War in the Highlands

War in the Highlands
Theatrical release poster
French	La Guerre dans le Haut Pays
Directed by	Francis Reusser
Written by	Francis Reusser[1] Jean-Claude Carrière[1] Emmanuelle de Riedmatten[1]
Based on	La Guerre dans le Haut Pays by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
Produced by	Gérard Ruey[1] Jean-Louis Porchet[1]
Starring	Marion Cotillard
Cinematography	Christophe Beaucarne[1]
Edited by	Jacques Witta[1]
Music by	Jean-François Monot[1]
Production companies	Arena Films[1] CAB Productions[1] Saga Film[1] Radio Télévision Suisse[2]
Distributed by	Frenetic Films (Switzerland)[2] Rezo Films (France)[2] Cooperative Nouveau Cinéma (Belgium)[2]
Release dates	7 October 1998 (1998-10-07) (Switzerland)[3] 5 May 1999 (1999-05-05) (France)[1]
Running time	105 minutes[4]
Countries	Switzerland[4] France[4] Belgium[4]
Language	French[2]
Budget	4,8 million francs[3]

War in the Highlands (French: La Guerre dans le Haut Pays) is a 1998 war drama film written and directed by Francis Reusser and starring Marion Cotillard. The film is a co-production between Switzerland, France and Belgium and it is based on the 1915 novel La Guerre dans le Haut-Pays by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, concerning Switzerland in the Napoleonic era.[4] The film was released theatrically in Switzerland on 7 October 1998, and in France on 5 May 1999. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 71st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5]

Marion Cotillard won the Best Actress award at the 1999 Autrans Mountain Film Festival for her performance. The film also competed for the Golden Bear at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival.[6]

Plot

Cast

• Marion Cotillard as Julie Bonzon
• Yann Trégouët as David Aviolat
• François Marthouret as Josias Aviolat
• Antoine Basler as Ansermoz
• Patrick Le Mauff as Tille
• Jacques Michel as Jean Bonzon
• Jean-Pierre Gos as Pastor
• François Morel as Devenoge

Awards and nominations

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
1999	Autrans Mountain Film Festival	Special Mention - Best Actress	Marion Cotillard	Won	[7]
	Berlin Film Festival	Golden Bear	Francis Reusser	Nominated	[8][9]
	Swiss Film Award	Best Feature Film		Nominated	[2]

See also

• List of submissions to the 71st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "War in the Highlands, Feature Film | 1998-1999 | War | Belgium, France, Switzerland". Crew United. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
2. "La Guerre dans le Haut Pays". Swiss Films. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
3. Martin, Marie-Claude (7 October 1998). "Francis Reusser réalise un Þlm de commande qui n'obéit à rien, sauf aux lois du romanesque". Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
4. Cockrell, Eddie (14 March 1999). "The War in the Highlands". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
5. "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
6. Creutz, Norbert (13 February 1999). "Guerre dans le Haut Pays vaudois contre guerre dans le Pacifique". Le Temps (in French).
7. "Himalaya primé à Autrans". AlloCiné (in French). 13 December 1999. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
8. Hils, Miriam (24 January 1999). "Berlin buzz builds". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
9. McMahon, Michael (4 February 1999). "Berlin Film Festival". Irish Film and Television Network.

External links

• War in the Highlands at IMDb