Love at First Fight (French: Les Combattants) is a 2014 French romantic comedy film directed by Thomas Cailley. It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival,[3] where it won the FIPRESCI Prize in the Parallel Section.[4] In January 2015, the film received nine nominations at the 40th César Awards, winning Best Actress, Most Promising Actor and Best First Feature Film.[5][6]
| Love at First Fight | |
|---|---|
 French theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Thomas Cailley |
| Written by | Thomas Cailley Claude Le Pape |
| Produced by | Pierre Guyard |
| Starring | Adèle Haenel Kévin Azaïs |
| Cinematography | David Cailley |
| Edited by | Lilian Corbeille |
| Music by | Lionel Flairs Benoît Rault Philippe Deshaies |
| Distributed by | Haut et Court |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $3 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.3 million[2] |
Cast
edit- Adèle Haenel as Madeleine
- Kévin Azaïs as Arnaud Labrède
- Antoine Laurent as Manu Labrède
- Brigitte Roüan as Hélène Labrède
- William Lebghil as Xavier
- Thibault Berducat as Victor
- Nicolas Wanczycki as Lieutenant Schliefer
- Steve Tientcheu as Adjudant Ruiz
Accolades
edit| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabourg Film Festival | Male Revelation | Kévin Azaïs | Won |
| 2014 Cairo International Film Festival[7] | Best Actress | Adèle Haenel | Won |
| 2014 Cannes Film Festival[4][8] | FIPRESCI Prize (Directors' Fortnight) | Thomas Cailley | Won |
| Art Cinema Award | Thomas Cailley | Won | |
| SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight) | Thomas Cailley | Won | |
| Europa Cinemas Label Award | Thomas Cailley | Won | |
| Caméra d'Or | Thomas Cailley | Nominated | |
| 40th César Awards[5] | Best Film | Love at First Fight | Nominated |
| Best Director | Thomas Cailley | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Adèle Haenel | Won | |
| Most Promising Actor | Kévin Azaïs | Won | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Thomas Cailley and Claude Le Pape | Nominated | |
| Best First Feature Film | Love at First Fight | Won | |
| Best Editing | Lilian Corbeille | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Jean-Luc Audy, Guillaume Bouchateau and Niels Barletta | Nominated | |
| Best Music Written for a Film | Lionel Flairs, Benoît Rault and Philippe Deshaies | Nominated | |
| Globes de Cristal Award | Best Film | Love at First Fight | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Adèle Haenel | Nominated | |
| 2014 Louis Delluc Prize[9] | Best First Film | Thomas Cailley | Won |
| 20th Lumières Awards[10] | Best Actress | Adèle Haenel | Nominated |
| Best Male Revelation | Kévin Azaïs | Won | |
| Best First Film | Love at First Fight | Won | |
| Prix du Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma[11] | Best First Film | Love at First Fight | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Love at First Fight". JP Box Office. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "Les Combattants (Love At First Sight) (2014)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2014 lineup unveiled". Screendaily. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Festival Reports - Cannes Film Festival 2014". FIPRESCI. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ a b "César 2015 : les nominations". AlloCiné. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Cesar Awards: 'Timbktu' Sweeps, Kristen Stewart Makes History". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ "Melbourne wins best picture in Cairo". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight 2014 Winners List". Deadline London. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "'Sils Maria' Wins France's Louis Delluc Critics' Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "France's Lumiere Awards Nominations Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "PRIX DU SYNDICAT FRANÇAIS DE LA CRITIQUE 2014". Prix du Syndicat Français de la Critique. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2015.