21 Nights with Pattie

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21 Nights with Pattie
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Film poster
Directed by Arnaud Larrieu
Jean-Marie Larrieu
Written byArnaud Larrieu
Jean-Marie Larrieu
Produced byBruno Pesery
Starring Isabelle Carré
Karin Viard
André Dussollier
CinematographyYannick Ressigeac
Edited byAnnette Dutertre
Music byNicolas Repac
Production
companies
Aréna Films
Pyramide Productions
Distributed byPyramide Distribution
Release dates
  • 28 August 2015 (2015-08-28)(Angoulême)
  • 25 November 2015 (2015-11-25)(France)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$3.7 million [1]
Box office$2.5 million [2]

21 Nights with Pattie (original title: 21 nuits avec Pattie) is a 2015 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu. [3]

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Plot

A forty-two-year-old Parisian named Caroline comes to a small village in Southern France because she has to organise the funeral of her mother. Caroline, who didn't get along all too well with her deceased mother, finds a new friend in a local woman named Pattie who introduces her to local gossip. While the traditional mid-summer dance is about to take place, the corpse disappears.

Cast

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
César Awards [4] Best Supporting Actress Karin Viard Nominated
Lumières Awards [5] Best Actor André Dussollier Nominated
Best Screenplay Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu Nominated
San Sebastián International Film Festival [6] [7] [8] Best ScreenplayArnaud and Jean-Marie LarrieuWon

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