All Our Desires

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All Our Desires
Toutes nos envies.jpg
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Directed by Philippe Lioret
Screenplay by Emmanuel Carrère
Philippe Lioret
Based on Other Lives But Mine
by Emmanuel Carrère
Produced byMarielle Duigou
Philippe Lioret
Christophe Rossignon
Stéphane Célérier
Starring Vincent Lindon
Marie Gillain
CinematographyGilles Henry
Edited by Andrea Sedlácková
Music byFlemming Nordkrog
Distributed byMars Distribution
Release dates
  • 3 September 2011 (2011-09-03)(Venice)
  • 9 November 2011 (2011-11-09)(France)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€8.5 million [1]
Box office$2.6 million [1]

All Our Desires (French : Toutes nos envies) is a 2011 French drama film directed by Philippe Lioret. [2] [3] Marie Gillain was nominated for the Magritte Award for Best Actress for her role. The screenplay was adapted loosely from the 2009 French non-fiction book Other Lives But Mine . [4]

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Synopsis

In Lyon, Claire (Marie Gillain) is a young magistrate confronted with people in debt, in particular with a young woman, Céline (Amandine Dewasmes), whom she tries to help. During a hospital examination, Claire learns that she has an incurable brain tumor (glioblastoma) and that she has little time to live. At the same time, she meets Stéphane (Vincent Lindon), a more experienced colleague, and together they seek a legal loophole against the credit agencies.

Cast

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
César Award Best Actress Marie Gillain Nominated
Globes de Cristal Award Best Actress Marie GillainNominated
Magritte Award Best Actress Marie GillainNominated
Venice Film Festival Venice Days AwardNominated

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References

  1. 1 2 "Toutes nos envies". JP's Box-Office.
  2. Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 119. ISBN   978-1908215017.
  3. "All Our Desires". French Film Festival. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. Minztner, Jordan (1 September 2011). "All Our Desires (Toutes nos envies): Venice Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 April 2019.