In the Name of the Son (French: Au nom du fils) is a 2012 black comedy film directed by Vincent Lannoo, who wrote the film with Albert Charles and Philippe Falardeau. It had its world premiere at the Namur Film Festival on 29 September 2012.
| In the Name of the Son | |
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| Directed by | Vincent Lannoo |
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| Music by | Michelino Bisceglia |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
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| Language | French |
The film received seven nominations at the 2013 Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director for Lannoo, winning Most Promising Actor for Achille Ridolfi.
Cast
edit- Astrid Whettnall as Elisabeth
- Philippe Nahon as Father Taon
- Achille Ridolfi as Achille
- Albert Chassagne-Baradat
- Zacharie Chasseriaud as Jean-Charles
- Lionel Bourguet
- Jacky Nercessian
Accolades
edit| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[1] | Independent Camera Award | Vincent Lannoo | Nominated |
| Magritte Award[2] | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Best Director | Vincent Lannoo | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Astrid Whettnall | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Dominique Baeyens | Nominated | |
| Most Promising Actor | Achille Ridolfi | Won | |
| Best Sound | Philippe Charbonnel, Guilhem Donzel, Matthieu Michaux | Nominated | |
| Best Original Score | Michel Bisceglia | Nominated | |
| Méliès International Festivals Federation[3] | Méliès d'Or | Won | |
| Montréal Festival of New Cinema[4] | Best Film | Nominated | |
| Namur Film Festival[5] | Best Film | Nominated | |
| BeTV Award | Vincent Lannoo | Won | |
| Neuchâtel International Film Festival[6] | Best European Fantastic Film | Won | |
| Ramdam Award[7] | Film of the Year | Won |
References
edit- ^ Engelen, Aurore (4 June 2013). "First-class Belgian trio in Karlovy Vary with Marion Hänsel, Vincent Lannoo and Felix Van Groeningen". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Les Magritte du cinéma 2014". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Au nom du fils de Vincent Lannoo remporte le Méliès d'Or". Cinevox (in French). 11 October 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Engelen, Aurore (29 September 2013). "Four Belgian films at the New Cinema Festival in Montreal". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Palmarès 2012" (in French). FIFF. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Au nom du fils de Vincent Lannoo remporte le Méliès d'argent à Neuchâtel" (in French). Wallonie-Bruxelles Images. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Mahieux, Edith (15 February 2013). "Le Ramdam Festival de Tournai". Cinergie (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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