My Best Part

My Best Part
Film poster
French	Garçon chiffon
Directed by	Nicolas Maury
Written by	Nicolas Maury Sophie Fillières Maud Ameline
Produced by	Charles Gillibert
Starring	Nicolas Maury Nathalie Baye
Cinematography	Raphaël Vandenbussche
Edited by	Louise Jaillette
Production company	CG Cinéma
Distributed by	Les Films du Losange
Release date	August 28, 2020 (2020-08-28) (Angoulême)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

My Best Part (French: Garçon chiffon) is a 2020 French comedy-drama film, directed by Nicolas Maury.[1] The film stars Maury as Jérémie, an actor who moves back home to live with his mother Bernadette (Nathalie Baye) after setbacks in his career and his romantic life with his boyfriend Albert (Arnaud Valois).[2]

The film was named as an official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, although it was not screened at that time due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France;[3] it instead had its theatrical premiere on August 28 at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival.[4] It was screened for distributors in the Industry Selects program at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and had its commercial premiere on October 28.[6]

Cast

• Nicolas Maury as Jérémie Meyer
• Nathalie Baye as Bernadette Meyer
• Arnaud Valois as Albert
• Théo Christine as Kévin
• Laure Calamy as Sylvie
• Jean-Marc Barr as The director
• Laurent Capelluto as Jean-François
• Dominique Reymond as The therapist
• Carole Franck

References

1. Melanie Goodfellow, "Les Films du Losange launches Nicolas Maury’s solo directorial debut ‘My Best Part’ (exclusive)". Screen Daily, February 21, 2020.
2. Florian Ques, "VIDÉO. Le premier film de Nicolas Maury « Garçon chiffon » se dévoile dans une bande-annonce". Têtu, August 26, 2020.
3. Orlando Parfitt, "Cannes reveals 2020 Official Selection titles". Screen Daily, June 3, 2020.
4. Nathalie Simon, "Garçon chiffon, Antoinette dans les Cévennes... Nos coups de cœur au festival d'Angoulême 2020". Le Figaro, September 2, 2020.
5. Jeremy Kay, "‘After Love’, ‘Saint-Narcisse’, among 30 sales titles to join TIFF industry roster". Screen Daily, September 1, 2020.
6. Rose Baldous, "(Trailer) “Garçon Chiffon”, le premier long-métrage de Nicolas Maury". Les Inrockuptibles, August 21, 2020.

External links

• My Best Part at IMDb