Peaceful (film)
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- Emmanuelle Bercot
- Marcia Romano
- François Kraus
- Denis Pineau-Valencienne
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| French | De son vivant |
| Directed by | Emmanuelle Bercot |
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| Music by | Éric Neveux |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Peaceful (French: De son vivant; lit. In His Lifetime) is a 2021 French drama film directed and co-written by Emmanuelle Bercot, starring Catherine Deneuve and Benoît Magimel.
The film had its premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Portraying a man facing a serious illness and undeniable death, Benoît Magimel won the Award for Best Actor at the 27th Lumière Awards[2] and 47th César Awards.[3]
Benjamin, a theatre professor, whose life expectancy is estimated to be a year after diagnosed with Stage IV cancer.[4]
Cast
- Benoît Magimel as Benjamin
- Catherine Deneuve as Crystal
- Cécile de France as Eugénie
- Gabriel Sara as Dr. Eddé
- Oscar Morgan as Léandre
- Lou Lampros as Lola
- Melissa George as Anna
Production
Principal photography began on 11 October 2019. The filming was suspended on 25 November after Catherine Deneuve suffered a stroke.[5] Deneuve returned to the film set in July 2020.[6]
Release
Peaceful had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, screened out of competition.[7] The film was released in France on 24 November 2021.[8]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 27% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.5/10.[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[10]
