Private Lessons
Film poster
Directed byJoachim Lafosse
Written byJoachim Lafosse
François Pirot
Produced byJacques-Henri Bronckart
StarringJonas Bloquet
Jonathan Zaccaï
Yannick Renier
CinematographyHichame Alaouie
Edited bySophie Vercruysse
Release dates
  • 19 May 2008 (2008-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 21 January 2009 (2009-01-21)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench

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]

Cast

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Présenté à la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs" (in French). AlloCiné. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Le cinéma belge était à l'honneur lors de la Première édition des Magritte du cinéma belge francophone". Moniteur du film (in French). Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Engelen, Aurore (January 14, 2011). "Magritte Awards shine spotlight on Belgian Francophone cinema". Cineuropa. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

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Films directed by Joachim Lafosse
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