Monsieur (1990 film)

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Monsieur
Directed by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Screenplay byJean-Philippe Toussaint
Based onMonsieur
by Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJean-Francois Robin
Edited bySylvie Pontoizeau
Music byOlivier Lartigue
Release date
  • 17 January 1990 (1990-01-17)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench

Monsieur is a 1990 comedy film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Jean-Philippe Toussaint. It was directed by the novel's author and produced by Pascal Judelewicz and Anne-Dominique Toussaint. The film starred Dominic Gould, Wojciech Pszoniak, and Eva Ionesco. Monsieur was screened at the 1990 Toronto International Film Festival. It received the André Cavens Award for Best Film given by the Belgian Film Critics Association (UCC). [1]

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References

  1. Honorez, Luc (December 21, 1990). ""Monsieur" s'offre un Cavens 1990". Le Soir (in French). p. 11. Retrieved October 29, 2012.