Jacquou le croquant
| Jacquou le croquant | |
|---|---|
 French movie poster | |
| Directed by | Laurent Boutonnat |
| Written by | Eugène Le Roy |
| Produced by | Dominique Boutonnat Jean-Claude Fleury Romain Le Grand |
| Starring | Gaspard Ulliel Léo Legrand |
| Cinematography | Olivier Cocaul |
| Edited by | Stan Collet |
| Music by | Laurent Boutonnat |
| Distributed by | Pathé |
Release dates | France: 17 January 2007 |
Running time | 140 min |
| Country | France |
| Language | French language |
Jacquou le croquant is a 2007 French historical film. Set in the Dordogne during the Bourbon Restoration, it tells the story of a young peasant who leads a revolt against an evil nobleman. It was nominated for two César Awards in 2008.
Plot
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Cast
- Gaspard Ulliel as Jacquou (adult)
- Léo Legrand as Jacquou (child)
- Marie-Josée Croze as Jacquou's mother
- Albert Dupontel as Jacquou's father
- Tchéky Karyo as the Chevalier
- Olivier Gourmet as the curé Bonal
- Jocelyn Quivrin as the Count of Nansac
- Malik Zidi as Touffu
- Vincent Valladon as Touffu (child)
- Gérald Thomassin as Le bigleux
- Elliott Valence as Le bigleux (child)
- Judith Davis as Lina
- Clémence Gautier as Lina (child)
- Bojana Panić as La galiote
- Raisa Mihailescu as La galiote (child)
- Dora Doll as Fantille
- Jérôme Kircher as the Advocate
- Renan Carteaux as the Baron Vallière
- Jeff Esperansa as Mario
- Théodore Isorni as the Jesuit
Reception
Variety gave the film a positive review, praising it as "feisty family fare" with "pleasingly Dickensian" themes.[1] Characterizing the film as a "handsomely mounted, old-fashioned mini-epic",[1] Variety singled out its cinematography for praise: "Painterly widescreen lensing wins the day. Shot in the burnished fields and rustic outcroppings of France and Romania, with a preference for classy amber and ochre tones, many scenes look like vintage etchings or oil paintings."[1]
Awards
The film was nominated for two César Awards in 2008.[2]
- Best Production Design - Christian Marti (nominee)
- Best Costume Design - Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz (nominee)
Notes
- ^ a b c Nesselson, Lisa (23 Mar 2007). ""Jacquou le Croquant (France-Germany)"". Variety. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ^ "IMDB: Awards for Jacquou le croquant (2007)". Retrieved 2008-06-30.
References
- Nesselson, Lisa (23 Mar 2007). ""Jacquou le Croquant (France-Germany)"". Variety. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
External links
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