All Our Desires

All Our Desires
Film poster
Directed byPhilippe Lioret
Screenplay byEmmanuel CarrèrePhilippe Lioret
Based onOther Lives But Mineby Emmanuel Carrère
Produced byMarielle DuigouPhilippe LioretChristophe RossignonStéphane Célérier
StarringVincent LindonMarie Gillain
CinematographyGilles Henry
Edited byAndrea 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]

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 Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
César AwardBest ActressMarie GillainNominated
Globes de Cristal AwardBest ActressMarie Gillain Nominated
Magritte AwardBest ActressMarie Gillain Nominated
Venice Film FestivalVenice Days Award Nominated

References

  1. ^ ab"Toutes nos envies". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. International Film Guide. 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.