Private Lessons (2008 film)

Private Lessons (French: Élève libre) is a 2008 Belgian drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It was written by Lafosse and François Pirot. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May.^[1] It was nominated for seven Magritte Awards and was awarded Best Actor for Jonathan Zaccaï and Most Promising Actress for Pauline Étienne.^[2]

Private Lessons
Film poster
Directed by	Joachim Lafosse
Written by	Joachim Lafosse François Pirot
Produced by	Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Starring	Jonas Bloquet Jonathan Zaccaï Yannick Renier
Cinematography	Hichame Alaouie
Edited by	Sophie Vercruysse
Release dates	19 May 2008 (2008-05-19) (Cannes) 21 January 2009 (2009-01-21)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	Belgium France
Language	French

Plot

Cast

• Jonas Bloquet as Jonas
• Jonathan Zaccaï as Pierre
• Yannick Renier as Didier
• Claire Bodson as Nathalie
• Pauline Étienne as Delphine
• Anne Coesens as Pascale
• Johan Leysen as Serge
• Thomas Coumans as Thomas

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Cannes Film Festival[1]	Art Cinema Award		Nominated
Magritte Awards[3]	Best Director	Joachim Lafosse	Nominated
	Best Actor	Jonathan Zaccaï	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Yannick Renier	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Claire Bodson	Nominated
	Most Promising Actor	Jonas Bloquet	Nominated
	Most Promising Actress	Pauline Étienne	Won
	Best Screenplay	Joachim Lafosse and François Pirot	Nominated