Comments on: French Film Critics’ Etoile d’Or Awards – 2007 Winners

By: Andre Soares

Andre Soares — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:48:03 +0000

No, I haven’t seen “The Singer” yet. Looking forward to it. Thanks for the heads up!

By: Boyd

Boyd — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:37:11 +0000

If you haven’t seen The Singer yet… you’re in for a treat and one of the most sublime, understated endings of recent memory. You should, however, erase that knowledge from your memory, because otherwise you will be waiting for it, which is no good! It is perhaps a tad too meandering, but who cares when De France and Depardieu are as good as they are here?

By: Andre Soares

Andre Soares — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:37:46 +0000

Strange. “Avenue Montaigne” is not included in their list of eligible films, even though it opened in France last year. (The Etoiles d’Or cover French films released during the 2006 calendar year.)

I’m looking forward to “Mauvaise foi” and “The Singer” just because of Cecile de France. Her performance in “Avenue Montaigne” was flawless.

By: Boyd

Boyd — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:03:30 +0000

the Avenue Montaigne snub is indeed strange, since her turn in that film is decidedly more awards-worthy than her role in Mauvaise foi… maybe it has something to do with the cut-off dates for eligibility? Montaigne came out in the spring of 2006, so perhaps it does not count for this year’s awards?

Mauvaise foi is a fun film but not an especially good one. It is certainly a surprise that it took Best First Film…. but then again, the other two nominees in this category did nothing for me either…