Pretty Things (2001 film)
| Pretty Things | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
| Screenplay by | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
| Based on | Les Jolies Choses by Virginie Despentes |
| Produced by | Stéphane Marsil |
| Starring | Marion Cotillard Stomy Bugsy Patrick Bruel Ophélie Winter Titoff |
| Cinematography | Pascal Ridao |
| Edited by | Bertrand Collard |
| Music by | David Moreau |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | UIP |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $3.8 million[1] |
| Box office | $913,000[2] |
Pretty Things (French: Les Jolies Choses) is a 2001 French drama film directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner and based on Virginie Despentes's 1998 novel Les Jolies Choses. It won the Prix Michel d'Ornano at the 2001 Deauville American Film Festival.[3]
In the film, Marion Cotillard portrays twins of completely opposite characters, Lucie and Marie. She was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance.[4]
Cast
- Marion Cotillard as Marie / Lucie
- Stomy Bugsy as Nicolas
- Patrick Bruel as Jacques
- Titoff as Sébastien
- Ophélie Winter as Jessica
- Tony Amoni as Steve
- Matthieu Touboul as Martin
- Olivier Granier as The father
- Aude Brenner as The mother
- Nikita Lespinasse as Heidi
- Guy Amram as Fred
- Martin Amic as Arthur
- Axelle Renoir as The journalist
- Clémence Roussillon as Young Marie
- Anna Roussillon as Young Lucie
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Deauville Film Festival | Michel d'Ornano Award | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Won |
| 2002 | César Awards | Most Promising Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
In Popular Culture
The name of the film is an answer to a pop trivia game in The Office episode: "Trivia".
References
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=2209
- ^ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fLESJOLIESCHOSES01&country=FR&wk=2001W46&id=_fLESJOLIESCHOSES01&p=.htm
- ^ "Prix Michel d'Ornano". Deauville. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
- ^ "27th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (2002) - Films from 2001 - FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
External links
- Pretty Things at IMDb
- Pretty Things at Rotten Tomatoes
- Pretty Things on Facebook
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