César Awards 2007: Michèle Morgan Homage
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 foreign-language film Oscar. In addition, the war drama won an ensemble best actor award at last year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Karl Zéro and Michel Royer’s Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac / Inside the Skin of Jacques Chirac, a mockumentary about the opportunistic French president and his four-decade political life, became the first documentary feature to win [...]
by Andre Soares | February 25, 2007
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Tags: Avenue Montaigne, César Awards, César Awards 2007, Days of Glory, Film Awards, Jude Law, Little Miss Sunshine, Marlène Jobert, Michèle Morgan, Rachid Bouchareb, Valérie Lemercier
César 2007 Nominations
Lambert Wilson, Laura Morante in Private Fears in Public Places (top); Marina Hands in Lady Chatterley (middle); Samy Naceri in Days of Glory (bottom)
The best thing about the 2007 César nominations is the fact that Alain Resnais‘ beautiful, haunting, magical Coeurs / Private Fears in Public Places received a total of 8 nominations, including a best director nod for Resnais himself, and a best screenplay nod for Jean-Michel Ribes‘ adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn’s play.
The worst thing about the 2007 César nominations is the fact that Alain Resnais‘ beautiful, haunting, magical Coeurs / Private Fears in Public Places failed to receive a nomination in the best film category. Adding insult to injury, none of the film’s [...]
by Andre Soares | February 15, 2007
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Tags: Alain Resnais, Avenue Montaigne, Cécile de France, César 2007, César Awards, Days of Glory, Film Awards, François Cluzet, Lady Chatterley, Mélanie Laurent, Pascale Ferran, Private Fears in Public Places, Rachid Bouchareb, The Singer
Étoiles d’Or 2007
2007 Étoiles d’Or
French Film Critics’ 2007 Étoile d’Or winners: Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris on January 22, 2007
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Marina Hands in Lady Chatterley (top); Sami Bouajila in Days of Glory (bottom)
Best French Film / Etoile d’Or du Meilleur film français (ex-aequo):
* Lady Chatterley by Pascale Ferran
* Indigènes / Days of Glory by Rachid Bouchareb
Coeurs / Private Fears in Public Places by Alain Resnais
Best First French Film / Etoile d’Or du Premier film français:
* Mauvaise foi by Roschdy Zem
Pardonnez-moi / Forgive Me by Maïwenn
Le Pressentiment by Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Best Documentary / Etoile d’Or du Documentaire français:
* Kigali, des images contre un massacre / Kigali, Images Against a Massacre by Jean-Christophe Klotz
Dans la peau de [...]
by Andre Soares | January 27, 2007
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Tags: Alain Resnais, Cécile de France, Days of Glory, Film Awards, François Cluzet, Jean Dujardin, Lady Chatterley, Mauvaise foi, Philippe Lioret, Tell No One
