France,
1999, 90 min
Directed by:
Patrice LeconteScreenplay:
Serge FrydmanCinematography:
Jean-Marie DreujouCast:
Vanessa Paradis, Daniel Auteuil, Mireille Mossé, Pierre-François Martin-Laval, Luc Palun, Farouk Bermouga, Isabelle Petit-Jacques, Catherine Lascault (more)Plots(1)
Adele leans over a bridge ready to throw herself in the river yet someone stops her. Gabor is a knife thower and wants her to be his human target. They travel together but it is only after they are separate that they realise they were meant to be together. (Pathé Distribution UK)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2001 - Best Film not in the English Language
César Awards
- 2000 - Daniel Auteuil (Best Actor)
- 2000 - Best Film
- 2000 - Patrice Leconte (Best Director)
- 2000 - Vanessa Paradis (Best Actress)
- 2000 - Serge Frydman (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
- 2000 - Best Sound
- 2000 - Jean-Marie Dreujou (Best Cinematography)
- 2000 - Best Editing
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2001 - Patrice Leconte (Best Non-American Film)
Golden Globes
- 2000 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2000 - Patrice Leconte (Best Foreign-Language Film)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF)
- 1999 - Patrice Leconte (Grand Prix – Crystal Globe)