The Path of Excellence
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- Frédéric Mermoud
- Salvatore Lista
- Anton Likiernik
- Véronique Zerdoun
- Jean-Stéphane Bron
- Lionel Baier
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| French | La Voie royale |
| Directed by | Frédéric Mermoud |
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| Cinematography | Tristan Tortuyaux |
| Edited by | Sarah Anderson |
| Music by | Audrey Ismaël |
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| Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | $1,073,851[1] |
The Path of Excellence (French: La Voie royale) is a 2023 drama film directed by Frédéric Mermoud. It was written by Mermoud alongside Salvatore Lista and Anton Likiernik. It had its world premiere at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on 3 August 2023.
Sophie, the daughter of a farming family, struggles to integrate into social life after enrolling in a classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles in Lyon.[2]
Cast
- Suzanne Jouannet as Sophie Vasseur
- Marie Colomb as Diane Le Goff
- Maud Wyler as Claire Fresnel, the physics teacher in the preparatory class
- Marilyne Canto as Caroline Vasseur, Sophie's mother
- Lorenzo Lefebvre as Hadrien Loiseau
- Cyril Metzger as Laurent Vasseur, Sophie's brother
- Alexandre Desrousseaux as Jules Couvreur
- Antoine Chappey as Gérard Vasseur, Sophie's father
Production
Release
The Path of Excellence had its world premiere at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on 3 August 2023 during the Piazza Grande section.[5] The film was released in French cinema on 9 August 2023.[6] It garnered 35,015 admissions in its first week of release.[7] It achieved 157,671 admissions during its theatrical run.[8]