France,
1984, 90 min
Directed by:
Bertrand TavernierCinematography:
Bruno de KeyzerCast:
Michel Aumont, Sabine Azéma, Geneviève Mnich, Claude Winter, Monique Chaumette, Jean-Roger Milo, Marc Perrone, Quentin Ogier, Louis Ducreux, Pascale VignalPlots(1)
This lyrical film, whose style and slow tempo make it look like a living impressionist painting, is set in French countryside in the era before the Great War. It captures a get-together of an aged painter and his family full of indirect confrontations of opposing stands. (Summer Film School)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1985 - Best Film not in the English Language
César Awards
- 1985 - Sabine Azéma (Best Actress)
- 1985 - Bertrand Tavernier, Colo Tavernier (Best Adaptation)
- 1985 - Bruno de Keyzer (Best Cinematography)
- 1985 - Best Film
- 1985 - Bertrand Tavernier (Best Director)
- 1985 - Louis Ducreux (Best Actor)
- 1985 - Michel Aumont (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1985 - Best Editing
Golden Globes
- 1985 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1984 - Best Foreign Language Film
- 1984 - Bertrand Tavernier (Best Director)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1984 - Bertrand Tavernier (Best Director)
- 1984 - Bertrand Tavernier (Golden Palm - Official Competition)