See You Up There

2017 1h 53m FR

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 1,384

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Synopsis

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In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster; but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two soldiers who have nothing more in common than the battlefield: Édouard saves Albert, although at a high cost. They become companions in misfortune who will attempt to survive in a changing world. Pradelle, in his own way, does the same.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
Édouard Péricourt
Albert Dupontel
Albert Maillard
Laurent Lafitte
Henri Pradelle
Niels Arestrup
Marcel Péricourt
Émilie Dequenne
Madeleine Péricourt
Mélanie Thierry
Pauline
Héloïse Balster
Louise
Philippe Uchan
Labourdin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Albert Dupontel
Writers: Albert Dupontel, Pierre Lemaitre
Languages: Mandarin, French, German
Countries: Canada, France

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MONEY

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Earned back only 66% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, French, German.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Canada, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Albert Dupontel, shot by Vincent Mathias. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christophe Julien. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Christophe Pinel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Albert Dupontel and Laurent Lafitte carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Albert Dupontel directs. Vincent Mathias behind the camera. Christophe Julien scores. Christophe Pinel cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, France. Dialogue in Mandarin, French, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 66% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, French, German.
4International production across 2 countries: Canada, France.
5Directed by Albert Dupontel, shot by Vincent Mathias. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Christophe Julien. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Christophe Pinel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Albert Dupontel and Laurent Lafitte carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt5258850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "mask", "banker", "paris, france", "world war i".

The technical file

Cinematography: Vincent Mathias
Original score: Christophe Julien
Editing: Christophe Pinel
Production design: Pierre Quefféléan
Costume design: Mimi Lempicka
Makeup / hair: Françoise Quilichini
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Status: Released
Budget: $23,000,000
Box office: $15,100,000
Return: 66% of budget
Original language: FR
IMDB: See You Up There (2017)

Awards

César Award for Best Production Design
César Award for Best Adaptation
César Award for Best Cinematography
César Award for Best Director
César Award for Best Costume Design

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What people are saying

AstroNoud2022-01-15
★ 8/10
An extremely stylish film showing remarkable cinematographic creativity and vision, even if the story does not truly measure up to the visuals. 8/10
Atilio Nalerio2026-06-13
★ 8/10
How a Film is Made Here is a film crafted with pure talent, overflowing creativity, an exceptional cast, and dazzling camera work. The director—who also stars in it and wrote the screenplay, adapting a novel—Albert Dupontel has the virtue of telling us, in a comedic tone (sometimes employing dark humor), the drama of the war's forgotten, the "cannon fodder" of armies who are neglected and abandoned by officers, the healthcare system, governments, and a whole network of scoundrels who profit from the postwar. Fortunately, neither the synopsis nor the trailer reveals or suggests anything about the plot, which is very, very original. I believe this film should be seen with the least possible plot information, because the novel by Pierre Lemaitre has been transferred to the screenplay with great ingenuity, and any development of the plot in a review would diminish the magic the story possesses. Let's say, broadly speaking, there is a sequential thread of characters who do not appear in vain from the beginning and who later fit into a virtuous circle, making the ending a brilliantly resolved mechanism for the film to conclude as it began. Perhaps the screenplay can be criticized for its psychologically abrupt definitions (the bad guys are extremely bad, the good guys are victims) and for its somewhat implausible coincidences, but if you engage with the mirror game the director proposes, you can likely overlook this Manichaeism and be fascinated by the offering. As a co-star, the Argentine Nahuel Pérez Bizcayart delivers a dazzling performance using only his eyes and hands, as he is almost always under some kind of mask. The special effects are frankly magnificent and serve a camera in permanent, dizzying crane shots that rise and fall to show us mass scenes (the 3 sequence shots at the beginning are anthological), allowing for a reconstruction of the era that would be impossible to achieve without using superimpositions. The cinematography and music captivate you, and as if that were not enough, it has one of the most emotional endings I will remember forever. A true feast for the senses, a work that will move your spirit and feelings, and which I warmly recommend.