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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2010 20:19:31 GMT
I know that nobody is really interested in this, but the award ceremony was last night, and as expected, "A Prophet" won most of the awards (9 out of its 11 nominations).
Clint Eastwoods's "Gran Torino" won best foreign film. His son Kyle accepted the award -- in French.
I thought it was very interesting that even though France is often disparaged for racism and the idea that there is not enough recognition of its Maghrebi origin population, Isabelle Adjani won her 5th César as best actress and Tahar Rahim won both the best actor and most promising new actor awards.
"A Prophet" also won the British Academy Award last week as best foreign film.
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Post by lola on Feb 28, 2010 21:02:55 GMT
Thanks, Kerouac. I think it's interesting to see what gets the prizes.
A Prophet just got rave review in NYTimes, and I liked Beat That My Heart Skipped, but this one looks a tad gritty for my taste.
I don't see how the French could not have some "race" -- or immigration I guess -- concerns, with the population changing so rapidly. Gran Torino dealt with changing neighborhoods too of course.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 1, 2010 3:45:23 GMT
Not not interesting! The prizes are important as more than indicators of which films are supposedly good. It's often the case that the prize pushes a film and those associated with it into public notice and financial success.
Isn't it the case that Séraphine was a sleeper in France, then later won all its Césars?
Had you seen all or most of the films that were nominated this year, Kerouac?
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Post by auntieannie on Mar 1, 2010 19:28:57 GMT
Thanks, K2! I used to try and watch the ceremony when I was living in Switzerland.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2010 20:50:28 GMT
Not not interesting! The prizes are important as more than indicators of which films are supposedly good. It's often the case that the prize pushes a film and those associated with it into public notice and financial success. Isn't it the case that Séraphine was a sleeper in France, then later won all its Césars? Had you seen all or most of the films that were nominated this year, Kerouac? Yes, I had seen just about all of the films. Everybody regrets the fact that the other fantastic film of the year, "Welcome," was totally shut out -- it was about assistance given by ordinary people to Afghan and Iraqi refugees in Calais trying to get to England. It was so moving that it forced the French government to move a bit on its policy of prosecuting such people. "Séraphine" was indeed a sleeper that few people saw, but the first film that got Yolande Moreau a best actress César was even more unknown, "When the Sea Rises." |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2010 21:00:05 GMT
Quand la Mer Monte takes place in the world of the Dunkerque carnival and shows Yolande's authentic one woman show with an additional story tacked on.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 1, 2010 21:36:04 GMT
Was the shutting out of "Welcome" by the movers & doers of the Césars, or were political strings pulled in the background? You saw it?
Thanks for the info on Quand la Mer Monte. I will find it and watch it. I found a trailer source that reveals more of the plot, which sounds wonderful. I absolutely love her face!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2010 21:45:41 GMT
No, 'Welcome' was shut out simply because 'A Prophet' was better in every category. That happens certain years when there are two or more great movies but one overshadows the others.
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Post by lagatta on Mar 2, 2010 10:01:19 GMT
I've seen Welcome - very good film. Is Casta up for the Gainsbourg film? (She played Brigitte Bardot). I haven't seen that yet as the release in Québec has been delayed by some sort of wrangle.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2010 10:37:14 GMT
The Gainsbourg film just came out this year, so it was not eligible for the awards on Saturday. I haven't seen it.
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Post by bjd on Mar 2, 2010 11:40:28 GMT
A friend who saw the Gainsbourg movie said Casta was very good as Brigitte Bardot. She wasn't impressed with the rest of it though. I saw some trailers last week and wouldn't bother seeing it.
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Post by lagatta on Mar 2, 2010 14:01:39 GMT
I might see it for fun, but I am rather sick of films about self-destructive artists.
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Post by hwinpp on Mar 22, 2010 10:38:03 GMT
Wow!
Leticia has 'adulted'!
Last time I saw her was in that movie based on the comics by Goscinny and Uderzo. I don't know what they're called in English.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2010 10:46:37 GMT
Called Astérix in English also, I think.
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Post by spindrift on Mar 22, 2010 16:50:28 GMT
A Prophet certainly deserved to win the big prize.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2016 12:36:37 GMT
Plenty of "diversity" in the César nominations this year.
Loubna Abidar and Soria Zeroual are up for Best Actress, and Antonythasan Jesuthasan is up for Best Actor. Deniz Gamze Erguven is up for Best Director.
11 nominations for Marguerite, 11 nominations for Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse, 9 nominations for Dheepan, 9 nominations for Mustang.
Some of our old plough horses are also nominated -- Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Huppert...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2016 12:48:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2016 21:42:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2016 22:16:45 GMT
Soria Zeroual is considered to have a very good chance for the César for best actress for Fatima, because she is up against Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Frot and Cécile de France, who are likely to split the vote.  I am rooting for her, but I am pretty sure that Catherine Frot will win for Marguerite anyway. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2016 10:02:12 GMT
Just for the record, dark horse Fatima won Best Film at the César ceremony and Catherine Frot won Best Actress as expected.
But of course, the main reason to watch any of these award ceremonies is to hope to see a moment of authentic emotion, and this year we got it from Rod Paradot who won Best Male Newcomer for his role as an uncontrollable delinquent in La Tête Haute (Standing Tall). He was a carpentry student in a vocational high school when he was selected for the role, so this is the first time he had ever acted.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 28, 2016 15:42:19 GMT
Awww -- the boy!
Fatima looks very good. Have you seen it?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 10:42:03 GMT
Yes, I saw Fatima when it came out and loved it. I thought I had mentioned it somewhere, but apparently not. I only mention about 30% of the movies that I go to see anyway, particularly when they do not appear to be exportable.
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Post by lagatta on Feb 29, 2016 23:12:02 GMT
I thought it was showing in a cinema near me, but it doesn't seem to be yet. Very strange. It reminds me of so many immigrant families I know, and not only Maghrebis. I've seen the previews, and the middle-aged woman who plays the mum has such a musical voice. It is set in Lyon, non?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 5:38:57 GMT
Yes, it's Lyon.
Fatima was apparently released at the beginning of the year in Québec but did not have a long career. I suppose that it will return to a few places now, just as it will reopen in France this week.
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Post by lagatta on Mar 1, 2016 12:42:39 GMT
Yes, I found that out. There were different reasons I couldn't go out much then; I'm sure it will play again, hopefully near my place (cinéma Beaubien).
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