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Les Bêtises (film)

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Les Bêtises
Film poster
Directed byAlice Philippon
Rose Philippon
Written byAlice Philippon
Rose Philippon
Produced byAntoine Denis
StarringJérémie Elkaïm
Sara Giraudeau
Jonathan Lambert
Anne Alvaro
Alexandre Steiger
Jacques Weber
CinematographyNicolas Gaurin
Edited byNicolas Desmaison
Music byFred Avril
Production
companies
Asa Films
Rezo Productions
Distributed byRezo Films
Release dates
  • 10 June 2015 (2015-06-10) (Cabourg)
  • 22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) (France)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$2.1 million[1]
Box office$490.000

Les Bêtises is a 2015 French comedy film written and directed by Rose and Alice Philippon.[2]

Synopsis

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François is a dreamy, awkward man in his thirties. He has been adopted and is trying to contact his biological mother. She doesn't want to meet him. However, having managed to obtain her contact details, he decides to visit her anyway. Once there, he realizes that a party is being planned, so he takes advantage of the opportunity to pose as an extra, hired to serve the party, in order to approach his mother. But his awkwardness soon makes him stand out.

Cast

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Accolades

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Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
César Awards[3] Most Promising Actress Sara Giraudeau Nominated
Lumières Awards[4] Best Female Revelation Sara Giraudeau Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Les Bêtises". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ "Les bêtises: Jérémie Elkaïm in search of an identity". Cineuropa. 5 August 2014.
  3. ^ "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety.
  4. ^ "Prix Lumières 2016 : Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse et Mustang en tête des nominations". AlloCiné. 4 January 2016.
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