Staying Vertical
| Staying Vertical | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Alain Guiraudie |
| Written by | Alain Guiraudie |
| Produced by | Sylvie Pialat Benoît Quainon |
| Starring | Damien Bonnard India Hair Raphaël Thiéry |
| Cinematography | Claire Mathon |
| Edited by | Jean-Christophe Hym |
Production company | Les Films du Worso |
| Distributed by | Les Films du Losange |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €3.8 million[1] |
| Box office | $552,000[2] |
Staying Vertical (French: Rester vertical) is a 2016 French drama film written and directed by Alain Guiraudie. The story follows a filmmaker who has to raise a child (whom he had with a shepherdess) by himself whilst seeking inspiration for his new film.[3][4] The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6]
Cast
- Damien Bonnard as Léo
- India Hair as Marie
- Raphaël Thiéry as Jean-Louis
- Christian Bouillette as Marcel
- Basile Meilleurat as Yoan
- Laure Calamy as Doctor Mirande
Reception
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 65%, based on 23 reviews, with an average score of 6.2/10.[7] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 60 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[8]
References
- ^ "Assayas, Dumont, Garcia and Guiraudie: Four aces for the Palme d'Or". Cineuropa.
- ^ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=16037
- ^ Rapold, Nicolas (10 May 2016), At Cannes, Balancing the Fresh and the Familiar, The New York Times, retrieved 11 May 2016
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Cannes 2016: Staying Vertical pushes the envelope of human sexuality into every orifice - review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Staying Vertical (Rester vertical) (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "Staying Vertical". Metacritic.
External links
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