Le Grand Soir (English: "The Big Night" French pronunciation: [lə ɡʁɑ̃ swaʁ]) is a 2012 French-Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival[3][4] where it won the Special Jury Prize.[5] It won the Magritte Award for Best Costume Design.[6]
| Le Grand Soir | |
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| Directed by | Benoît Delépine Gustave de Kervern |
| Written by | Benoît Delépine Gustave de Kervern |
| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Guérin André Logie |
| Starring | Benoît Poelvoorde Albert Dupontel |
| Cinematography | Hugues Poulain |
| Edited by | Stéphane Elmadjian |
| Music by | Les Wampas Brigitte Fontaine |
| Distributed by | Ad Vitam (France) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $3.5 million [1] |
| Box office | $2.9 million [2] |
Plot
editNot is a notorious punk while his brother Jean-Pierre leads a square life as a salesman. One day Not realises that his brother needs some support. Jean-Pierre struggles with his job and also fails when he tries to save his marriage. Not teaches his brother to survive after all.
Cast
edit- Benoît Poelvoorde as Not
- Albert Dupontel as Jean-Pierre Bonzini
- Brigitte Fontaine as Mother – Marie-Annick Bonzini
- Areski Belkacem as Father – René Bonzini
- Bouli Lanners as the security guard
- Serge Larivière as the director of the 'Grand Litier'
- Stéphanie Pillonca as Jean-Pierre's ex-wife
- Miss Ming as the mute young woman
- Chloé Mons as the punk girl
- Yolande Moreau as the punk girl's mother
- Gérard Depardieu as Juvénal
- Didier Wampas as himself
- Noël Godin as the husband
- Denis Barthe as the barkeeper
References
edit- ^ "Le grand soir (2012)". JP Box Office. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Not Dead".
- ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ "2012 Cannes Film Festival line-up announced!". Total Film. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Cannes (27 May 2012). "Awards 2012". festival-cannes.fr. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Leurquin, Anne-Sophie (2 February 2013). "Quatre Magritte pour " A perdre la raison "". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
External links
edit- Official Press Kit (in English)
- Le Grand Soir at IMDb
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