César 2007

The 32nd Césars , the most important French film award, took place on February 24, 2007 in the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris . The film 2006 was a 45 percent market share in Europe the most successful and 85 million moviegoers in 23 years for the local film industry, as the film producer Alain Terzian announced. Terzian is the current president of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma , which awards the film prizes. The French film was thus just behind the Hollywood productions, which had a European market share of 45.8 percent.

Favorite films

When the nominations were announced on January 26, 2007 by the French actress and director Valérie Lemercier , Guillaume Canet's No Death Word , Pascale Ferran's Lady Chatterley and Rachid Bouchareb's Days of Glory dominated the award ceremony with nine nominations each. All three films were successes with the French film audience and the number of visitors exceeded the million mark. The award for the best film of the year went to Ferrans Lady Chatterley , who became the most successful film of the evening with five trophies. The film adaptation of the novel by DH Lawrence of the same name was awarded the prestigious Louis Delluc Prize in 2006 and also won the trophies for the best adapted screenplay, camera and costume. Heroine Marina Hands , daughter of French actress Ludmila Mikaël , won the César for best actress. Just behind with four prizes won Guillaume Canet's No Death Word , who was successful in the categories of director and leading actor, among others. The thriller tells the story of a French pediatrician (twice nominated: François Cluzet ) who receives a mysterious email with a sign of life from his wife ( Marie-Josée Croze ), who allegedly fell victim to a serial killer eight years earlier. Rachid Bouchareb's war drama Days of Glory , set in France during World War II , was able to convert his nominations into a victory . The film reports on four French soldiers of Maghrebian descent who try to fight against the suppression of the German armed forces and the discrimination within their own ranks. The main actors Jamel Debbouze , Samy Naceri , Roschdy Zem , Sami Bouajila and Bernard Blancan were honored as best actors at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival . With the members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema eligible to vote in 1867, however, they had not been able to make an impression in advance and were not included in the actor categories. The French government had expressed concern about the film material and, in response, adjusted the pensions for the veterans depicted in the film to those for French soldiers. In the morning hours, actors and filmmakers embarked on a ten-hour flight to Los Angeles, where Days of Fame was nominated as Algeria's official contribution in the category of best foreign-language film , but was defeated by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's German production The Lives of Others .

The field of nominees in the Best Film category was completed by the tragic comedy Chanson d'Amour by Xavier Giannoli and Philippe Lioret's drama Don't worry, I'm fine (two awards). Not among the honored was the renowned French actor Gérard Depardieu , who received his fifteenth César nomination for his portrait of an aging bar singer in Chanson d'Amour . He last received the film award in 1991 for the title role in Bergerac's Cyrano . Depardieu's Belgian film partner Cécile de France received a nomination for best leading actress for both Giannolis Film and for the part of up-and-coming Parisian waitress Jessica in Danièle Thompson's tragicomedy A Perfect Place , but was defeated by Lady Chatterley actress Marina Hands. The honor of a double nomination in an acting category had previously been granted to supporting actress Thérèse Liotard once in 1991 , who, however, unlike De France in Yves Robert's films The Castle of My Mother and The Glory of My Father (both 1990) embodied the same character. The eight-time nominated drama Hearts , which is the 47th directorial work by the renowned and recognized filmmaker Alain Resnais , was also unsuccessful . The 84-year-old Frenchman had previously scored points with the César jury with the drama Providence (1977) and the comedies Smoking / No Smoking (1993) and Life is a Chanson (1998). The award for best foreign film went to the successful independent production Little Miss Sunshine by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris , which attracted a million French people to the cinemas. The comedy beat out the Oscar award winner Brokeback Mountain by Ang Lee and the 2007 Oscar-nominated films Babel by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu , Stephen Frears ' Elisabeth II. -Biography The Queen and Pedro Almodóvar's tragic comedy Volver - Returning through. For the first time, prizes were awarded for the best documentary film. Here Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac ( Eng .: "In the skin of Jacques Chirac") was the winner, who in the style of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) or Nanni Moretti's The Italian (2006) took a critical look at the former French President throws. The political film by Karl Zéro and Michel Royer triumphed, among other things, over the work Zidane, un portrait du XXIe siècle, which is dedicated to Zinédine Zidane .

The ceremony was broadcast live on the French pay TV channel Canal + and was broadcast in German-speaking countries by TV5MONDE Europe . As in the previous year, it was moderated by Valérie Lemercier, who received the César as best supporting actress for her acting performance in A Perfect Place . Actor Claude Brasseur was president of the awards ceremony . The British actor Jude Law ( En route to Cold Mountain ) and the French actress Marlène Jobert were awarded the honorary prize . This year's César Awards were dedicated to the actor Philippe Noiret . The two-time winner in the Best Actor category (1976 and 1990) died of cancer on November 23, 2006 in Paris. A new choreography of the rabbi dance from his film The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) commemorates the comedy director Gérard Oury , who died on July 20, 2006. Oury had worked with actors such as Louis de Funès , Pierre Richard and Jean-Paul Belmondo and had become one of the most popular filmmakers in France from the 1960s. At the César Awards in 1993, he was honored with the honorary award for his cinematic work .

Winners and nominations

Best film (Meilleur film)

presented by Nathalie Baye

Lady Chatterley - Director: Pascale Ferran

Chanson d'Amour ( Quand j'étais chanteur ) - Director: Xavier Giannoli

Days of Fame ( Indigènes ) - Director: Rachid Bouchareb

Don't worry, I'm fine ( Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas ) - Director: Philippe Lioret

No mortal word ( Ne le dis à personne ) - Director: Guillaume Canet

Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)

presented by Jeanne Moreau

Guillaume Canet - No mortal word ( Ne le dis à personne )

Rachid Bouchareb - Days of Fame ( Indigènes )

Pascale Ferran - Lady Chatterley

Philippe Lioret - Don't worry, I'm fine ( Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas )

Alain Resnais - Hearts ( Cœurs )

Best leading actor (Meilleur acteur)

presented by Sabine Azéma

François Cluzet - No mortal word ( Ne le dis à personne )

Michel Blanc - You are a handsome man ( Je vous trouve très beau )

Alain Chabat - Prête-moi ta main

Gérard Depardieu - Chanson d'Amour ( Quand j'étais chanteur )

Jean Dujardin - OSS 117 - The Spy Who Loved Each Other ( OSS 117 - Le Caire nid d'espions )

Best leading actress (Meilleure actrice)

presented by Pedro Almodóvar

Marina Hands - Lady Chatterley

Cécile de France - Chanson d'Amour ( Quand j'étais chanteur )

Cécile de France - A perfect place ( Fauteuils d'orchestre )

Catherine Frot - The Girl Who Turns the Pages ( La Tourneuse de pages )

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Prête-moi ta main

Best Supporting Actor (Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle)

presented by Marie-France Pisier

Kad Merad - Don't worry, I'm fine ( Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas )

Dany Boon - In flagranti - What to do with the beloved? ( La Doublure )

François Cluzet - Some like it rich ( Quatre étoiles )

André Dussollier - No mortal word ( Ne le dis à personne )

Guy Marchand - Dans Paris

Best Supporting Actress (Meilleure actrice dans un second rôle)

presented by Gérard Darmon

Valérie Lemercier - A Perfect Place ( Fauteuils d'orchestre )

Christine Citti - Chanson d'Amour ( Quand j'étais chanteur )

Dani - A perfect place ( Fauteuils d'orchestre )

Mylène Demongeot - La Californie

Bernadette Lafont - Prête-moi ta main

Best Young Actor (Meilleur jeune espoir masculin)

presented by Lou Doillon

Malik Zidi - Les Amitiés maléfiques

Georges Babluani - 13 Tzameti

Rasha Bukvic - La Californie

Arié Elmaleh - L'École pour tous

Vincent Rottiers - Hotel Marysol ( Le Passager )

James Thiérrée - We get along wonderfully ( Désaccord parfait )

Best Young Actress (Meilleur jeune espoir féminin)

presented by Vincent Lindon

Mélanie Laurent - Don't worry, I'm fine ( Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas )

Déborah François - The girl who turns the pages ( La Tourneuse de pages )

Marina Hands - Lady Chatterley

Aïssa Maïga - The Last Judgment of Bamako ( Bamako )

Maïwenn - Forgive me ( Pardonnez-moi )

Best first work (Meilleur premier film)

presented by Dany Boon

You are a handsome man ( Je vous trouve très beau ) - Director: Isabelle Mergault

13 Tzameti - Director: Géla Babluani

Les Fragments d'Antonin - Director: Gabriel Le Bomin

Mauvaise foi - Director: Roschdy Zem

Forgive me ( Pardonnez-moi ) - Director: Maïwenn

Matthieu Chedid - No mortal word ( Ne le dis à personne )

Armand Amar - Days of Glory ( Indigènes )

Jérôme Lemonnier - The girl who turns the pages ( La Tourneuse de pages )

Mark Snow - Hearts ( Cœurs )

Gabriel Yared - Azur and Asmar ( Azur et Asmar )

Best production design (Meilleurs décors)

presented by Catherine Jacob

Maamar Ech Cheikh - OSS 117 - The spy who loved each other ( OSS 117 - Le Caire nid d'espions )

Dominique Douret - Days of Fame ( Indigènes )

Jean-Luc Raoul - Les brigades du tigre

François-Renaud Labarthe - Lady Chatterley

Jacques Saulnier - Hearts ( Cœurs )

Best Costumes (Meilleurs costumes)

presented by Bérénice Bejo

Marie-Claude Altot - Lady Chatterley

Jackie Budin - Hearts ( Cœurs )

Charlotte David - OSS 117 - The Spy Who Loved Each Other ( OSS 117 - Le Caire nid d'espions )

Pierre-Jean Larroque - Les brigades du tigre

Michèle Richer - Days of Fame ( Indigènes )

Best camera (Meilleure photo)

presented by Marina Foïs

Julien Hirsch - Lady Chatterley

Patrick Blossier - Days of Fame ( Indigènes )

Éric Gautier - Hearts ( Cœurs )

Christophe Offenstein - No mortal word ( Ne le dis à personne )

Guillaume Schiffman - OSS 117 - The Spy Who Loved Each Other ( OSS 117 - Le Caire nid d'espions )

Best tone (Meilleur son)

presented by Catherine Jacob

François Musy and Gabriel Hafner - Chanson d'Amour ( Quand j'étais chanteur )

Jean-Marie Blondel , Thomas Desjonquères and Gérard Lamps - Hearts ( Cœurs )

Jean-Jacques Ferran , Nicolas Moreau and Jean-Pierre Laforce - Lady Chatterley

Pierre Gamet , Jean Goudier and Gérard Lamps - No mortal word ( Ne le dis à personne )

Olivier Hespel , Olivier Walczak , Franck Rubio and Thomas Gauder - Days of Fame ( Indigènes )

Best cut (Meilleur montage)

presented by Marina Foïs

Hervé de Luze - No mortal word ( Ne le dis à personne )

Martine Giordano - Chanson d'Amour ( Quand j'étais chanteur )

Yannick Kergoat - Days of Fame ( Indigènes )

Sylvie Landra - A Perfect Place ( Fauteuils d'orchestre )

Hervé de Luze - Hearts ( Cœurs )

Best short film (Meilleur court-métrage)

presented by Zoé Félix

Fais de beaux rêves - Director: Marilyne Canto

Bonbon au poivre - Director: Marc Fitoussi

La Leçon de guitare - Director: Martin Rit

Le Mammouth Pobalski - Director: Jacques Mitsch

Les Volets - Director: Lyèce Boukhitine

Best Documentary (Meilleur film documentaire)

presented by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac - Directors: Karl Zéro and Michel Royer

The Judge's Daughter ( La Fille du juge ) - Director: William Karel

Ici Najac, à vous la Terre - Director: Jean-Henri Meunier

Là-bas - Director: Chantal Akerman

Zidane, un portrait du XXIe siècle - Directed by Philippe Parreno and Douglas Gordon

Best foreign film (Meilleur film étranger)

presented by Hilary Swank

Little Miss Sunshine , USA - Director: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

Babel , USA / Mexico - Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Brokeback Mountain , USA - Director: Ang Lee

Die Queen ( The Queen ), UK / France / Italy - Director: Stephen Frears

Volver - Returning ( Volver ), Spain - Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Honorary Award (César d'honneur)

presented by Claude Brasseur

Marlène Jobert - French film actress

presented by Juliette Binoche

Jude Law - British film actor

Press reviews

“While the Oscar ceremony is an indication of global self-assurance, the 'Nuit des Césars' is a gesture of defiant self-assurance, a demonstration of the heartfelt and proud pact of the French audience with its stars and directing idols. The winners are not cut off rudely when they are as cleverly dissolute as the comedian Kad Merad (best supporting actor in 'Don't worry, I'm fine') looking for new names that they can thank. "

- The world

“It's a thankless task. You report prices - and you already know that the news is outshone far and wide at the moment these pages appear. Because what are the Césars compared to the great Oscars? "

- the daily newspaper

“The ceremony at the Parisian Theater du Chatelet was a little livelier than the previous edition, mainly thanks to the hostess, actress Valerie Lemercier […] Inevitably, the ceremony also had its political moments. Pascale Ferran made an appeal for the poorly paid workers in the French entertainment industry, those who have fought for retirement reforms over the past three years. "

- Daily Variety

Web links

Official website of the César Awards
César 2007 in the Internet Movie Database

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Thomas Sotinel: Les nominations des Césars . In: Le Monde , January 28, 2007, Culture, p. 24.
^ ^A ^b See "Indigènes" and "Lady Chatterley" under César favorites , Agence France-Presse , Paris, February 23, 2007.
↑ See Le Point de l'actualité at 04:45 am (03:45 am) , Agence France-Presse, January 27, 2007, 3:46 AM GT.
↑ cf. Fräulein Sonnenschein on sueddeutsche.de
^ Hans Hagen Bremer: Skinning an onion . In: Der Tagesspiegel , June 7, 2006.
^ Dual system: France's "Césars" . In: Die Welt , February 26, 2007, features section, p. 24.
↑ underlined . In: die tageszeitung , Kultur, p. 16.
^ Césars show passion for Chatterley . In: Daily Variety , February 26, 2007, News, p. 8.

[Sotinel,_Thomas-1] Thomas Sotinel: Les nominations des Césars . In: Le Monde , January 28, 2007, Culture, p. 24.

[Indigènes-2] A ^b See "Indigènes" and "Lady Chatterley" under César favorites , Agence France-Presse , Paris, February 23, 2007.

[3] See Le Point de l'actualité at 04:45 am (03:45 am) , Agence France-Presse, January 27, 2007, 3:46 AM GT.

[4] . Fräulein Sonnenschein on sueddeutsche.de

[5] Hans Hagen Bremer: Skinning an onion . In: Der Tagesspiegel , June 7, 2006.

[6] Dual system: France's "Césars" . In: Die Welt , February 26, 2007, features section, p. 24.

[7] underlined . In: die tageszeitung , Kultur, p. 16.

[8] Césars show passion for Chatterley . In: Daily Variety , February 26, 2007, News, p. 8.