Courted (film)

Courted (French: L'Hermine) is a 2015 French drama film directed by Christian Vincent.^[5][6] It was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival^[7][8] where Fabrice Luchini won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.^[9] At the 41st César Awards, Sidse Babett Knudsen won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress.^[10]

Courted
Film poster
Directed by	Christian Vincent
Written by	Christian Vincent
Produced by	Matthieu Tarot
Starring	Fabrice Luchini Sidse Babett Knudsen
Cinematography	Laurent Dailland
Edited by	Yves Deschamps
Music by	Claire Denamur
Production companies	Albertine Productions France 2 Cinéma Gaumont
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution
Release dates	6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) (Venice) 18 November 2015 (2015-11-18) (France)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$7.3 million[1]
Box office	$7.5 million[2][3][4]

Plot

Michel Racine is a feared president and judge of Assize Court, as strict with himself as with others. Everything changes when he meets Ditte when she's selected as a juror in a criminal trial over which he presides. ^[11]

Cast

• Fabrice Luchini as Michel Racine
• Sidse Babett Knudsen as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret
• Raphaël Ferret as Lieutenant Massimet
• Miss Ming as Jessica Marton
• Corinne Masiero as Marie-Jeanne Metzer
• Marie Rivière as Marie-Laure Racine
• Michaël Abiteboul as Lawyer Jourd'hui

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
César Awards[12]	Best Actor	Fabrice Luchini	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Sidse Babett Knudsen	Won
Lumières Awards[13]	Best Film		Nominated
	Best Actor	Fabrice Luchini	Nominated
Venice International Film Festival[9]	Best Actor	Fabrice Luchini	Won
	Best Screenplay Award	Christian Vincent	Won
	Golden Lion		Nominated

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 91% based on 10 positive and 1 negative critic reviews.^[14]

References

1. "L\'Hermine (2015)- JPBox-Office". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
2. "L'hermine". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
3. L'Hermine - The Numbers
4. "Box-office québécois de L'Hermine" (in French). cinoche.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
5. "Venice Film Review: 'Courted'". Variety. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
6. "'Courted' ('L'Hermine'): Venice Review". Hollywood Reporter. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
7. "Venice Film Festival: Lido Lineup Builds Awards Season Buzz – Full List". Deadline. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
8. "Venice Fest Reveals Robust Lineup Featuring Hollywood Stars and International Auteurs". Variety. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
9. "LIVE: The winners of the 72nd Venice Film Festival". 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
10. "Cesar Awards: Philippe Faucon's Drama 'Fatima' Wins Best Film". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
11. Vincent, Christian (18 November 2015), L'hermine (Comedy, Crime, Drama), Albertine Productions, Gaumont, Cinéfrance 1888, retrieved 3 January 2023
12. "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety. 27 January 2016.
13. "Prix Lumières 2016 : Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse et Mustang en tête des nominations". AlloCiné. 4 January 2016.
14. "Courted". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

External links

• Courted at IMDb