Souvenir (2016 film)
Souvenir | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | Bavo Defurne Jacques Boon |
Produced by | Yves Verbraeken, |
Starring | Isabelle Huppert Kévin Azaïs Johan Leysen |
Cinematography | Philippe Guilbert |
Edited by | Sophie Vercruysse |
Music by | Pink Martini |
Production companies | Bonjour Pictures Avenue B Productions Frakas Productions Deal Production |
Distributed by | ARP Distribution (France) Strand Releasing(USA) Pathé International (World) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Countries | Belgium Luxembourg France |
Language | French |
Souvenir is a 2016 romance film directed and co-written by . It stars Isabelle Huppert, Kévin Azaïs, and Johan Leysen.[1][2][3]
Plot[]
A forgotten singer, who once participated in Eurovision, meets a young boxer who will try to convince her to make a comeback.
Cast[]
- Isabelle Huppert as Liliane.
- Alice D'Hauwe as Young Liliane.
- Kévin Azaïs as Jean.
- Johan Leysen as Tony.
- Carlo Ferrante as Rudi Riva.
Release[]
Critical reception[]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[4] Metacritic gave the film a score of 49 out of 100 based on 10 critical reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]
Accolades[]
With Souvenir won the VFF Highlight Pitch Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market in 2014.[6]
was nominated for the Kévin Azaïs. The film won the Ensor for Best Costume Design.[6]
, the Flanders equivalent of the Oscars, for Best Direction for the film in 2017. Other nominations included Best Make-up, Best Art Direction and Best Actor forReferences[]
- ^ Tuffin, Stephen (26 July 2016). "Souvenir van Bavo Defurne naar Toronto". Vertigo. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Pinto, Vitor (16 September 2015). "Isabelle Huppert to star in Bavo Defurne's Souvenir". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Souvenir". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Souvenir (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Souvenir Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Souvenir (2016): Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2016 films
- French-language films
- 2016 romance films
- French romance films
- French films
- Luxembourgian films
- Belgian films
- Belgian romance films
- Films about singers
- Belgian film stubs
- European film stubs
- Luxembourg stubs
- 2010s French film stubs