If the public could not attend the 26th Enlightenment ceremony of the international press, the suspense was there.
Presented by Laurie Cholewa and Laurent Weil, the award ceremony, considered the antechamber of the Césars, finally crowned best film
The things we say, the things we do
by Emmanuel Mouret.
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The director's tenth feature film, this sentimental fresco features several couples confronted with irreconcilable desires, notably Camélia Jordana, Niels Schneider and Vincent Macaigne.
"
For us, this film is the essence of French cinema, well made with suspense, people who speak in a way that no one speaks in real life ... On arrival something charming
" , commented Academy President Lisa Nesselson.
The Académie des Lumières brings together 110 press correspondents from some twenty countries who have awarded prizes to French films since 1996, like, all things considered, the Hollywood Golden Globes.
Their prize list sometimes gives a foretaste of the queen ceremony of the tricolor seventh art, the Caesar, whose ceremony is scheduled for March 12.
Last year, the Enlightenment had designated the best film
Les Misérables
by Ladj Li, which also triumphed at the César, and awarded the prize for
directing
for
J'accuse
to Roman Polanski.
In the midst of controversy because of the rape accusations that target him, the latter received the same price at the Caesar.
Among the other Enlightenment laureates, which this year boiled down to a ceremony broadcast on Canal + because of the health crisis, Maïwenn this year won the prize for best director, for
ADN
, her tender and bitter drama on the Algeria, France and the search for origins.
A country that stands wise
, indictment of journalist David Dufresne denouncing police violence is sacred best documentary.
Three films made a double:
Deux
, by Filippo Meneghetti, a love story with finesse between two elderly neighbors, chosen to represent France at the Oscars (best first film and best actresses for Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa),
Summer 85
of François Ozon (best male image and revelations for Félix Lefebvre and Benjamin Voisin) and
Josep
d'Aurel (best animated film and best music).
