Party Girl (2014 film)

Party Girl is a 2014 French drama film written and directed by Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis. It won the Un Certain Regard Ensemble Prize and the Camera d'Or award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.^[1][2] The story is inspired by the life of Angélique Litzenburger, who played herself in the film, it also stars the co-director Samuel Theis and his siblings Mario, Séverine and Cynthia. The title of the film is derived from the song of the same name by Michelle Gurevich.^[3]

Party Girl
Film poster
Directed by	Marie Amachoukeli Claire Burger Samuel Theis
Written by	Marie Amachoukeli Claire Burger Samuel Theis
Produced by	Denis Carot Marie Masmonteil
Starring	Angélique Litzenburger Joseph Bour
Cinematography	Julien Poupard
Edited by	Frédéric Baillehaiche
Music by	Nicolas Weil Sylvain Orel Alexandre Lier. Additional music : "C'est si bon" by Henri Betti (1947)
Distributed by	Pyramide Distribution
Release dates	15 May 2014 (2014-05-15) (Cannes) 27 August 2014 (2014-08-27) (France)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Plot

Cast

Samuel Theis, Angélique Litzenburger, Claire Burger and Marie Amachoukeli at the 2014 Cabourg Film Festival.

• Angélique Litzenburger as Angélique Litzenburger
• Joseph Bour as Michel Henrich
• Mario Theis as Mario Theis
• Samuel Theis as Samuel Theis
• Séverine Litzenburger as Séverine Litzenburger
• Cynthia Litzenburger as Cynthia Litzenburger
• Chantal Dechuet as Madame Dechuet
• Alyssia Litzenburger as Alyssia Litzenburger
• Nathanaël Litzenburger as Nathanaël Litzenburger
• Meresia Litzenburger as Meresia Litzenburger
• Sébastien Roussel as Sébastien
• Vincenza Vespa as Enza
• Jenny Bussi as Jenny
• Zaina Benhabouche as Zaina
• Marguerite Duval as Marguerite

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Cabourg Film Festival[4]	Grand Prix	Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis	Won
2014 Cannes Film Festival	Caméra d'Or	Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis	Won
	Un Certain Regard Ensemble Prize	Party Girl	Won
40th César Awards	Best First Feature Film	Party Girl	Nominated
	Best Editing	Frédéric Baillehaiche	Nominated
European Film Awards[5]	Discovery of the Year	Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis	Nominated
Festival Paris Cinéma[6]	Prix du public	Party Girl	Won
International Film Festival Bratislava[7]	Grand Prix	Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis	Won
	Best Actress	Angélique Litzenburger	Won
	Student Jury Award	Party Girl	Won
20th Lumières Awards[8]	Best First Film	Party Girl	Nominated
Odesa International Film Festival[9]	Best Actress	Angélique Litzenburger	Won
Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario	Best Original Screenplay	Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis	Won

References

1. "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
2. "Un Certain Regard 2014 Awards". Festival de Cannes 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
3. "Cannes Film Review: 'Party Girl'". Variety. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
4. "Cabourg 2014 : Party Girl et Pas son genre primés". AlloCiné. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
5. "'Ida,' 'Leviathan' Top European Film Awards Nominations". Variety. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
6. ""Party Girl", prix du public". Paris Match. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
7. "Party Girl comes out on top at Bratislava". Cineuropa. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
8. "France's Lumiere Awards Nominations Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
9. "Party Girl". Pyramide Films. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

External links

• Party Girl at IMDb
• Party Girl at AllMovie