Most Promising Young Actress

2000 1h 40m FR

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 81

Comedy

Synopsis

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Yvon Rance, who runs a hair salon in Brittany, only wants his beloved teenaged daughter Laetita to be happy, something he believes she'll be able to achieve by completing high school and then following in her father's professional footsteps. When Laetita tells him that she has been cast in the latest movie by renowned director Stephane, he is initially unimpressed. He grudgingly relents when he learns that the money she will make for a couple months of work is twice what he makes in a year.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bérénice Bejo
Laëtitia Rance
Gérard Jugnot
Yvon Rance
Chantal Lauby
Françoise
Antoine Duléry
Stéphane Leroy
Mohamed Hicham
Kader Achour
Thierry Lhermitte
Self
Daniela Lumbroso
Self
Ticky Holgado
le sans-abri

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gérard Jugnot
Writers: Gérard Jugnot, Isabelle Mergault
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gérard Jugnot, shot by Pascal Gennesseaux. 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 Khalil Chahine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Bérénice Bejo and Gérard Jugnot and Chantal Lauby carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0216911 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gérard Jugnot directs. Pascal Gennesseaux behind the camera. Khalil Chahine scores. Catherine Kelber cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Gérard Jugnot, shot by Pascal Gennesseaux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Khalil Chahine. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Catherine Kelber shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Bérénice Bejo and Gérard Jugnot and Chantal Lauby carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0216911 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.