France’s film community congratulated Isabelle Huppert on her Oscar nomination, adding yet another to her growing list of accolades for her performance in “Elle.” The French Academy announced its nominees for what Americans call the “French Oscars” on Wednesday morning. “Elle” received 11 nominations in total, including best film and best director for Paul Verhoeven.
Following in a close send was Francois Ozon’s “Frantz,” which garnered 10 nominations, and Bruno Dumont’s “Slack Bay,” which received nine. Xavier Dolan received a best director nomination for “It’s Only the End of the World.” Actors Vincent Cassel, Gaspard Ulliel, and Nathalie Baye were all nominated for their work in Dolan’s film as well.
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Following in a close send was Francois Ozon’s “Frantz,” which garnered 10 nominations, and Bruno Dumont’s “Slack Bay,” which received nine. Xavier Dolan received a best director nomination for “It’s Only the End of the World.” Actors Vincent Cassel, Gaspard Ulliel, and Nathalie Baye were all nominated for their work in Dolan’s film as well.
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- 1/25/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Chicago International Film Festival 2011
Hotel Swooni
Directed by: Kaat Beels
Cast: Natali Broods, Enrique De Roeck, Sara de Roo
Running Time: 1 hr 26 mins
Rating: Tbd
Release Date: Tbd
Click Here for complete coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff 2011)
Plot: The story of a strange course of events that unite people in a Belgian hotel over twenty-four hours.
Who’S It For? Do you like pleasing movies that are especially well-written? Want to see a probable winner for the “New Directors Competition”? See Swooni.
Overall
An entry in the New Directors Competition, Hotel Swooniis a beautiful film from Belgium that is bound to surprise any filmgoer who decides to take a chance on it.
Hotel Swooni works like this: a boy searches for his father in the posh Hotel Swooni, after being told that his uncle works there. A married couple checks in for one night to celebrate a friend’s wedding.
Hotel Swooni
Directed by: Kaat Beels
Cast: Natali Broods, Enrique De Roeck, Sara de Roo
Running Time: 1 hr 26 mins
Rating: Tbd
Release Date: Tbd
Click Here for complete coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival (Ciff 2011)
Plot: The story of a strange course of events that unite people in a Belgian hotel over twenty-four hours.
Who’S It For? Do you like pleasing movies that are especially well-written? Want to see a probable winner for the “New Directors Competition”? See Swooni.
Overall
An entry in the New Directors Competition, Hotel Swooniis a beautiful film from Belgium that is bound to surprise any filmgoer who decides to take a chance on it.
Hotel Swooni works like this: a boy searches for his father in the posh Hotel Swooni, after being told that his uncle works there. A married couple checks in for one night to celebrate a friend’s wedding.
- 10/6/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
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