My Way, released in France as Cloclo, is a 2012 French biographical drama film about the life of French singer, songwriter and entertainer Claude François. It is co-written and directed by Florent-Emilio Siri, and stars Jérémie Renier as François.
| My Way | |
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| Directed by | Florent-Emilio Siri |
| Screenplay by | Julien Rappeneau |
| Story by | Julian Rappeneau Florent-Emilio Siri |
| Produced by | Cyril Colbeau-Justin Jean-Baptiste Dupon |
| Starring | Jérémie Renier |
| Cinematography | Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci |
| Edited by | Olivier Gajan |
| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Countries | France Belgium |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $22.5 million [1] |
| Box office | $16.8 million [2] |
Cloclo refers to François' nickname, while the international name was chosen due to the eponymous song popularized by Frank Sinatra, but originally co-written, co-composed and performed as "Comme d'habitude" by François. The film follows the life of the singer from his childhood in Egypt in the 1940s to his accidental death in 1978.
Cast
edit- Jérémie Renier as Claude François
- Benoît Magimel as Paul Lederman
- Monica Scattini as Lucia "Souffa" François
- Sabrina Seyvecou as Josette "Jojo" François
- Ana Girardot as Isabelle Forêt
- Joséphine Japy as France Gall
- Maud Jurez as Janet Woollacot
- Marc Barbé as Aimé François
- Eric Savin as Jean-Jacques Tilche
- Émilie Caen as Geneviève Leroy
- Sophie Meister as Kathalyn Jones
- Janicke Askevold as Sofia
- Pascal Aubert as Eddy Marnay
- Robert Knepper as Frank Sinatra
- Alison Wheeler as Sylvie Mathurin
Reception
editThe film received positive reviews from film critics, who praised Renier's performance and Siri's direction. It holds an 83% rating on the film critics aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes based on 6 reviews.[3]
Accolades
edit| Organization | Award category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabourg Film Festival[4] | Ciné Swan | Florent-Emilio Siri | Nominated |
| Swan d'or du meilleur acteur (Best Actor) | Jérémie Renier | Won | |
| César Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benoît Magimel | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Mimi Lempicka | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction | Philippe Chiffre | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | Antoine Deflandre, Germaine Boulay and Eric Tisserand | Won | |
| Magritte Awards | Best Actor | Jérémie Renier | Nominated |
| COLCOA[4] | Film d'ouverture (opening film) | Florent-Emilio Siri | Nominated |
| Prix spécial de la critic (Special Critics' Price) | Nominated | ||
| Mention spéciale du public (Special Public's Mention) | Nominated | ||
| Mention spécial (Special Mention) | Nominated | ||
| Rendez-Vous with French Cinema à Rome[4] | Nouveautés (New) | Nominated | |
| Hamburg Film Festival | Art Cinema Award | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "CLOCLO (2012)". JP' Box-Office. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ "My Way".
- ^ "Cloclo". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ a b c "Prix et nominations pour Cloclo".
External links
edit- My Way at IMDb
- My Way at Rotten Tomatoes