Beautiful Memories (French: Se souvenir des belles choses) is a 2001 French film directed by Zabou Breitman. It won the César Awards for Best First Feature Film, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, and was nominated for Best Actor. Also, the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics named it best debut film.
| Beautiful Memories | |
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| Se souvenir des belles choses | |
| Directed by | Zabou Breitman |
| Screenplay by | Zabou Breitman Jean-Claude Deret |
| Produced by | Stéphane Marsil |
| Starring | Isabelle Carré Bernard Campan Bernard Le Coq Zabou Breitman |
| Cinematography | Dominique Chapuis |
| Edited by | Bernard Sasia |
| Music by | Ferenc Javori |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Wild Bunch Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $4.2 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.8 million[2] |
Plot
editClaire Poussin, a young woman in her early 30s whose mother has recently died from Alzheimer's, has been having memory loss problems since being struck by lightning. She believes she is showing the first signs of the disease, but her sister Nathalie thinks the problem is temporary. Claire seeks help by entering a clinic for people with memory-loss problems, which is located in a big country house and run by Prof. Christian Licht. Prof. Licht is having an affair with therapist Marie Bjorg, which he thinks is hidden from his patients, but isn't. At the clinic, Claire meets Philippe, a noted wine expert who is traumatized following a car accident which killed his wife and child, and they fall in love. When both of them are released, they move in together, but find that their condition severely affects their lives. Philippe recovers his memory, and is pained when he remembers the tragic accident, while Claire's condition becomes worse.
Cast
edit- Isabelle Carré as Claire Poussin
- Bernard Campan as Philippe
- Bernard Le Coq as Prof. Christian Licht
- Zabou Breitman as Marie Bjorg
- Anne Le Ny as Nathalie Poussin
- Dominique Pinon as Robert
- Aude Briant as Corinne
- Denys Granier-Deferre as Toto
- François Levantal as Daniel
- Jean-Claude Deret as Léo Finkel
- Céline Léger as Sarah
- Julien Courbey as Stéphane
- Guilaine Londez as Isabelle
Accolades
edit| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Awards | Best Actress | Isabelle Carré | Won | [3][4] |
| Best Actor | Bernard Campan | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Bernard Le Coq | Won | ||
| Best First Feature Film | Won | |||
| Cabourg Film Festival | Best New Actor | Bernard Campan | Won | [5] |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics | Best First French Film | Won | ||
| Lumières Awards | Best Actress | Isabelle Carré | Won | [6] |
References
edit- ^ "Se souvenir des belles choses (2002)". JPBox-Office. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Beautiful Memories". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "2003 Cesar Awards - Unifrance". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Polanski's "Pianist" Tops French Cesar Awards". IndieWire. February 24, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Fernando, Susitha R. (March 9, 2008). "Bonjour Cinema – Fifth Francophony Film Fest in Colombo". The Sunday Times. Vol. 42, no. 41. ISSN 1391-0531. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (February 17, 2003). "Amen shines at France's Lumieres". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
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