| Declaration of War | |
|---|---|
Film poster | |
| Directed by | Valérie Donzelli |
| Written by | Jérémie Elkaïm Valérie Donzelli |
| Produced by | Edouard Weil |
| Starring | Valérie Donzelli |
| Cinematography | Sébastien Buchmann |
| Edited by | Pauline Gaillard |
| Distributed by | Wild Bunch Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $1.6 million |
| Box office | $7.7 million |
Declaration of War (French: La Guerre est déclarée) is a 2011 French film directed by Valérie Donzelli, and written by and starring Donzelli and Jérémie Elkaïm; it is based on actual events in their lives together, when they were a young couple caring for their dangerously ill son. It was released on the 31 August 2011 and received very positive reviews; Allociné, a review aggregation website gave it an average of 4.3 stars out of five. Le Monde gave it a full five stars, saying "Against cancer, an undoubtable force of happiness". The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Cast
- Valérie Donzelli as Juliette
- Jérémie Elkaïm as Roméo Benaïm
- César Desseix as Adam (18 months old)
- Gabriel Elkaïm as Adam (8 years old)
- Brigitte Sy as Claudia, Roméo's mother
- Elina Löwensohn as Alex, Claudia's wife
- Michèle Moretti as Geneviève, Juliette's mother
- Philippe Laudenbach as Philippe, Juliette's father
- Bastien Bouillon as Nikos
- Béatrice De Staël as Doctor Prat, pediatrician
- Anne Le Ny as Doctor Fitoussi, neurologist
- Frédéric Pierrot as Doctor Sainte-Rose, surgeon
- Blanche Gardin as The Hostess Necker
- Jennifer Decker as A girl at the feast of Jeanne
Reception
Critical response
Declaration of War has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 43 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gijón International Film Festival | Grand Prix Asturias for Best Film | Declaration of War | Won |
| Best Actor | Jérémie Elkaïm | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Valérie Donzelli | Won | ||
| Paris Cinema | Jury Award for Best Feature Film | Declaration of War (Valérie Donzelli) | Won | |
| Audience Award | Valérie Donzelli | Won | ||
| Bloggers' Award | Won | |||
| 2012 | César Awards 2012 | Best Film | Declaration of War | Nominated |
| Best Director | Valérie Donzelli | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Pauline Gaillard | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | André Rigaut, Laurent Gabiot, Sébastien Savine | Nominated | ||
| Étoiles d'Or | Best Screenplay (Scénario) | Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli | Won | |
| Hong Kong International Film Festival | SIGNIS Award | Valérie Donzelli | Nominated | |
| SIGNIS Award - Special Mention | Won | |||
| 17th Lumières Awards | Best Actress | Valérie Donzelli | Nominated |
See also
- List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "La Guerre est déclarée (Declaration of War) (2011) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ "Declaration of War (2012) - Box Office Mojo". Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. Tantivy Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-1908215017.
- ^ "La Guerre est déclarée".
- ^ "La Guerre est déclarée: Les critiques presse".
- ^ ""La guerre est déclarée" : Contre le cancer, la force redoutable du bonheur". Le Monde.fr. 30 August 2011.
- ^ Leffler, Rebecca (16 September 2011). "France Makes a 'Declaration of War' in Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Declaration of War". Rotten Tomatoes. January 27, 2012.
- ^ "Declaration of War" – via Metacritic.
- ^ http://www.lescesarducinema.com [bare URL]
