All Your Faces (French: Je verrai toujours vos visages, lit. 'I Will Always See Your Faces')[5] is a 2023 French drama film written and directed by Jeanne Herry.[6] It stars an ensemble cast, which includes Birane Ba, Leïla Bekhti, Dali Benssalah, Élodie Bouchez, Suliane Brahim, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Gilles Lellouche, Miou-Miou, Denis Podalydès and Fred Testot.
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| French | Je verrai toujours vos visages |
| Literally | I Will Always See Your Faces |
| Directed by | Jeanne Herry |
| Written by | Jeanne Herry |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Loir[1] |
| Edited by | Francis Vesin[1] |
| Music by | Pascal Sangla[1] |
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| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes[3] |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $9.1 million[4] |
It was released in France on 29 March 2023. It received nine nominations at the 49th César Awards, and won Best Supporting Actress (for Exarchopoulos).
Premise
editThe film explores the practice of restorative justice, which was introduced into the French criminal justice system in 2014. Restorative justice offers victims and perpetrators of offences to engage in mediated dialogue, supervised by professionals and volunteers.
Cast
edit- Birane Ba as Issa
- Leïla Bekhti as Nawelle
- Dali Benssalah as Nassim
- Élodie Bouchez as Judith
- Suliane Brahim as Fanny
- Jean-Pierre Darroussin as Michel
- Adèle Exarchopoulos as Chloé Delarme
- Gilles Lellouche as Grégoire
- Miou-Miou as Sabine
- Denis Podalydès as Paul
- Fred Testot as Thomas
- Anne Benoît as Yvette
- Raphaël Quenard as Benjamin Delarme
- Sébastien Houbani as Mehdi
- Catherine Arditi as Chloé's grandmother
Release
editThe film was distributed in France by StudioCanal on 29 March 2023.[7]
Reception
editBox office
editAll Your Faces grossed $9.0 million in France, and $86,925 in Spain, for a worldwide total of $9.1 million.[4]
In France, the film opened alongside Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Bonne Conduite, Apaches and The Lost King. The film sold 43,031 admissions on its first day,[8] 17,357 of which were preview screenings.[9] It went on to sell 225,409 admissions in its opening weekend, finishing 3rd at the box office.[10] At the end of its theatrical run, the film sold a total of 1,165,205 admissions.[9]
Critical response
editAll Your Faces received an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 35 reviews.[11]
Éric Neuhoff of Le Figaro wrote that the film "orchestrates a fascinating dialogue between victims and offenders".[12]
Accolades
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| César Awards | 23 February 2024 | Best Film | All Your Faces | Nominated | [13] |
| Best Director | Jeanne Herry | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Leïla Bekhti | Nominated | |||
| Élodie Bouchez | Nominated | ||||
| Adèle Exarchopoulos | Won | ||||
| Miou-Miou | Nominated | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Jeanne Herry | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Francis Vesin | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Rémi Daru, Guadalupe Cassius, Loïc Prian and Marc Doisne | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jeanne Herry : "Le réel ne me contraint jamais, il m'inspire"". CNC.fr (in French). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Je verrai toujours vos visages". Les productions du Trésor (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "All Your Faces (Je verrai toujours vos visages)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b "All Your Faces (2023)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Lesprit, Bruno (6 April 2023). "Ex-Daft Punk Thomas Bangalter: 'I like the idea of being a beginner'". Le Monde. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Baronnet, Brigitte (29 March 2023). "Je verrai toujours vos visages : un film haletant avec Adèle Exarchopoulos sur un aspect méconnu de la justice française". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Voyages en Italie, Je verrai toujours vos visages, Sept hivers à Teheran... : les films de la semaine aidés par le CNC". CNC.fr (in French). 28 March 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Mrad, Slim (30 March 2023). "Box-office 1er jour : Shazam ! 2 manque de rage". Boxoffice Pro (in French). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Je verrai toujours vos visages (2023)". JP Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Mrad, Slim (3 April 2023). "Box-office week-end : Shazam 2 s'impose timidement". Boxoffice Pro (in French). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Critiques Presse pour le film Je verrai toujours vos visages". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Neuhoff, Éric (28 March 2023). "Notre critique de Je verrai toujours vos visages: victimes et délinquants face à face". Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Barat, Mathilde (23 February 2024). "César 2024: Anatomie d'une chute sacré meilleur film. Le palmarès complet de la 49e cérémonie". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
External links
edit- All Your Faces at IMDb
- All Your Faces at AlloCiné (in French)
- All Your Faces at Unifrance (in French)
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