All Our Desires

2011 film

  • 3 September 2011 (2011-09-03) (Venice)
  • 9 November 2011 (2011-11-09) (France)
Running time
120 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget€8.5 million[1]Box office$2.6 million[1]

All Our Desires (French: Toutes nos envies) is a 2011 French drama film directed by Philippe Lioret.[2][3] Marie Gillain was nominated for the Magritte Award for Best Actress for her role. The screenplay was adapted loosely from the 2009 French non-fiction book Other Lives But Mine.[4]

Synopsis

In Lyon, Claire (Marie Gillain) is a young magistrate confronted with people in debt, in particular with a young woman, Céline (Amandine Dewasmes), whom she tries to help. During a hospital examination, Claire learns that she has an incurable brain tumor (glioblastoma) and that she has little time to live. At the same time, she meets Stéphane (Vincent Lindon), a more experienced colleague, and together they seek a legal loophole against the credit agencies.

Cast

  • Vincent Lindon as Stéphane
  • Marie Gillain as Claire Conti
  • Amandine Dewasmes as Céline
  • Yannick Renier as Christophe (as Yannick Rénier)
  • Pascale Arbillot as Marthe
  • Laure Duthilleul as Carole
  • Isabelle Renauld as Doctor Hadji
  • Emmanuel Courcol as Doctor Stroesser
  • Eric Godon as Gallois

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
César Award Best Actress Marie Gillain Nominated
Globes de Cristal Award Best Actress Marie Gillain Nominated
Magritte Award Best Actress Marie Gillain Nominated
Venice Film Festival Venice Days Award Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "Toutes nos envies". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 119. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  3. ^ "All Our Desires". French Film Festival. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ^ Minztner, Jordan (1 September 2011). "All Our Desires (Toutes nos envies): Venice Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

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