A Sunday in the Country
Encyclopedia
A Sunday in the Country is a 1984
French film
directed by Bertrand Tavernier
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1984 in film
-Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....
French film
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.-Life and career:Tavernier was born in Lyon, the son of Geneviève and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, several years president of the French PEN club. Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker since the age of thirteen...
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Cast
- Louis DucreuxLouis DucreuxLouis Ducreux was a French actor, screenwriter and composer. He was born Louis Raymond Bordat in Marseille, France. He made his film debut in 1938 and worked up until his death. He received a Best Actor nomination at the César Awards in 1985 for Bertrand Tavernier's A Sunday in the Country. He...
- Monsieur Ladmiral - Michel Aumont - Gonzague
- Sabine AzémaSabine AzémaSabine Azéma is a French actress. Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, and began her film career in 1975...
- Irène - Geneviève MnichGeneviève MnichGeneviève Mnich , is a French actress. She has appeared in 80 films since 1972.She was born in Cuffies, Aisne, France.-External links:...
- Marie-Thérèse - Monique Chaumette - Mercédès
- Thomas Duval - Emile
- Quentin Ogier - Lucien
- Katia Wostrikoff - Mireille
- Claude Winter - Madame Ladmiral
- Jean-Roger Milo - Fisherman (Le pêcheur)
- Pascale Vignal - A servant (La serveuse)
- Jacques PoitrenaudJacques PoitrenaudJacques Poitrenaud, born May 22 1922, in Lille, died April 5 2005 in Paris, is a French film director and actor.- Director :* 1956 : Saint-Germain-en-Laye, cité royale * 1957 : Enfants, Touraine...
- Hector (Patron guinguette) - Valentine Suard - Little girl (La petite fille 1)
- Erika Faivre - Little girl (La petite fille 2)
- Marc Perrone - Accordionist (L'accordéoniste)
Won
- Boston Society of Film CriticsBoston Society of Film CriticsThe Boston Society of Film Critics is an organization of film reviewers from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, based publications.The BSFC was formed in 1981 to make "Boston's unique critical perspective heard on a national and international level by awarding commendations to the best of the...
(USA)- Best Director (Bertrand Tavernier)
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Cannes Film Festival1984 Cannes Film Festival- Jury :*Dirk Bogarde *Franco Cristaldi *Michel Deville *Stanley Donen *Istvan Dosai *Arne Hestenes *Isabelle Huppert *Ennio Morricone...
(France)- Best DirectorBest Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)The Best Director Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946....
(Bertrand Tavernier)
- Best Director
- César Awards (France)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Sabine Azéma)
- Best Cinematography (Bruno de Keyzer)
- Best Writing - Adaptation (Bertrand and Colo Tavernier)
- Kansas City Film Critics CircleKansas City Film Critics CircleThe Kansas City Film Critics Circle is a group of media film critics in the Kansas City metropolitan area. James Loutzenhiser, a local psychiatrist and film buff, who died in November 2001, founded the group in 1967...
(USA)- Best Foreign Film
- London Film Critics CircleLondon Film Critics CircleThe London Film Critics' Circle is the name by which the Film Section of The Critics' Circle is known internationally.The word London was added because it was thought the term Critics' Circle Film Awards lacked meaning — for people in LA for example — and the Film Section wished its annual Awards...
(UK)- Best Foreign Language Film
- National Board of Review (USA)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Sabine Azéma)
- Best Foreign Language Film
- New York Film Critics Circle (USA)
- Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated
- BAFTA Awards (UK)
- Best Foreign Language Film (Alain Sarde and Bertrand Tavernier)
- Cannes Film Festival1984 Cannes Film Festival- Jury :*Dirk Bogarde *Franco Cristaldi *Michel Deville *Stanley Donen *Istvan Dosai *Arne Hestenes *Isabelle Huppert *Ennio Morricone...
(France)- Golden Palm
- César Awards (France)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role (Louis Ducreux)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Michel Aumont)
- Best Director (Bertrand Tavernier)
- Best Editing (Armand Psenny)
- Best Film (Bertrand Tavernier)
- Golden Globes Awards (USA)
- Best Foreign Language Film