Declaration of War (French: La Guerre est déclarée) is a 2011 French film directed by Valérie Donzelli, and written by and starring Donzelli and Jérémie Elkaïm; it is based on actual events in their lives together, when they were a young couple caring for their dangerously ill son.[3][4] It was released on the 31 August 2011 and received very positive reviews; Allociné, a review aggregation website gave it an average of 4.3 stars out of five.[5] Le Monde gave it a full five stars, saying "Against cancer, an undoubtable force of happiness".[6] The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[7][8] but it did not make the final shortlist.[9]
| Declaration of War | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Valérie Donzelli |
| Written by | Jérémie Elkaïm Valérie Donzelli |
| Produced by | Edouard Weil |
| Starring | Valérie Donzelli |
| Cinematography | Sébastien Buchmann |
| Edited by | Pauline Gaillard |
| Distributed by | Wild Bunch Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $1.6 million [1] |
| Box office | $7.7 million [2] |
Cast
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- Valérie Donzelli as Juliette
- Jérémie Elkaïm as Roméo Benaïm
- César Desseix as Adam (18 months old)
- Gabriel Elkaïm as Adam (8 years old)
- Brigitte Sy as Claudia, Roméo's mother
- Elina Löwensohn as Alex, Claudia's wife
- Michèle Moretti as Geneviève, Juliette's mother
- Philippe Laudenbach as Philippe, Juliette's father
- Bastien Bouillon as Nikos
- Béatrice De Staël as Doctor Prat, pediatrician
- Anne Le Ny as Doctor Fitoussi, neurologist
- Frédéric Pierrot as Doctor Sainte-Rose, surgeon
- Blanche Gardin as The Hostess Necker
- Jennifer Decker as A girl at the feast of Jeanne
Reception
editCritical response
editDeclaration of War has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 43 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10.[10] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[11]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gijón International Film Festival | Grand Prix Asturias for Best Film | Declaration of War | Won |
| Best Actor | Jérémie Elkaïm | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Valérie Donzelli | Won | ||
| Paris Cinema | Jury Award for Best Feature Film | Declaration of War (Valérie Donzelli) | Won | |
| Audience Award | Valérie Donzelli | Won | ||
| Bloggers' Award | Won | |||
| 2012 | César Awards 2012[12] | Best Film | Declaration of War | Nominated |
| Best Director | Valérie Donzelli | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Pauline Gaillard | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | André Rigaut, Laurent Gabiot, Sébastien Savine | Nominated | ||
| Étoiles d'Or | Best Screenplay (Scénario) | Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli | Won | |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | SIGNIS Award | Valérie Donzelli | Nominated | |
| SIGNIS Award - Special Mention | Won | |||
| 17th Lumières Awards | Best Actress | Valérie Donzelli | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "La Guerre est déclarée (Declaration of War) (2011) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ "Declaration of War (2012) - Box Office Mojo". Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 120. ISBN 978-1908215017.
- ^ "La Guerre est déclarée".
- ^ "La Guerre est déclarée: Les critiques presse".
- ^ ""La guerre est déclarée" : Contre le cancer, la force redoutable du bonheur". Le Monde.fr. 30 August 2011.
- ^ Leffler, Rebecca (16 September 2011). "France Makes a 'Declaration of War' in Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Declaration of War". Rotten Tomatoes. January 27, 2012.
- ^ "Declaration of War" – via Metacritic.
- ^ http://www.lescesarducinema.com [bare URL]
External links
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