Philippe Lioret Articles

A PROPHET: Césars for Best Picture, Director, Actor Emmanuelle Devos was the Best Supporting Actress César winner for Xavier Giannoli's In the Beginning, a well-received drama that also played at Cannes. In the film, Devos plays the mayor of a small town in the north of France suffering from high unemployment rates. A teary-eyed Mélanie Thierry was the Best Female Newcomer for her young alcoholic [...]

Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (Roger Arpajou / Sony Pictures Classics) The Cesar winners will be announced on Feb. 27. MEILLEUR FILM / BEST FILM A L’ORIGINE / IN THE BEGINNING, Edouard Weil and Pierre-Ange Le Pogam; directed by Xavier Giannoli LE CONCERT / THE CONCERT, Alain Attal; directed by Radu Mihaileanu LES HERBES FOLLES / WILD GRASS, Jean-Louis Livi; directed by Alain Resnais LA [...]

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 [...]