Pretty Things (French: Les Jolies Choses) is a 2001 French drama film written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, based on the 1998 novel Les Jolies Choses by Virginie Despentes. It won the Prix Michel d'Ornano at the 2001 Deauville American Film Festival.[3] In the film, Marion Cotillard portrays twins of completely opposite characters, Lucie and Marie. She was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance.[4]
| Pretty Things | |
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| French | Les Jolies Choses |
| Directed by | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
| Screenplay by | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
| Based on | Les Jolies Choses by Virginie Despentes |
| Produced by | Stéphane Marsil |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Pascal Ridao |
| Edited by | Bertrand Collard |
| Music by | David Moreau |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | UIP |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €3.3 million[1] ($3.8 million) |
| Box office | $913,068[2] |
Cast
edit- Marion Cotillard as Marie / Lucie
- Clémence Roussillon as young Marie
- Anna Roussillon as young Lucie
- Stomy Bugsy as Nicolas
- Patrick Bruel as Jacques
- Titoff as Sébastien
- Ophélie Winter as Jessica
- Tony Amoni as Steve
- Matthieu Touboul as Martin
- Olivier Granier as the father
- Aude Brenner as the mother
- Nikita Lespinasse as Heidi
- Guy Amram as Fred
- Martin Amic as Arthur
- Axelle Renoir as the journalist
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Deauville Film Festival | Michel d'Ornano Award | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Won[3] |
| 2002 | César Awards | Most Promising Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated[4] |
In popular culture
editThe name of the film is an answer to a pop trivia game in The Office episode "Trivia".[5]
References
edit- ^ "Les Jolies Choses". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Pretty Things (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Prix Michel d'Ornano". Deauville American Film Festival. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ a b "27th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (2002) - Films from 2001". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Kevin Beats Oscar in the Quiz - The Office US". YouTube. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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