Staying Vertical

Staying Vertical
Theatrical release poster
Rester vertical
Directed by	Alain Guiraudie
Written by	Alain Guiraudie
Produced by	Sylvie Pialat Benoît Quainon
Starring	Damien Bonnard India Hair Raphaël Thiéry
Cinematography	Claire Mathon
Edited by	Jean-Christophe Hym
Production company	Les Films du Worso
Distributed by	Les Films du Losange
Release dates	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)(Cannes) 24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)(France)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$4 million [1]
Box office	$456.000 [2]

Staying Vertical (French : Rester vertical) is a 2016 French drama film written and directed by Alain Guiraudie. The story follows a filmmaker who has to raise a child (whom he had with a shepherdess) by himself while seeking inspiration for his new film. ^{[3] [4]} The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. ^{[5] [6]}

Cast

• Damien Bonnard as Léo
• India Hair as Marie
• Raphaël Thiéry as Jean-Louis
• Christian Bouillette as Marcel
• Basile Meilleurat as Yoan
• Laure Calamy as Doctor Mirande

Reception

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 65%, based on 23 reviews, with an average score of 6.2/10. ^[7] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 65 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[8]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Cannes Film Festival	Palme d'Or		Nominated
	Queer Palm		Nominated
César Awards	Most Promising Actor	Damien Bonnard	Nominated
Louis Delluc Prize	Best Film		Nominated
Lumière Awards [9]	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Director	Alain Guiraudie	Nominated
	Best Male Revelation	Damien Bonnard	Won
	Best Screenplay	Alain Guiraudie	Nominated

References

1. "Assayas, Dumont, Garcia and Guiraudie: Four aces for the Palme d'Or". Cineuropa. 15 April 2016.
2. "Staying Vertical".
3. Rapold, Nicolas (10 May 2016), "At Cannes, Balancing the Fresh and the Familiar", The New York Times , retrieved 11 May 2016
4. Robey, Tim (12 May 2016). "Cannes 2016: Staying Vertical pushes the envelope of human sexuality into every orifice - review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
5. "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
6. "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
7. "Staying Vertical (Rester vertical) (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes.
8. "Staying Vertical". Metacritic .
9. "Lumières 2017 : "Elle" et "Une vie" en tête des nominations". LCI. 16 December 2016.

External links

• Staying Vertical at IMDb