Delete History

Delete History
French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Benoît Delépine Gustave Kervern
Screenplay by	Benoît Delépine Gustave Kervern
Produced by	Sylvie Pialat Benoît Quainon Benoît Delépine Gustave Kervern
Starring	Blanche Gardin Denis Podalydès Corinne Masiero
Cinematography	Hugues Poulain
Edited by	Stéphane Elmadjian
Production companies	Les Films du Worso No Money Productions France 3 Cinéma Pictanovo Scope Pictures
Distributed by	Ad Vitam Distribution
Release dates	24 February 2020 (2020-02-24) (Berlin) 26 August 2020 (2020-08-26) (France)
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	France Belgium
Language	French
Budget	$4.9 million [1]
Box office	$4.4 million [2]

Delete History (French: Effacer l'historique) is a 2020 French-Belgian comedy film co-produced, written and directed by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[3][4] At Berlin, the film won the Silver Bear 70th Berlinale prize.[5] The film is also scheduled to show at the 2020 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival.[6]

Cast

• Blanche Gardin as Marie
• Denis Podalydès as Bertrand
• Corinne Masiero as Christine
• Vincent Lacoste as sex taper
• Benoît Poelvoorde as delivery man
• Bouli Lanners as Dieu
• Vincent Dedienne as organic farmer
• Philippe Rebbot as lazy man
• Michel Houellebecq as suicidal client
• Clémentine Peyricot as Cathya
• Lucas Mondher as Sylvain
• Jackie Berroyer as picky neighbor
• Denis O'Hare as American millionnaire
• Gustave Kervern as The other dodo

Post production

Yolande Moreau's scene was cut out from the film. She is a frequent collaborator of the directors.[7]

Reception

In France, the film averages 4/5 on the AlloCiné from 31 press reviews.[8] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews only as positive or negative, 80% of five reviews are positive.[9]

References

1. "Effacer l'historique (Delete History) (2020) - JP Box-Office".
2. "Delete History".
3. "The 70th Berlinale Competition and Further Films to Complete the Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
4. "Berlin Competition Lineup Revealed: Sally Potter, Kelly Reichardt, Eliza Hittman, Abel Ferrara". Variety. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
5. "Berlin Film Festival 2020: There Is No Evil Wins Golden Bear". Variety. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
6. "Effacer l'historique". Film Francophone D'Angouleme. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
7. "" Effacer l'historique ", de Kervern et Delépine : Le numérique, l'ère de rien". 16 August 2020.
8. "Effacer l'historique". AlloCiné. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
9. "Delete History". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

External links

• Delete History at IMDb