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.[3] 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.[4]
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 |
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Cinematography | Pascal Ridao |
Edited by | Bertrand Collard |
Music by | David Moreau |
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Distributed by | UIP |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | €3.3 million[1] ($3.8 million) |
Box office | $913,068[2] |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2001 | Deauville Film Festival | Michel d'Ornano Award | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Won[3] |
2002 | César Awards | Most Promising Actress | Marion Cotillard | Nominated[4] |
The name of the film is an answer to a pop trivia game in The Office episode "Trivia".[5]
Films directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner | |
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