Peaceful (film)

Peaceful
Poster
FrenchDe son vivant
Directed byEmmanuelle Bercot
Written by
  • Emmanuelle Bercot
  • Marcia Romano
Produced by
  • François Kraus
  • Denis Pineau-Valencienne
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byÉric Neveux
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • StudioCanal
  • O'Brother Distribution
  • Frenetic Films
Release dates
  • 10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) (Cannes)
  • 24 November 2021 (2021-11-24) (France)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Peaceful (French: De son vivant; lit. In His Lifetime) is a 2021 French drama film directed and co-written by Emmanuelle Bercot, starring Catherine Deneuve and Benoît Magimel.

The film had its premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Portraying a man facing a serious illness and undeniable death, Benoît Magimel won the Award for Best Actor at the 27th Lumières Awards[2] and 47th César Awards.[3]

Premise

Benjamin, a theatre professor, whose life expectancy is estimated to be a year after diagnosed with Stage IV cancer.[4]

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on 11 October 2019. The filming was suspended on 25 November after Catherine Deneuve suffered a stroke.[5] Deneuve returned to the film set in July 2020.[6]

Release

Peaceful had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, screened out of competition.[7] The film was released in France on 24 November 2021.[8]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 27% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10.[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[10]

Accolades

Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
Lumières Award 17 January 2022 Best Film Emmanuelle Bercot, Denis Pineau-Valencienne, and François Kraus Nominated [2]
Best Actor Benoît Magimel Won
César Awards 25 February 2022 Best Actor Won [3]

References

  1. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (11 July 2021). "Catherine Deneuve Says Filming Emmanuelle Bercot's 'Peaceful' Changed Her Outlook on Life at Cannes Presser". Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Bergeson, Samantha (18 January 2022). "Lumière Awards 2022: 'Happening' and 'Annette' Among France's Top Prize Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Zilko, Christian (25 February 2022). "Annette' and 'Lost Illusions' Dominate César Awards 2022: Full Winners List". IndieWire. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Peaceful (De son vivant)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ Touati, Marwane (26 November 2019). "Le tournage de "De son vivant" avec Catherine Deneuve est suspendu". HuffPost France. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ ""Il lui fallait du temps" : Emmanuelle Bercot se réjouit du retour de Catherine Deneuve sur son tournage". Le Figaro. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. ^ Simons, Roxy (10 July 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Stars arrive for Peaceful premiere". MSN. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Production ciné-TV soutenue : " De son vivant " en salles". Île-de-France. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Peaceful". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 11, 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "Peaceful". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 11, 2022.