Anne-Marie Mucel'...
...Hippolyte Girardot as 'Louis Bardot', Yvan Attal as 'Raoul Lévy'......
...... Anne Le Ny as 'Olga Horstig', Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as 'Henri-Georges Clouzot'...
...Laurent Stocker as 'Pierre Lazareff'...
...Oscar Lesage as 'Jacques Charrier', Noham Edje as 'Jean-Louis Trintignant'...
...Fabian Wolfrom as 'Sacha Distel' and Mikaël Mittelstadt as 'Gilbert Bécaud'.
Click the images to enlarge...
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- 7/16/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Bardot" is the new 6-episode, live-action, France-produced drama TV series, created, directed by Danièle Thompson and Christopher Thompson, starring Julia de Nunez, airing in 2023 on France 2:
"...the series follows the career of French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot, from her first casting as a teenager...
"...to the filming of Henri-Georges Clouzot's feature "La Vérité"..."
Cast also includes Victor Belmondo as 'Roger Vadim', Jules Benchetrit as 'Sami Frey'...
...Géraldine Pailhas as 'Anne-Marie Mucel'...
...Hippolyte Girardot as 'Louis Bardot', Yvan Attal as 'Raoul Lévy'......
...... Anne Le Ny as 'Olga Horstig', Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as 'Henri-Georges Clouzot'...
...Laurent Stocker as 'Pierre Lazareff'...
...Oscar Lesage as 'Jacques Charrier', Noham Edje as 'Jean-Louis Trintignant'...
...Fabian Wolfrom as 'Sacha Distel' and Mikaël Mittelstadt as 'Gilbert Bécaud'.
Click the images to enlarge...
"...the series follows the career of French cinema actress Brigitte Bardot, from her first casting as a teenager...
"...to the filming of Henri-Georges Clouzot's feature "La Vérité"..."
Cast also includes Victor Belmondo as 'Roger Vadim', Jules Benchetrit as 'Sami Frey'...
...Géraldine Pailhas as 'Anne-Marie Mucel'...
...Hippolyte Girardot as 'Louis Bardot', Yvan Attal as 'Raoul Lévy'......
...... Anne Le Ny as 'Olga Horstig', Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as 'Henri-Georges Clouzot'...
...Laurent Stocker as 'Pierre Lazareff'...
...Oscar Lesage as 'Jacques Charrier', Noham Edje as 'Jean-Louis Trintignant'...
...Fabian Wolfrom as 'Sacha Distel' and Mikaël Mittelstadt as 'Gilbert Bécaud'.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 5/8/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Federation Studios has nabbed worldwide distribution rights to French political comedy and Series Mania winner Under Control.
The six-part series took home the award for Best Series in the French category at the Lille festival last week. Federation, which had Bardot and Six Women in competition for the same award, will now take it to the international market.
It follows Marie Tessier, a 45-year-old director of the fictional Ngo Doctors of the World, who is appointed France’s Secretary of State, just as five Europeans, including two French people, are taken hostage by terrorists in Sahel. She immediately goes rogue while striving to make it look like everything’s under control.
The show is produced by Ex Nihilo and written by Charly Delward in collaboration with Erwan Le Duc and César Award nominee Benjamin Charbit. Cast includes Léa Drucker, Samir Guesmi and Laurent Stocker.
The six-part series took home the award for Best Series in the French category at the Lille festival last week. Federation, which had Bardot and Six Women in competition for the same award, will now take it to the international market.
It follows Marie Tessier, a 45-year-old director of the fictional Ngo Doctors of the World, who is appointed France’s Secretary of State, just as five Europeans, including two French people, are taken hostage by terrorists in Sahel. She immediately goes rogue while striving to make it look like everything’s under control.
The show is produced by Ex Nihilo and written by Charly Delward in collaboration with Erwan Le Duc and César Award nominee Benjamin Charbit. Cast includes Léa Drucker, Samir Guesmi and Laurent Stocker.
- 3/27/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Josiane Balasko and Didier Bourdon are the lead characters of this comedy directed by Alexandra Leclère based on a screenplay written by Alexandra Leclère.
This is a really funny comedy in which love is put to the test… for money.
A simple comedy, which is very funny and has that “French” touch that is so comical that we love.
Searching for a good time this week-end? Look no further than “Price of Parenting” for the perfectly funny formula.
Storyline
Some parents who never get any visits from their busy offspring decide, in order to win them over, to fake winning the lottery.
About the Movie
Funny, no more nor less, but with that very French touch that knows how to make a family comedy that is truly funny.
Intelligent lines in this social comedy that has four very inspired actors delighting in comedy which at some times is a little less elegant but equally funny.
This is a really funny comedy in which love is put to the test… for money.
A simple comedy, which is very funny and has that “French” touch that is so comical that we love.
Searching for a good time this week-end? Look no further than “Price of Parenting” for the perfectly funny formula.
Storyline
Some parents who never get any visits from their busy offspring decide, in order to win them over, to fake winning the lottery.
About the Movie
Funny, no more nor less, but with that very French touch that knows how to make a family comedy that is truly funny.
Intelligent lines in this social comedy that has four very inspired actors delighting in comedy which at some times is a little less elegant but equally funny.
- 1/28/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Exclusive: French film actress Judith Godrèche is making her debut as a TV director debut with an A24-backed comedy series inspired by her life.
A24 is co-producing Icon of French Cinema with Franco-German channel Arte and Cpb Films on the English- and French-language project, which stars and is inspired by arthouse icon Godrèche’s life and career. Production is set to begin later this year.
Godrèche will play her fictional alter ego, and will be joined by Liz Kingsman (Borderline, Parlement), Angela Molina (Etreintes Brisées), her daughter Tess Barthélémy (Under the Eiffel Tower), Laurent Stocker (Jeux d’influence, Caprice), Thomas Scimeca (Azuro, Notre Dame), Loïc Corbery (Dom Juan, Pas son genre) and Jean-Christophe Folly (Triangle of Sadness), with the special participation of Carole Bouquet.
Icon of French Cinema will follow Judith as she returns to Paris after exile from Hollywood, intent of making a comeback with a new movie.
A24 is co-producing Icon of French Cinema with Franco-German channel Arte and Cpb Films on the English- and French-language project, which stars and is inspired by arthouse icon Godrèche’s life and career. Production is set to begin later this year.
Godrèche will play her fictional alter ego, and will be joined by Liz Kingsman (Borderline, Parlement), Angela Molina (Etreintes Brisées), her daughter Tess Barthélémy (Under the Eiffel Tower), Laurent Stocker (Jeux d’influence, Caprice), Thomas Scimeca (Azuro, Notre Dame), Loïc Corbery (Dom Juan, Pas son genre) and Jean-Christophe Folly (Triangle of Sadness), with the special participation of Carole Bouquet.
Icon of French Cinema will follow Judith as she returns to Paris after exile from Hollywood, intent of making a comeback with a new movie.
- 11/7/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The fifth edition will see the TV festival return to its original springtime slot to run alongside MipTV.
French Oscar-winning director Xavier De Lestrade’s investigative thriller The Inside Game, Seeds Of Wrath and Danish bio-series The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen are among the 10 new series selected for competition in the upcoming edition of French TV festival Canneseries (April 1-6).
The fifth edition sees the event return its traditional springtime slot coinciding with the MipTV content market (April 4-6), after the festival moved to September in 2021 due to the Covid-pandemic.
Political thriller The Inside Game, Seeds Of Wrath stars Alix Poisson...
French Oscar-winning director Xavier De Lestrade’s investigative thriller The Inside Game, Seeds Of Wrath and Danish bio-series The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen are among the 10 new series selected for competition in the upcoming edition of French TV festival Canneseries (April 1-6).
The fifth edition sees the event return its traditional springtime slot coinciding with the MipTV content market (April 4-6), after the festival moved to September in 2021 due to the Covid-pandemic.
Political thriller The Inside Game, Seeds Of Wrath stars Alix Poisson...
- 3/8/2022
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
"If history makes men, some men make history." Samuel Goldwyn Films has released an official US trailer for the French biopic drama De Gaulle, about the legendary French politician Charles de Gaulle. The film takes place during World War II, just as France is dealing with the Nazi army invading their country. It already opened in France last year, and is finally arriving in the US this fall. Set in France, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France... Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus. Starring Lambert Wilson as Charles de Gaulle, with a cast including Isabelle Carré as his wife Yvonne, plus Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Mouchet, Pierre Hancisse, Sophie Quinton, Gilles Cohen, Laurent Stocker, Philippe Laudenbach, and Tim Hudson as Churchill. This French biopic seems as campy...
- 8/31/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The film will be shooting in June, with a cast also including Laurent Stocker, India Hair and Pascale Arbillot. An Aurora Films and Local Films production sold by Indie Sales. In mid-June will begin in Île-de-France the shoot for Annie Colère, the third feature film by Blandine Lenoir after Zouzou (2014) and Fifty Springtimes (2017). In the cast, the director is working for the third time with Laure Calamy who will be flanked by Zita Hanrot (winner of the 2016 César award for Most Promising Actress for Fatima, and a stand...
The project is filming and set for a 2020 delivery.
Paris-based mk2 films will kick off sales this Afm on Emmanuel Courcol’s French comedy The Big Hit starring Kad Merad as a struggling actor, running theatre workshops in a local prison, who takes a rag-tag troupe of convicts on tour with a performance of Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot.
Agat Films is lead producing with actor-director Dany Boon on board as a co-producer through his company Les Productions du Ch’timi. Memento Films has taken French rights.
Merad, who is best known internationally for his role in...
Paris-based mk2 films will kick off sales this Afm on Emmanuel Courcol’s French comedy The Big Hit starring Kad Merad as a struggling actor, running theatre workshops in a local prison, who takes a rag-tag troupe of convicts on tour with a performance of Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Godot.
Agat Films is lead producing with actor-director Dany Boon on board as a co-producer through his company Les Productions du Ch’timi. Memento Films has taken French rights.
Merad, who is best known internationally for his role in...
- 10/31/2019
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Streaming services are boosting French TV production. Pascal Breton, whose Paris-based company Federation Entertainment co-produced “Marseille” and most recently “Marianne,” said the biggest benefit of streaming services, and Netflix in particular, is the way in which it has created a world audience for French shows. “Netflix amplifies the appeal of French shows abroad, and we expect that ‘Marianne’ will get a bigger audience outside of France than locally,” says Breton.
“That’s the model of Netflix — they’re counting as much on the Spanish, French and British series than on the American and Korean series to attract and retain subscribers,” adds Breton, whose company now has several projects in the pipeline with streaming services.
At Mipcom, the international biz will get a look at these buzzy French TV titles:
“They Were Ten”
Director: Pascal Laugier
Six-part psychological thriller adapted from the Agatha Christie novel involves 10 people at a luxury hotel...
“That’s the model of Netflix — they’re counting as much on the Spanish, French and British series than on the American and Korean series to attract and retain subscribers,” adds Breton, whose company now has several projects in the pipeline with streaming services.
At Mipcom, the international biz will get a look at these buzzy French TV titles:
“They Were Ten”
Director: Pascal Laugier
Six-part psychological thriller adapted from the Agatha Christie novel involves 10 people at a luxury hotel...
- 10/14/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Kad Merad, Marina Hands, Laurent Stocker, Patrick Pineau and Sofian Khammes star. An Agat Films production sold by mk2. Filming is set to begin on 22 October for Un Triomphe (translation: A Triumph), Emmanuel Courcol’s second feature after Ceasefire (unveiled on the Piazza Grande at Locarno in 2016). The cast includes Kad Merad, Marina Hands, Laurent Stocker (winner of the Best Newcomer César award in 2008 for Hunting and Gathering; appreciated in Miss and the Doctors,...
Guillaume Gallienne and Guillaume Canet are Paul Cézanne and Émile Zola in Danièle Thompson's Cézanne Et Moi
Where else can you find Édouard Manet (Nicolas Gob), Camille Pissarro (Romain Cottard), Guy de Maupassant (Félicien Juttner), Baptistin Baille (Pierre Yvon), Auguste Renoir (Alexandre Kouchner), Ambroise Vollard (Laurent Stocker), Francisco Oller (Pablo Cisneros), Achille Empéraire (Romain Lancry), Père Tanguy (Christian Hecq), Frédéric Bazille (Patrice Tepasso), the great Sabine Azéma as Paul Cézanne's mother, and Glasgow's own Freya Mavor (Joann Sfar's The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun) as the mother to Zola's children - all in one film?
Danièle Thompson on Jean-Marie Dreujou: "He's a wonderful cinematographer." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Déborah François (of Régis Roinsard's Populaire) is Hortense, Cézanne's wife, Alice Pol is Zola's wife Alexandrine, and his mother Émilie is played by Isabelle Candelier. Back and forth in time we jump, from...
Where else can you find Édouard Manet (Nicolas Gob), Camille Pissarro (Romain Cottard), Guy de Maupassant (Félicien Juttner), Baptistin Baille (Pierre Yvon), Auguste Renoir (Alexandre Kouchner), Ambroise Vollard (Laurent Stocker), Francisco Oller (Pablo Cisneros), Achille Empéraire (Romain Lancry), Père Tanguy (Christian Hecq), Frédéric Bazille (Patrice Tepasso), the great Sabine Azéma as Paul Cézanne's mother, and Glasgow's own Freya Mavor (Joann Sfar's The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun) as the mother to Zola's children - all in one film?
Danièle Thompson on Jean-Marie Dreujou: "He's a wonderful cinematographer." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Déborah François (of Régis Roinsard's Populaire) is Hortense, Cézanne's wife, Alice Pol is Zola's wife Alexandrine, and his mother Émilie is played by Isabelle Candelier. Back and forth in time we jump, from...
- 3/24/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
You Will Love a Tall Blonde Actress: Mouret Plays a Man Most Wanted in Latest RomCom
Perhaps what’s most refreshing about actor/writer/director Emmanuel Mouret’s latest effort Caprice is how equally unlikely it presents the maddening scenario of a nebbish male romantic lead courted aggressively by two incredibly attractive women. A lighter, Gallic equivalent of the type of masculine steered ménage a trois we’ve grown accustomed from Woody Allen, this treatment manages to feel equally effortless but not entirely effervescent. A series of coincidences sets off a sexual comedy of errors involving a quartet of enjoyable performers, though all is eventually for naught since none of them are exactly likeable, a problem considering they’re trapped in a romantic comedy paradigm necessitating we grow interested or even attached to at least one of their outcomes.
Clement (Mouret) is a shy, unassuming fifth grade school teacher, divorced...
Perhaps what’s most refreshing about actor/writer/director Emmanuel Mouret’s latest effort Caprice is how equally unlikely it presents the maddening scenario of a nebbish male romantic lead courted aggressively by two incredibly attractive women. A lighter, Gallic equivalent of the type of masculine steered ménage a trois we’ve grown accustomed from Woody Allen, this treatment manages to feel equally effortless but not entirely effervescent. A series of coincidences sets off a sexual comedy of errors involving a quartet of enjoyable performers, though all is eventually for naught since none of them are exactly likeable, a problem considering they’re trapped in a romantic comedy paradigm necessitating we grow interested or even attached to at least one of their outcomes.
Clement (Mouret) is a shy, unassuming fifth grade school teacher, divorced...
- 2/11/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Arte France Cinéma’s Director General Olivier Père dropped development news on future French cinema offerings with three new projects that will be supported by the entity. Thierry de Peretti will be directing Une vie violente (produced by Les Films Velvet) and The Secret of the Grain actress Hafsia Herzi will make her directorial debut with Bonnes Mères — she’ll see Quat’sous Films’ Abdellatif Kechiche on board as producer. And the focus of our interest here is: the cast and project info on Serge Bozon‘s fifth feature film. Scoring a career high with Tip Top, there are some creative pairings who’ll be doing some reuniting on Bozon’s Madame Hyde. Bozon reteams with scribe Axelle Ropert and Isabelle Huppert Tip Top, while the actress reteams with Valley of Love co-star Gérard Depardieu. Romain Duris also joins the Films Pelléas production.
Gist: Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s...
Gist: Based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s...
- 9/30/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
1001 Grams
Written and directed by Bent Hamer
Norway/Germany, 2014
Norwegian writer-director Bent Hamer’s 1001 Grams is a low-key but likeable romantic comedy, built around an endearing central premise. The protagonist Marie (Ane Dahl Torp) works for her father Ernst (Stein Winge) at the Norwegian Institute of Weights and Measures, performing calibrations on equipment ranging from petrol pumps to weighing scales. When he suddenly dies of a heart attack, Marie is required to attend an annual conference at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Paris, where she must safely take the national prototype – the Norwegian kilo – to be verified against the global standard.
The kilo is stored in a padded case and protected from contact with the outside world by a series of glass bell jars. Apart from causing issues for Marie when she tries to take it through customs, this arrangement reflects her own ordered but isolated lifestyle.
Written and directed by Bent Hamer
Norway/Germany, 2014
Norwegian writer-director Bent Hamer’s 1001 Grams is a low-key but likeable romantic comedy, built around an endearing central premise. The protagonist Marie (Ane Dahl Torp) works for her father Ernst (Stein Winge) at the Norwegian Institute of Weights and Measures, performing calibrations on equipment ranging from petrol pumps to weighing scales. When he suddenly dies of a heart attack, Marie is required to attend an annual conference at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in Paris, where she must safely take the national prototype – the Norwegian kilo – to be verified against the global standard.
The kilo is stored in a padded case and protected from contact with the outside world by a series of glass bell jars. Apart from causing issues for Marie when she tries to take it through customs, this arrangement reflects her own ordered but isolated lifestyle.
- 3/2/2015
- by Rob Dickie
- SoundOnSight
Stars: Tomer Sisley, Serge Riaboukine, Julien Boisselier, Joey Starr, Laurent Stocker, Birol Ünel, Lizzie Brocheré, Samy Seghir, Dominique Bettenfeld, Adel Bencherif, Catalina Denis, Pom Klementieff, Vincent Bersoulle, Olivier Massart | Written by Frédéric Jardin, Nicolas Saada, Olivier Douyère | Directed by Frédéric Jardin
A cop’s secret life is threatened to be exposed when he and his partner are seen stealing drugs from a powerful drug dealer. When his son is kidnapped and the drug dealer demands the return of what was stolen, the cop must figure out how to get the drugs into the right hands, protect his son and keep his secret from the other police officers who are on his tail. It looks as if it is going to be a long, sleepless night.
Sleepless Night shows us that French people can be badass too. Others have compared this film to Die Hard, which is understandable as there are many similarities.
A cop’s secret life is threatened to be exposed when he and his partner are seen stealing drugs from a powerful drug dealer. When his son is kidnapped and the drug dealer demands the return of what was stolen, the cop must figure out how to get the drugs into the right hands, protect his son and keep his secret from the other police officers who are on his tail. It looks as if it is going to be a long, sleepless night.
Sleepless Night shows us that French people can be badass too. Others have compared this film to Die Hard, which is understandable as there are many similarities.
- 1/7/2015
- by Richard Axtell
- Nerdly
He might not be as recognized as someone like Aki Kaurismaki, but Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer has carved out his own similarly distinctive niche, thanks to offbeat comedies like "Kitchen Stories" and "O'Horten." Now he's back with "1001 Grams," which will make its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the first trailer dropped today. Starring Ane Dahl Torp, Laurent Stocker, Stein Winge, Hildegun Riise, Per Christian Ellefsen, Peter Hudson, Dinara Droukarova, Christian Erickson, Didier Flamand and Magne Håvard Brekke, the movie's milieu is set in an absurdly specific area of science. Here's the official synopsis: "When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and love that ends up on the scale." There's no U.S. distributor for this one yet. Watch the trailer below.
- 8/4/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Along with today's Vanguard, Midnight, and Docs announcements, the Toronto International Film Festival also dropped word on their Masters program for the 2014 fest that kicks off September 4. There are some Twitch faves on the nine-film list. We'll get right to it with the full lineup. 1001 Grams Bent Hamer, Norway/Germany/France When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and love that ends up on the scale. Starring Ane Dahl Torp, Laurent Stocker and Stein Winge. World Premiere A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron) Roy Andersson, Sweden/Norway/France/Germany Like a modern-day Don Quixote and Sancho Panza,...
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- 7/29/2014
- Screen Anarchy
The Masters section is always a Croisette and Lido heavy selection and this year is no different. From Cannes we have Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye to Language 3D (which is a top of the charts item according to our Blake Williams) Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Leviathan (which our Nicholas Bell thinks is near perfection and calls “cinematic sublimity with this multilayered and operatic exploration of the crushing corruption of an unchecked regime” and Abderrahmane Sissakos’ Timbuktu. On tap directly from Venice we might have the retirement films from Roy Andersson (A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence) and Ann Hui (The Golden Era), with some South Korean representation from Hong Sang-soo in Hill of Freedom and Revivre from Im Kwon-taek, but the worthy mentions are the nabbed world premiere status items from the always fascinating, taste dispenser and wide-ranging filmography in Michael Winterbottom & the always wry and humorous latest...
- 7/29/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
★★★☆☆Like a sanitised French take on David Cronenberg's superb gynaecologist drama Dead Ringers (1988) but with all the psychosexual undertones stripped away, Miss and the Doctors (2013) isn't afraid to keep its story small. Its sibling doctors - though not twins this time around - do indeed fall for the same woman, but it's a love triangle that never comes to true fruition. The second feature from Parisian Axelle Ropert (her previous being 2009's The Wolberg Family), and starring Cédric Kahn, Laurent Stocker and Louise Bourgoin, this is a quiet but largely successful middle-class drama, as relationships both inside and outside of the brothers' surgery fluidly intermingle beyond their control.
- 5/29/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
It wasn’t too long ago that we were presented with a drama to come out of France focusing on the relationship between a labouring doctor and an emotionally volatile patient, in Philippe Claudel’s Before the Winter Chill. Now, Axelle Ropert’s sophomore feature film Miss and the Doctors delves into similar territory, and though bearing a somewhat less celebrated cast and crew, is the more accomplished piece; nuanced, less ambiguous – and all the better for it.
Brothers Boris (Cédric Kahn) and Dmitri (Laurent Stocker) are two doctors almost tied at the hip, working together in unison as popular paediatricians. A regular patient of theirs is the young Alice (Paula Denis), who suffers from diabetes – however it’s her mother Judith (Louise Bourgoin) they soon start visiting, as both doctors fall desperately in love with the single parent. While Judith’s affections seem to lie more with Boris over the hapless Dmitri,...
Brothers Boris (Cédric Kahn) and Dmitri (Laurent Stocker) are two doctors almost tied at the hip, working together in unison as popular paediatricians. A regular patient of theirs is the young Alice (Paula Denis), who suffers from diabetes – however it’s her mother Judith (Louise Bourgoin) they soon start visiting, as both doctors fall desperately in love with the single parent. While Judith’s affections seem to lie more with Boris over the hapless Dmitri,...
- 5/29/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Louise Bourgoin as Judith in Miss And The Doctors Miss And The Doctors director Axelle Ropert: "I love films that have goodness, tenderness and a dream-like quality." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze Axelle Ropert's arresting Miss And The Doctors (Tirez La Langue, Mademoiselle) stars Louise Bourgoin, Cédric Kahn, and Laurent Stocker of the Comédie Française. The cinematographer is Céline Bozon, the sister of Serge Bozon, who plays Charles and is the director of Tip Top, co-written by Ropert.
During New York's Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, Ropert and I discussed costumes of Jacques Demy, the influence of Garry Marshall's Frankie And Johnny, the tenderness of Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino, where some of the depictions by Martin Scorsese and his Wolf Of Wall Street lack nobility, and the street where we live(d).
In the film, the 13th arrondissement of Paris, undeservedly ignored by cinema, is the slightly enchanted...
During New York's Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, Ropert and I discussed costumes of Jacques Demy, the influence of Garry Marshall's Frankie And Johnny, the tenderness of Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino, where some of the depictions by Martin Scorsese and his Wolf Of Wall Street lack nobility, and the street where we live(d).
In the film, the 13th arrondissement of Paris, undeservedly ignored by cinema, is the slightly enchanted...
- 3/12/2014
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
1001 Grams
Director: Bent Hamer
Writer: Bent Hamer
Producer: Bulbul Films’ Bent Hamer
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Ane Dahl Torp, Laurent Stocker, Hildegun Riise, Stein Winge, Per Christian Ellefsen, Didier Flamand, Dinara Droukarova
A multi-character holiday film, Home For Christmas was the last we saw from Norwegian director Bent Hamer. His latest, which he has also written, sounds like a return to his sharply observed character studies a la 2007′s O’Horton.
Gist: When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and, not least, love, that ends up on the scale.
Release Date: Affixed with a December 24th release in France, Hamer’s 2007 film, O’Horton, played in Un Certain Regard, and we’re thinking his latest has a possibility of playing there again.
More Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2014 Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #138. Rio,...
Director: Bent Hamer
Writer: Bent Hamer
Producer: Bulbul Films’ Bent Hamer
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Ane Dahl Torp, Laurent Stocker, Hildegun Riise, Stein Winge, Per Christian Ellefsen, Didier Flamand, Dinara Droukarova
A multi-character holiday film, Home For Christmas was the last we saw from Norwegian director Bent Hamer. His latest, which he has also written, sounds like a return to his sharply observed character studies a la 2007′s O’Horton.
Gist: When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and, not least, love, that ends up on the scale.
Release Date: Affixed with a December 24th release in France, Hamer’s 2007 film, O’Horton, played in Un Certain Regard, and we’re thinking his latest has a possibility of playing there again.
More Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2014 Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #138. Rio,...
- 2/11/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Tirez la langue, mademoiselle
Director/Writer: Axelle Roppert
Producer(s): Les Films Pelléas’ David Thion
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Louise Bourgoin, Cédric Kahn, Laurent Stocker
2013 is going to be a stellar year for writer/director Axelle Roppert. We first discovered her in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight section debuting her first film – a smart family drama called The Wolberg Family (2010), but what makes her a mandatory figure to watch out for is that she might show up in Cannes this year with not one, but two projects. She wrote Tip Top for director Serge Bozon, and she directed Tirez la langue, mademoiselle translated as “Stick Out Your Tongue” – in reference to what one might do during a routine check-up. This has Louise Bourgoin (pictured above in random pic) in the lead role.
Gist: This is about two very close brothers, both doctors in Paris. They are both passionate about...
Director/Writer: Axelle Roppert
Producer(s): Les Films Pelléas’ David Thion
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Louise Bourgoin, Cédric Kahn, Laurent Stocker
2013 is going to be a stellar year for writer/director Axelle Roppert. We first discovered her in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight section debuting her first film – a smart family drama called The Wolberg Family (2010), but what makes her a mandatory figure to watch out for is that she might show up in Cannes this year with not one, but two projects. She wrote Tip Top for director Serge Bozon, and she directed Tirez la langue, mademoiselle translated as “Stick Out Your Tongue” – in reference to what one might do during a routine check-up. This has Louise Bourgoin (pictured above in random pic) in the lead role.
Gist: This is about two very close brothers, both doctors in Paris. They are both passionate about...
- 1/11/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Chicago – “Sleepless Night” is a relentless thriller about corrupt cops, a kidnapping, a very bad drug deal, and a French nightclub filled with innocent bystanders. The majority of this accomplished action flick takes place in one location on one crazy night and the result is a more intense, visceral experience than a vast majority of the Hollywood blockbusters you could see this Summer movie season.
A corrupt cop named Vincent steals a bag filled with cocaine from a dangerous crime lord in the opening scene of “Sleepless Night” and not only does our protagonist get stabbed but someone gets shot. Before he can even really patch the wound in his gut, his son Thomas is kidnapped and held by the man whose drugs he lifted. There’s a deal that needs to go down. Bring the drugs to the club, trade them for his loved one, and walk away.
Chicago – “Sleepless Night” is a relentless thriller about corrupt cops, a kidnapping, a very bad drug deal, and a French nightclub filled with innocent bystanders. The majority of this accomplished action flick takes place in one location on one crazy night and the result is a more intense, visceral experience than a vast majority of the Hollywood blockbusters you could see this Summer movie season.
A corrupt cop named Vincent steals a bag filled with cocaine from a dangerous crime lord in the opening scene of “Sleepless Night” and not only does our protagonist get stabbed but someone gets shot. Before he can even really patch the wound in his gut, his son Thomas is kidnapped and held by the man whose drugs he lifted. There’s a deal that needs to go down. Bring the drugs to the club, trade them for his loved one, and walk away.
- 7/27/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Containment thrillers can often be limited by the landscape of their locale, but in the French film “Sleepless Night,” the nightclub where corrupt cop Vincent (Tomer Sisley) races to rescue his son is expansive enough to make it seem like a mini-mall. Writer-director Frederic Jardin somehow manages to squeeze every last drop of claustrophobia from the massive, multilevel building, even after he’s filled it wall-to-wall with clubgoers, diners, socialites, and especially the odd assortment of cops and crooks who all have a stake in Vincent’s future. Although it’s quite deservedly scheduled for an American remake via the folks at Warner Brothers, “Sleepless Night” is the kind of entertainment that requires little translation to succeed, as its characters and story are so cleanly and cleverly designed that they would work in virtually any language.
The majority of the action in “Sleepless Night” is fallout from the botched drug...
The majority of the action in “Sleepless Night” is fallout from the botched drug...
- 4/23/2012
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Playlist
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: “Sleepless Night” and “The Raid” were the two breakout hits from this year’s Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival. Both were so popular, they’ve already triggered American remakes. But you want to know when you can see the originals, right? Of course.
So, good news. Tribeca Film announced today that it has acquired all U.S. rights to “Sleepless Night,” which will be released in 2012 on VOD and theatrically by Tribeca Film. Warner Bros. recently acquired the English-language remake rights to the film, which is directed by Frédéric Jardin.
“I am thrilled and honored to work with Tribeca for the North American release of Sleepless Night,” Jardin said. “It’s a superb opportunity for my film.”
From the release:
Sleepless Night tells the story of Vincent, a respected and dedicated police officer, or so it seems. After stealing a...
Hollywoodnews.com: “Sleepless Night” and “The Raid” were the two breakout hits from this year’s Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival. Both were so popular, they’ve already triggered American remakes. But you want to know when you can see the originals, right? Of course.
So, good news. Tribeca Film announced today that it has acquired all U.S. rights to “Sleepless Night,” which will be released in 2012 on VOD and theatrically by Tribeca Film. Warner Bros. recently acquired the English-language remake rights to the film, which is directed by Frédéric Jardin.
“I am thrilled and honored to work with Tribeca for the North American release of Sleepless Night,” Jardin said. “It’s a superb opportunity for my film.”
From the release:
Sleepless Night tells the story of Vincent, a respected and dedicated police officer, or so it seems. After stealing a...
- 11/4/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
Frederic Jardin's action thriller Sleepless Night goes to Tribeca Film. Warners has a remake plans. The French film which made its premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, will find release in theaters next year, as well as get a VOD release. Starring in Sleepless Night (a.k.a. Nuit blanche) which is produced by Marco Cherqui and Lauranne Bourrachot, are Tomer Sisley, Joey Starr, Julien Boisselier, Serge Riaboukine and Laurent Stocker. Jardin wrote the script with Nicolas Saada and Olivier Douyere which follows a Paris cop who, after stealing a large haul of cocaine, races through a packed nightclub, corrupt cops as well as drug dealers, and corrupt cops...
- 11/4/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Frederic Jardin's action thriller Sleepless Night goes to Tribeca Film. Warners has a remake plans. The French film which made its premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, will find release in theaters next year, as well as get a VOD release. Starring in Sleepless Night (a.k.a. Nuit blanche) which is produced by Marco Cherqui and Lauranne Bourrachot, are Tomer Sisley, Joey Starr, Julien Boisselier, Serge Riaboukine and Laurent Stocker. Jardin wrote the script with Nicolas Saada and Olivier Douyere which follows a Paris cop who, after stealing a large haul of cocaine, races through a packed nightclub, corrupt cops as well as drug dealers, and corrupt cops...
- 11/4/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
There's been a lot of good criticism about action movies lately. Matthias Stork and Jim Emerson's "Chaos Cinema" and "In the Cut" video essays have got people asking the question: what makes a good action movie? I've just seen the answer; it's a French thriller called "Sleepless Night." Without being didactic in any way, it is action movie as criticism of action movies, leading by example in an era of incoherent films with stale aesthetics. After a long day at Fantastic Fest, a midnight screening of "Sleepless Night" woke me up more effectively than any cup of coffee I've ever had in my life. Hours later, I was still riding the high. So the movie's not only great, the title's accurate too.
Exposition is kept to a minimum; action defines character. Impressions are made, then upended by new revelations, onion-peeling style. We open on a daring daytime heist. Two men,...
Exposition is kept to a minimum; action defines character. Impressions are made, then upended by new revelations, onion-peeling style. We open on a daring daytime heist. Two men,...
- 9/26/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Director: Frédéric Jardin Writer: Nicolas Saada Starring: Tomer Sisley, Joey Starr, Julien Boisselier, Serge Riaboukine, Laurent Stocker, Samy Seghir, Dominique Bettenfeld, Adel Bencherif, Birol Ünel, Lizzie Brocheré In the time span of a brutally intense 24 hours -- including a sleepless night for everyone involved in the film -- director Frédéric Jardin's Sleepless Night begins with a drug heist gone horribly awry and snowballs into a relentless powerhouse of non-stop action from that point onward. In a tale in which there are very few good guys and countless shades of baddies, it is difficult to surmise where the protagonist, Vincent (Tomer Sisley), falls. As fate would have it, Vincent possesses a bag of cocaine that was stolen from two cronies employed by a local drug lord named Marciano (Serge Riaboukine). Marciano therefore kidnaps Vincent's son and offers Vincent a trade -- the boy for the cocaine. Left with no other choice,...
- 9/24/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
DVD Playhouse—March 2011
By
Allen Gardner
127 Hours (20th Century Fox) Harrowing true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco, in another fine turn), an extreme outdoorsman who finds himself trapped in a remote Utah canyon, his arm pinned between two boulders, with no help nearby, no communication to the outside world, and dim prospects for survival, to say the least. Director Danny Boyle manages to prove again that he’s one of the finest filmmakers working today by making a subject that is seemingly uncinematic a true example of pure cinema. Inventive, breathtaking, funny, and horrifying, often all at once. Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara make a memorable, brief appearance as hikers who connect with Ralston during his journey. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Boyle, producer Christian Colson, co-writer Simon Beaufoy; Deleted scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Amarcord (Criterion) Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning, autobiographical classic might...
By
Allen Gardner
127 Hours (20th Century Fox) Harrowing true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco, in another fine turn), an extreme outdoorsman who finds himself trapped in a remote Utah canyon, his arm pinned between two boulders, with no help nearby, no communication to the outside world, and dim prospects for survival, to say the least. Director Danny Boyle manages to prove again that he’s one of the finest filmmakers working today by making a subject that is seemingly uncinematic a true example of pure cinema. Inventive, breathtaking, funny, and horrifying, often all at once. Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara make a memorable, brief appearance as hikers who connect with Ralston during his journey. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Commentary by Boyle, producer Christian Colson, co-writer Simon Beaufoy; Deleted scenes; Featurettes. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
Amarcord (Criterion) Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning, autobiographical classic might...
- 3/1/2011
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
With his sophomore feature, which Cineuropa reports has began lensing up until the first week of January, Pierre Schoeller is moving from a portrait of extreme poverty in his directing debut to extreme callousness in what appears to be current day politico France. L’Exercice de l’Etat will see veteran actors Olivier Gourmet and Michel Blanc will topline the pic while actors Zabou Breitman and Laurent Stocker are the supporting players. Gist: Scripted by Schoeller, the film centres on Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean (Gourmet) and his private secretary (Blanc). It opens with the latter waking the former in the middle of the night to tell him that a coach has left the road in an accident. "How many fatalities? Any children? Let’s go. We have no choice." Thus begins the odyssey of a statesman in an increasingly complex and hostile world. Fast pace, power struggles, chaos, economic crisis…...
- 11/11/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Paris -- France's Academy of Film Arts and Sciences passed the torch from father to son Monday as Thomas Langmann was named French producer of the year, an award he shared with Why Not Prods.' Pascal Caucheteux at the second annual Daniel Toscan de Plantier prize ceremony in Paris. Last year's first annual prize was awarded to Langmann's father, producer Claude Berri, who passed away in January.
Actress Cecile de France, dressed in a police officer's uniform straight from her film set, handed the award to Langmann and Caucheteux during a lavish dinner ceremony at the George V Four Seasons hotel in Paris.
Langmann paid homage to his father, telling the crowd: "I am very, very proud to be the son of Claude Berri." Langmann produced Jean-Francois Richet's two-part "Mesrine" biopic -- a boxoffice and awards season favorite here -- as well as France's most expensive film to date,...
Actress Cecile de France, dressed in a police officer's uniform straight from her film set, handed the award to Langmann and Caucheteux during a lavish dinner ceremony at the George V Four Seasons hotel in Paris.
Langmann paid homage to his father, telling the crowd: "I am very, very proud to be the son of Claude Berri." Langmann produced Jean-Francois Richet's two-part "Mesrine" biopic -- a boxoffice and awards season favorite here -- as well as France's most expensive film to date,...
- 2/23/2009
- by By Rebecca Leffler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- French actors Daniel Auteuil and Marie-Jose Croze are teaming up for French director Zabou Breitman's adaptation of the Anna Gavalda novel "Je l'aimais" (Someone I Loved), producer Babe Films said Friday.
The dramatic comedy will be the second of Gavalda's novels adapted for the big screen following Claude Berri's "Hunting & Gathering," an awards season favorite this year in Gaul that saw supporting actor Laurent Stocker take the best male newcomer Cesar.
Breitman co-wrote the script alongside Agnes De Sacy, which will remain "very loyal" to the original book, according to Babe films.
The 11-week shoot will kick off April 22 in Hong Kong, head to Montreal to film for one week, then wrap filming in Paris.
The dramatic comedy will be the second of Gavalda's novels adapted for the big screen following Claude Berri's "Hunting & Gathering," an awards season favorite this year in Gaul that saw supporting actor Laurent Stocker take the best male newcomer Cesar.
Breitman co-wrote the script alongside Agnes De Sacy, which will remain "very loyal" to the original book, according to Babe films.
The 11-week shoot will kick off April 22 in Hong Kong, head to Montreal to film for one week, then wrap filming in Paris.
PARIS -- French director Daniele Thompson will follow up her 2006 hit "Avenue Montaigne" with "Le Code a Change", set to star a flock of famous French faces, producer Thelma Films said Monday.
Despite its title, which in English means, "The Code Has Changed", Thompson will stick to her winning formula of a Paris-based ensemble dramedy featuring the creme de la creme of Gallic talent and focusing on the lives of wealthy Parisians.
Co-produced by Alain Terzian's Alter Films, "Code" stars Karin Viard, Danny Boon, Marina Fois, Marina Hands, Emmanuelle Seigner, Patrick Bruel, Patrick Chesnais, Pierre Arditi and Laurent Stocker.
Keeping with family tradition, Thompson's son Christopher, co-writer of "Montaigne", will co-star in the pic.
The story brings together a potpourri of personalities from the Parisian upper class for a humorous, emotionally charged dinner that unveils deceiving appearances and uncovered truths.
After penning the scripts for French films "La Grande Vadrouille" (1966) and "The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob" (1973) alongside her father Gerard Oury, "Montaigne" will be Thompson's fourth turn in the director's chair.
Despite its title, which in English means, "The Code Has Changed", Thompson will stick to her winning formula of a Paris-based ensemble dramedy featuring the creme de la creme of Gallic talent and focusing on the lives of wealthy Parisians.
Co-produced by Alain Terzian's Alter Films, "Code" stars Karin Viard, Danny Boon, Marina Fois, Marina Hands, Emmanuelle Seigner, Patrick Bruel, Patrick Chesnais, Pierre Arditi and Laurent Stocker.
Keeping with family tradition, Thompson's son Christopher, co-writer of "Montaigne", will co-star in the pic.
The story brings together a potpourri of personalities from the Parisian upper class for a humorous, emotionally charged dinner that unveils deceiving appearances and uncovered truths.
After penning the scripts for French films "La Grande Vadrouille" (1966) and "The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob" (1973) alongside her father Gerard Oury, "Montaigne" will be Thompson's fourth turn in the director's chair.
- 2/26/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- Olivier Dahan's Edith Piaf biopic "La Vie en Rose" was in tune Friday with Claude Miller's Holocaust drama "A Secret" as both films nabbed 11 nominations for France top film honors the Cesar Awards.
"Rose" and "Secret" will compete for the title of best French film of the year with Abdellatif Kechiche's immigrant drama "The Secret of the Grain", Marjan Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's animated hit "Persepolis" and Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," which dove into the nominee pool with a total of seven nods.
"Butterfly" star Mathieu Amalric was nominated for best actor for his role as paralyzed Elle editor Dominique Bauby. Amalric will vie against Gallic cinema veterans Michel Blanc (Andre Techine's "The Witnesses"), Vincent Lindon Anne Le Ny's "Those Who Remain"), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Jean Becker's "Conversations with my Gardener") and Jean-Pierre Marielle (Noemie Lvovsky's "Let's Dance!").
Marion Cotillard, fresh from her Golden Globe win and Oscar nomination will compete for the best actress title in her home country alongside "Secret" star Cecile de France, Isabelle Carre (Michel Spinoza's "Anna M".), Marina Fois (Christine Carriere's "Darling") and Catherine Frot ("Odette Toulemonde").
Dahan, Miller, Schnabel, Kechiche and Techine will vie for the best director prize.
Dahan's "Rose" was selected in the best original screenplay category alongside Kechiche's "The Secret of the Grain", Julie Delpy's cross-cultural comedy "2 Days in Paris", Anne Le Ny's "Those Who Remain" and Laurent Tirard and Gregoire Vigneron's "Moliere" while "Secret", "Butterfly", "Persepolis" and "Darling" will compete with Claude Berri's "Hunting and Gathering" in the best adaptation category.
"Secret"'s Julie Depardieu and Ludivine Sagnier will contend for the best supporting actress prize with Noemie Lvovsky (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi's "Actresses"), Bulle Ogier (Lvovsky's "Let's Dance!") and Sylvie Testud for her performance in "Rose".
The nominees for best supporting actor are Sami Bouajila ("The Witnesses"), Pascal Greggory ("La Vie en Rose"), Michael Lonsdale ("The Human Question"), Fabrice Luchini ("Moliere") and Laurent Stocker ("Hunting and Gathering").
Stocker received a parallel nom in the most promising male newcomer category. Joining him for the race for the young talent discovery award are Nicolas Cazale (Eric Guirado's "The Grocer's Son"), Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet (Christophe Honore's "Love Songs"), Jonathan Libereau ("The Witnesses") and Jocelyn Quivrin (Jan Koenen's "99 Francs").
Young actresses Louise Blachere and Adele Haenel, stars of Celine Sciamma's adolescent angst story "Water Lilies", will vie for the most promising female newcomer award with Clotilde Hesme ("Love Songs"), Lumiere prize winner Hafsia Herzi ("The Secret of the Grain") and Audrey Dana (Claude Lelouch's "Crossed Tracks").
Christian Mungiu's Palm d'Or winner at last year's Festival de Cannes "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's "The Lives of Others", Fatih Akin's "On the Other Side", David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" and James Gray's "We Own the Night" will compete for best foreign-language film.
"Rose" and "Secret" will compete for the title of best French film of the year with Abdellatif Kechiche's immigrant drama "The Secret of the Grain", Marjan Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's animated hit "Persepolis" and Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," which dove into the nominee pool with a total of seven nods.
"Butterfly" star Mathieu Amalric was nominated for best actor for his role as paralyzed Elle editor Dominique Bauby. Amalric will vie against Gallic cinema veterans Michel Blanc (Andre Techine's "The Witnesses"), Vincent Lindon Anne Le Ny's "Those Who Remain"), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Jean Becker's "Conversations with my Gardener") and Jean-Pierre Marielle (Noemie Lvovsky's "Let's Dance!").
Marion Cotillard, fresh from her Golden Globe win and Oscar nomination will compete for the best actress title in her home country alongside "Secret" star Cecile de France, Isabelle Carre (Michel Spinoza's "Anna M".), Marina Fois (Christine Carriere's "Darling") and Catherine Frot ("Odette Toulemonde").
Dahan, Miller, Schnabel, Kechiche and Techine will vie for the best director prize.
Dahan's "Rose" was selected in the best original screenplay category alongside Kechiche's "The Secret of the Grain", Julie Delpy's cross-cultural comedy "2 Days in Paris", Anne Le Ny's "Those Who Remain" and Laurent Tirard and Gregoire Vigneron's "Moliere" while "Secret", "Butterfly", "Persepolis" and "Darling" will compete with Claude Berri's "Hunting and Gathering" in the best adaptation category.
"Secret"'s Julie Depardieu and Ludivine Sagnier will contend for the best supporting actress prize with Noemie Lvovsky (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi's "Actresses"), Bulle Ogier (Lvovsky's "Let's Dance!") and Sylvie Testud for her performance in "Rose".
The nominees for best supporting actor are Sami Bouajila ("The Witnesses"), Pascal Greggory ("La Vie en Rose"), Michael Lonsdale ("The Human Question"), Fabrice Luchini ("Moliere") and Laurent Stocker ("Hunting and Gathering").
Stocker received a parallel nom in the most promising male newcomer category. Joining him for the race for the young talent discovery award are Nicolas Cazale (Eric Guirado's "The Grocer's Son"), Gregoire Leprince-Ringuet (Christophe Honore's "Love Songs"), Jonathan Libereau ("The Witnesses") and Jocelyn Quivrin (Jan Koenen's "99 Francs").
Young actresses Louise Blachere and Adele Haenel, stars of Celine Sciamma's adolescent angst story "Water Lilies", will vie for the most promising female newcomer award with Clotilde Hesme ("Love Songs"), Lumiere prize winner Hafsia Herzi ("The Secret of the Grain") and Audrey Dana (Claude Lelouch's "Crossed Tracks").
Christian Mungiu's Palm d'Or winner at last year's Festival de Cannes "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's "The Lives of Others", Fatih Akin's "On the Other Side", David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" and James Gray's "We Own the Night" will compete for best foreign-language film.
- 1/26/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- Olivier Dahan's Edith Piaf biopic "La Vie en Rose" was in tune with Claude Miller's Holocaust drama "A Secret" on Friday as both films nabbed 11 nominations for France's top film honors, the Cesar Awards.
"Rose" and "Secret" will compete for the title of French film of the year with Abdellatif Kechiche's immigrant drama "The Secret of the Grain", Marjan Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's animated hit "Persepolis" and Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," which dove into the nominee pool with a total of seven nods.
"Butterfly" star Mathieu Amalric was nominated for best actor for his role as paralyzed Elle editor Dominique Bauby. Amalric will vie against Gallic cinema veterans Michel Blanc (Andre Techine's "The Witnesses"), Vincent Lindon Anne Le Ny's "Those Who Remain"), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Jean Becker's "Conversations with my Gardener") and Jean-Pierre Marielle (Noemie Lvovsky's "Let's Dance!").
Marion Cotillard, fresh from her Golden Globe win and Oscar nomination, will compete for the best actress title alongside "Secret" star Cecile de France, Isabelle Carre (Michel Spinoza's "Anna M".), Marina Fois (Christine Carriere's "Darling") and Catherine Frot ("Odette Toulemonde").
Dahan, Miller, Schnabel, Kechiche and Techine will vie for the best director prize.
Dahan's "Rose" was selected in the best original screenplay category alongside Kechiche's "The Secret of the Grain", Julie Delpy's cross-cultural comedy "2 Days in Paris", Anne Le Ny's "Those Who Remain" and Laurent Tirard and Gregoire Vigneron's "Moliere"; while "Secret", "Butterfly", "Persepolis" and "Darling" will compete with Claude Berri's "Hunting and Gathering" in the best adaptation category.
"Secret"'s Julie Depardieu and Ludivine Sagnier will contend for the supporting actress prize with Noemie Lvovsky (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi's "Actresses"), Bulle Ogier (Lvovsky's "Let's Dance!") and Sylvie Testud ("Rose").
The nominees for best supporting actor are Sami Bouajila ("The Witnesses"), Pascal Greggory ("La Vie en Rose"), Michael Lonsdale ("The Human Question"), Fabrice Luchini ("Moliere") and Laurent Stocker ("Hunting and Gathering").
Christian Mungiu's Palm d'Or winner at last year's Festival de Cannes "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's "The Lives of Others", Fatih Akin's "On the Other Side", David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" and James Gray's "We Own the Night" will compete for best foreign-language film.
"Rose" and "Secret" will compete for the title of French film of the year with Abdellatif Kechiche's immigrant drama "The Secret of the Grain", Marjan Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud's animated hit "Persepolis" and Julian Schnabel's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," which dove into the nominee pool with a total of seven nods.
"Butterfly" star Mathieu Amalric was nominated for best actor for his role as paralyzed Elle editor Dominique Bauby. Amalric will vie against Gallic cinema veterans Michel Blanc (Andre Techine's "The Witnesses"), Vincent Lindon Anne Le Ny's "Those Who Remain"), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (Jean Becker's "Conversations with my Gardener") and Jean-Pierre Marielle (Noemie Lvovsky's "Let's Dance!").
Marion Cotillard, fresh from her Golden Globe win and Oscar nomination, will compete for the best actress title alongside "Secret" star Cecile de France, Isabelle Carre (Michel Spinoza's "Anna M".), Marina Fois (Christine Carriere's "Darling") and Catherine Frot ("Odette Toulemonde").
Dahan, Miller, Schnabel, Kechiche and Techine will vie for the best director prize.
Dahan's "Rose" was selected in the best original screenplay category alongside Kechiche's "The Secret of the Grain", Julie Delpy's cross-cultural comedy "2 Days in Paris", Anne Le Ny's "Those Who Remain" and Laurent Tirard and Gregoire Vigneron's "Moliere"; while "Secret", "Butterfly", "Persepolis" and "Darling" will compete with Claude Berri's "Hunting and Gathering" in the best adaptation category.
"Secret"'s Julie Depardieu and Ludivine Sagnier will contend for the supporting actress prize with Noemie Lvovsky (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi's "Actresses"), Bulle Ogier (Lvovsky's "Let's Dance!") and Sylvie Testud ("Rose").
The nominees for best supporting actor are Sami Bouajila ("The Witnesses"), Pascal Greggory ("La Vie en Rose"), Michael Lonsdale ("The Human Question"), Fabrice Luchini ("Moliere") and Laurent Stocker ("Hunting and Gathering").
Christian Mungiu's Palm d'Or winner at last year's Festival de Cannes "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days", Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's "The Lives of Others", Fatih Akin's "On the Other Side", David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" and James Gray's "We Own the Night" will compete for best foreign-language film.
- 1/25/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- The Raimu Prize jury hunted down Gallic director Claude Berri on Monday night for the top honor for best comedy of the year for Hunting and Gathering at the second annual awards ceremony in Paris.
The new prize, created in 2006 to honor the granddaughter of actor Jules Raimu, awards the best comedic performances of the year both onstage and onscreen.
Hunting stars Audrey Tautou and last year's winner of the Cesar for best director, Guillaume Canet, in the adaptation of a novel by Anna Gavalda about four people who cross paths in the apartment building in which they live.
Actor Jean Dujardin took the prize for comedian of the year in the film category for his starring role in Jan Koenen's boxoffice hit 99 Francs, and Charlotte Gainsbourg won the same honor in the female category for her role in Eric Lartigau's I Do.
Julie Gayet was named best supporting actress and Laurent Stocker best supporting actor. Actor Andre Dussolier was honored with a tribute to his career.
The new prize, created in 2006 to honor the granddaughter of actor Jules Raimu, awards the best comedic performances of the year both onstage and onscreen.
Hunting stars Audrey Tautou and last year's winner of the Cesar for best director, Guillaume Canet, in the adaptation of a novel by Anna Gavalda about four people who cross paths in the apartment building in which they live.
Actor Jean Dujardin took the prize for comedian of the year in the film category for his starring role in Jan Koenen's boxoffice hit 99 Francs, and Charlotte Gainsbourg won the same honor in the female category for her role in Eric Lartigau's I Do.
Julie Gayet was named best supporting actress and Laurent Stocker best supporting actor. Actor Andre Dussolier was honored with a tribute to his career.
- 12/19/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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