| Pretty Things | |
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| French | Les Jolies Choses |
| Directed by | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
| Screenplay by | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
| Based on | Les Jolies Choses by Virginie Despentes |
| Produced by | Stéphane Marsil |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Pascal Ridao |
| Edited by | Bertrand Collard |
| Music by | David Moreau |
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| Distributed by | United International Pictures |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €3.3 million ($3.8 million) |
| Box office | $913,068 |
Pretty Things (French: Les Jolies Choses) is a 2001 French drama film written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, based on the 1998 novel Les Jolies Choses by Virginie Despentes. It won the Prix Michel d'Ornano at the 2001 Deauville American Film Festival. In the film, Marion Cotillard portrays twins of completely opposite characters, Lucie and Marie. She was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance.
Cast
- Marion Cotillard as Marie / Lucie
- Clémence Roussillon as young Marie
- Anna Roussillon as young Lucie
- Stomy Bugsy as Nicolas
- Patrick Bruel as Jacques
- Titoff as Sébastien
- Ophélie Winter as Jessica
- Tony Amoni as Steve
- Matthieu Touboul as Martin
- Olivier Granier as the father
- Aude Brenner as the mother
- Nikita Lespinasse as Heidi
- Guy Amram as Fred
- Martin Amic as Arthur
- Axelle Renoir as the journalist
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2001 | Deauville Film Festival | Michel d'Ornano Award | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Won |
| 2002 | César Awards | Most Promising Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated |
In popular culture
The name of the film is an answer to a pop trivia game in The Office episode "Trivia".
References
- "Les Jolies Choses". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- "Pretty Things (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Prix Michel d'Ornano". Deauville American Film Festival. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "27th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (2002) - Films from 2001". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- "Kevin Beats Oscar in the Quiz - The Office US". YouTube. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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- Films about twin sisters
- Films based on French novels
- Films directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
- French drama films
- 2000s French films
- Films about women in France
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- French-language drama films
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