A suicidal It specialist and a blind archivist help a dying woman find the child she gave up for adoption in French director Albert Dupontel’s “Adieu les cons,” rechristened “Bye Bye Morons” in the U.S.. If you’re wondering how the iconoclastic Dupontel would incorporate such a trio into a comedy, drama, satire or farce, therein lies the issue: “Bye Bye Morons” tries to be all four of those genres at once, often to its detriment.
The visually inventive helmer, whose films are frequently based on dark and provocative ideas, again uses his anti-authoritarian streak as a blunt instrument, creating a frenetic and labored work that’s long on half-explored themes and short on laughs. That said, Gallic audiences thoroughly embraced the film, which opened days after the first Covid-19 curfew shut down a handful of major French cities in October 2020. Amid such exceptional circumstances, the film became a runaway box office success,...
The visually inventive helmer, whose films are frequently based on dark and provocative ideas, again uses his anti-authoritarian streak as a blunt instrument, creating a frenetic and labored work that’s long on half-explored themes and short on laughs. That said, Gallic audiences thoroughly embraced the film, which opened days after the first Covid-19 curfew shut down a handful of major French cities in October 2020. Amid such exceptional circumstances, the film became a runaway box office success,...
- 12/24/2021
- by Mark Keizer
- Variety Film + TV
In the road paved by the Koreans during the last decade, it was a matter of time before a Japanese director followed the same path, although Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s film is not a Hollywood one, but an international production involving companies from France, Japan, and Belgium. Let us see if his effort was a “Snowpiercer” or a “Last Stand”.
Stephane is a unique fashion photographer, who uses daguerreotype in his photo shoots in a secluded mansion in the suburbs of Paris, a very difficult process that demands from the model to stay completely still for more than an hour. The results, however, are remarkable, and Stephane is quite sought in the world of photography. On the other hand, he is a troubled man who is tormented by his wife’s death, to the point that he tries endlessly to immortalize her by photographing his 22-year-old daughter in...
Stephane is a unique fashion photographer, who uses daguerreotype in his photo shoots in a secluded mansion in the suburbs of Paris, a very difficult process that demands from the model to stay completely still for more than an hour. The results, however, are remarkable, and Stephane is quite sought in the world of photography. On the other hand, he is a troubled man who is tormented by his wife’s death, to the point that he tries endlessly to immortalize her by photographing his 22-year-old daughter in...
- 8/5/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Albert Dopontel’s “Bye Bye Morons” (“Adieu Les Cons”) has won the top prizes at France’s Cesar Awards, taking six awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor.
The black tragicomedy is about a terminally ill woman and a suicidal man on the run who team up in an attempt to locate the child the woman hasn’t seen in almost 30 years. It also won awards for Dupontel’s screenplay and for its cinematography and set design.
The only other film to win more than one award was the documentary “Adolescents,” which won in the Best Documentary and Best Editing categories.
“Bye Bye Morons” went into Friday’s Cesar Awards, France’s version of the Oscars, with 12 nominations, second only to Frederic Niedermeyer’s “Love Affair(s)”. That film won a single award, for supporting actress Emilie Dequenne.
“Two of Us,” France’s entry in this year...
The black tragicomedy is about a terminally ill woman and a suicidal man on the run who team up in an attempt to locate the child the woman hasn’t seen in almost 30 years. It also won awards for Dupontel’s screenplay and for its cinematography and set design.
The only other film to win more than one award was the documentary “Adolescents,” which won in the Best Documentary and Best Editing categories.
“Bye Bye Morons” went into Friday’s Cesar Awards, France’s version of the Oscars, with 12 nominations, second only to Frederic Niedermeyer’s “Love Affair(s)”. That film won a single award, for supporting actress Emilie Dequenne.
“Two of Us,” France’s entry in this year...
- 3/13/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
46th ceremony unfolded amid growing anger within French film industry over cinema closures.
Albert Dupontel’s Bye Bye Morons topped the awards at a politically-charged 46th Césars ceremony on Friday evening (March 12), marked by growing anger within the French film industry over the ongoing closure of cinemas and other cultural spaces as part of anti-Covid-19 measures.
Bye Bye Morons clinched seven Césars including best film, director, cinematography (Alexis Kavyrchine), best original screenplay (Dupontel), best supporting actor (Nicolas Marié), best production design (Carlos Conti) and the fledgeling César des Lycéens, which is voted on by 1,500 high school students.
Dupontel, who previously...
Albert Dupontel’s Bye Bye Morons topped the awards at a politically-charged 46th Césars ceremony on Friday evening (March 12), marked by growing anger within the French film industry over the ongoing closure of cinemas and other cultural spaces as part of anti-Covid-19 measures.
Bye Bye Morons clinched seven Césars including best film, director, cinematography (Alexis Kavyrchine), best original screenplay (Dupontel), best supporting actor (Nicolas Marié), best production design (Carlos Conti) and the fledgeling César des Lycéens, which is voted on by 1,500 high school students.
Dupontel, who previously...
- 3/13/2021
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Albert Dupontel’s dark comedy Bye Bye Morons was the big winner at the 2021 César Awards, France’s top film honor, held Friday night.
Bye Bye Morons won 7 Césars, including best film and best director. Dupontel also won best original screenplay for his script. The film also picked up the best supporting actor César for Nicolas Marié, best production design for Carlos Conti, and best cinematography for Alexis Kavyrchine. Bye Bye Morons also won the César des lycéens, a people’s choice award, voted on by French high school students. The film follows a seriously ill woman who tries to find her long-lost child ...
Bye Bye Morons won 7 Césars, including best film and best director. Dupontel also won best original screenplay for his script. The film also picked up the best supporting actor César for Nicolas Marié, best production design for Carlos Conti, and best cinematography for Alexis Kavyrchine. Bye Bye Morons also won the César des lycéens, a people’s choice award, voted on by French high school students. The film follows a seriously ill woman who tries to find her long-lost child ...
- 3/12/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emmanuel Mouret’s Les Choses Qu’On Dit, Les Choses Qu’On Fait, aka Love Affair(s), leads France’s César Award nominations with a total 13 including each of the top acting categories as well as Best Director and Best Film. The official 2020 Cannes Film Festival selection is followed by Albert Dupontel’s comedy/drama Adieu Les Cons (Bye Bye Morons) and François Ozon’s Eté 85 (Summer Of 85) with 12 each. The latter was released locally last summer and played Toronto in September.
Other titles to make the cut this morning include the Oscar shortlisted Two Of Us (Deux) from Filippo Meneghetti with Best Actress nods for leads Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa as well as Best Original Screenplay and Best Debut Feature.
In the Foreign Film category are Sam Mendes’ 1917, Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters, Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round (also Oscar shortlisted on Tuesday), Jan Komasa’s La Communion...
Other titles to make the cut this morning include the Oscar shortlisted Two Of Us (Deux) from Filippo Meneghetti with Best Actress nods for leads Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa as well as Best Original Screenplay and Best Debut Feature.
In the Foreign Film category are Sam Mendes’ 1917, Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters, Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round (also Oscar shortlisted on Tuesday), Jan Komasa’s La Communion...
- 2/10/2021
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
“Daguerreotype” is Kurosawa’s first cinematic excursion outside of Japan. While we have become accustomed to seeing Asian directors choosing to shoot their first non-Japanese language feature in English and mainly within the constraints of the Us studio system – Nakata has directed in both the Us and UK albeit not with much success – Kurosawa’s choice of France works exceptionally well and hasn’t impacted negatively on his artistic or aesthetic vision. Instead, “Daguerreotype” seamlessly melds Kurosawa’s Japanese sensibility with those of French art cinema.
“Daguerrotype” is screening at Japan Cuts, that will be until July 23.
Jean Malassis (Tahar Rahim), a young seemingly aimless drifter, takes a job as an assistant to Stephane (Olivier Gourmet), a reclusive photographer who lives in a dilapidated mansion just outside Paris, with his daughter, Marie (Constance Rousseau). Stephane’s obsession with recreating the past through the use of a daguerreotype is offset by the ethereal beauty of Marie,...
“Daguerrotype” is screening at Japan Cuts, that will be until July 23.
Jean Malassis (Tahar Rahim), a young seemingly aimless drifter, takes a job as an assistant to Stephane (Olivier Gourmet), a reclusive photographer who lives in a dilapidated mansion just outside Paris, with his daughter, Marie (Constance Rousseau). Stephane’s obsession with recreating the past through the use of a daguerreotype is offset by the ethereal beauty of Marie,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Colette Balmain
- AsianMoviePulse
France’s Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma unveiled its nominations for the César Awards this morning in Paris. The races for the country’s Oscar equivalent are led by Xavier Legrand’s feature debut Jusqu’à La Garde (Custody) and Gilles Lellouche’s Le Grand Bain (Sink Or Swim) with 10 mentions each. They are followed by Jacques Audiard’s English-language western, The Sisters Brothers, and Pierre Salvadori’s En Liberté! (The Trouble With You) with nine a piece. All four are in the Best Picture and Director categories.
There’s a noticeably lighter edge to the nominations this year with Le Grand Bain a sort of Full Monty à la française that sees a group of middle-aged men form a synchronized swimming team. The movie debuted out of competition in Cannes and became the 3rd highest grossing local title of 2018 with over 5M tickets sold.
Also out of Cannes,...
There’s a noticeably lighter edge to the nominations this year with Le Grand Bain a sort of Full Monty à la française that sees a group of middle-aged men form a synchronized swimming team. The movie debuted out of competition in Cannes and became the 3rd highest grossing local title of 2018 with over 5M tickets sold.
Also out of Cannes,...
- 1/23/2019
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Chanson Douce
French director Lucie Borleteau heads into sophomore territory with Chanson Douce (translates as Lullaby), an adaptation of the novel by Leila Slimani (known as The Perfect Nanny stateside). Why Not Productions’ Pascal Caucheteaux and Gregoire Sorlat are producing alongside Nathalie Gastaldo Godeau from Pan-Europeenne, with France 3 Cinema serving as co-producer. Cinematographer Alexis Kavyrchine is lensing a cast which includes Karin Viard, Leila Bekhti and Antoine Reinartz. Borleteau’s first feature, 2014’s Fidelio: Alice’s Odyssey (read our review), competed in Locarno, winning Ariane Labed Best Actress, eventually snagging a Cesar nomination for Best First Feature.…...
French director Lucie Borleteau heads into sophomore territory with Chanson Douce (translates as Lullaby), an adaptation of the novel by Leila Slimani (known as The Perfect Nanny stateside). Why Not Productions’ Pascal Caucheteaux and Gregoire Sorlat are producing alongside Nathalie Gastaldo Godeau from Pan-Europeenne, with France 3 Cinema serving as co-producer. Cinematographer Alexis Kavyrchine is lensing a cast which includes Karin Viard, Leila Bekhti and Antoine Reinartz. Borleteau’s first feature, 2014’s Fidelio: Alice’s Odyssey (read our review), competed in Locarno, winning Ariane Labed Best Actress, eventually snagging a Cesar nomination for Best First Feature.…...
- 1/2/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Mélanie Thierry as Marguerite Duras in Memoir Of War. © Music Box Films
Melanie Thierry gives a haunting performance in director Emmanuel Finkiel’s finely-crafted Memoir Of War. This powerful, beautifully-shot French-language drama is an adaptation of Marguerite Duras’ partly-autobiographical novel “The War: A Memoir” about her experiences in Paris in World War II.
In Nazi-occupied Paris 1944, Marguerite Duras and her husband Robert Antelme are members of the French Resistance when Robert is arrested by the Gestapo. Seeking answers about her husband’s fate, Marguerite (Melanie Thierry) goes to the local authorities, where French police are working with the Gestapo. In the waiting room, she is approached by a French collaborator, Rabier (Benoit Magimel), who offers to help her find out where her husband is being held. Sensing Rabier’s romantic interest, Marguerite begins a cat-and-mouse relationship in which she probes for information about her husband’s fate as the policeman...
Melanie Thierry gives a haunting performance in director Emmanuel Finkiel’s finely-crafted Memoir Of War. This powerful, beautifully-shot French-language drama is an adaptation of Marguerite Duras’ partly-autobiographical novel “The War: A Memoir” about her experiences in Paris in World War II.
In Nazi-occupied Paris 1944, Marguerite Duras and her husband Robert Antelme are members of the French Resistance when Robert is arrested by the Gestapo. Seeking answers about her husband’s fate, Marguerite (Melanie Thierry) goes to the local authorities, where French police are working with the Gestapo. In the waiting room, she is approached by a French collaborator, Rabier (Benoit Magimel), who offers to help her find out where her husband is being held. Sensing Rabier’s romantic interest, Marguerite begins a cat-and-mouse relationship in which she probes for information about her husband’s fate as the policeman...
- 8/24/2018
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Kiyoshi Kurosawa has ways of making it look easy, even unimpressive. To my knowledge, he has never made a film that’s less than a pleasure to simply observe, richly detailed in environment and carefully calibrated in composition, cutting, and gesture — masterclasses too focused on feeling (excitement, mystery, romance, and, most often, terror) to pronounce great pretensions. The latest (and first French-language) entry into his filmography, Daguerrotype, doesn’t stand with the Japanese auteur’s greatest work, nor as much of a great work in total, but it’s one we shouldn’t take for granted, in large part because it manages to strike the most elusive of moods: admirably boring.
That this hardly sounds like much of an endorsement is all the more reason to experience the thing for yourself. Daguerrotype hardly conforms to expectations, starting with a set-up that’s primed for horror — it’s the kind that...
That this hardly sounds like much of an endorsement is all the more reason to experience the thing for yourself. Daguerrotype hardly conforms to expectations, starting with a set-up that’s primed for horror — it’s the kind that...
- 9/11/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
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