Courted (film)

2015 film

  • 6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) (Venice)
  • 18 November 2015 (2015-11-18) (France)
Running time
98 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget$7.3 million[1]Box office$7.5 million[2][3][4]

Courted (French: L'Hermine) is a 2015 French drama film directed by Christian Vincent.[5][6] It was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival[7][8] where Fabrice Luchini won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.[9] At the 41st César Awards, Sidse Babett Knudsen won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress.[10]

Plot

Michel Racine is a feared president and judge of Assize Court, as strict with himself as with others. Everything changes when he meets Ditte when she's selected as a juror in a criminal trial over which he presides. [11]

Cast

  • Fabrice Luchini as Michel Racine
  • Sidse Babett Knudsen as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
  • Raphaël Ferret as Lieutenant Massimet
  • Miss Ming as Jessica Marton
  • Corinne Masiero as Marie-Jeanne Metzer
  • Marie Rivière as Marie-Laure Racine
  • Michaël Abiteboul as Lawyer Jourd'hui

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
César Awards[12] Best Actor Fabrice Luchini Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Sidse Babett Knudsen Won
Lumières Awards[13] Best Film Nominated
Best Actor Fabrice Luchini Nominated
Venice International Film Festival[9] Best Actor Fabrice Luchini Won
Best Screenplay Award Christian Vincent Won
Golden Lion Nominated

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 91% based on 10 positive and 1 negative critic reviews.[14]

References

  1. ^ "L\'Hermine (2015)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. ^ "L'hermine". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ^ L'Hermine - The Numbers
  4. ^ "Box-office québécois de L'Hermine" (in French). cinoche.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Venice Film Review: 'Courted'". Variety. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. ^ "'Courted' ('L'Hermine'): Venice Review". Hollywood Reporter. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Venice Film Festival: Lido Lineup Builds Awards Season Buzz – Full List". Deadline. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Venice Fest Reveals Robust Lineup Featuring Hollywood Stars and International Auteurs". Variety. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  9. ^ a b "LIVE: The winners of the 72nd Venice Film Festival". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Cesar Awards: Philippe Faucon's Drama 'Fatima' Wins Best Film". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  11. ^ Vincent, Christian (18 November 2015), L'hermine (Comedy, Crime, Drama), Albertine Productions, Gaumont, Cinéfrance 1888, retrieved 3 January 2023
  12. ^ "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety. 27 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Prix Lumières 2016 : Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse et Mustang en tête des nominations". AlloCiné. 4 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Courted". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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Films directed by Christian Vincent
  • La Discrète (1990)
  • Beau fixe (1992)
  • La Séparation (1994)
  • What's so Funny About Me? (1997)
  • Sauve-moi (2000)
  • The Children (2005)
  • Quatre étoiles (2006)
  • Haute Cuisine (2012)
  • Courted (2015)


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