César Awards 2007 Articles

César 2007 Winners: Part I In spite of its nine nods, Days of Glory was another sentimental favorite that failed to receive much love from French Academy members. The war drama won only one César — for best original screenplay (Rachid Bouchareb and Olivier Lorelle). Days of Glory, about North African soldiers who fought for France during World War II, is up for a best [...]

Marina Hands in Lady Chatterley by Pascale Ferran Perhaps there's hope for this evening's Oscar ceremony. On Saturday, I watched (most of) the French Academy of Film Arts and Sciences' 32nd César du cinéma ceremony held last night (late morning/early afternoon Los Angeles time) at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The event, hosted by actress Valérie Lemercier and dedicated to recently deceased French film [...]