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)
A beautiful waif (Paradis) is prepared to leap to her death in the Seine but is rescued from her grim fate by a raffish carnival knife thrower (Auteuil, in a performance that won him a Cesar Award for Best Actor). Lovely, quirky, winsome and erotic, this fairytale vision from director Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire) is a romance so captivating, you won't want it to end! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)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)