Souvenir (2016 film)

Souvenir
Souvenir
	Film poster
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	24 August 2016 (Angoulême); 21 December 2016 (France);
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 [nl], 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 for Kévin Azaïs. The film won the Ensor for Best Costume Design.^[6]