Full house for the English poet and novelist Emily Brontë (1818-1848) at the 33rd edition of the Dinard British Film Festival.
The flamboyant biopic dedicated to him by actress director Frances O'Connor (
Love and Other Catastrophes, Kiss or Kill, IA
or
Conjuring 2
) was doubly rewarded during the traditional awards ceremony chaired this year by José Garcia, at the Debussy theatre.
To read alsoJosé Garcia: "In Dinard, I found that English cinema was less whiny than ours!"
Not only did
Emily
, the directorial debut of British-Australian actress Frances O'Connor, win the Hitchcock d'or for best film, but this biopic was also honored by the public thanks to a vote which awarded it the Hitchcock from the public. .
And as if that weren't enough for the happiness of this wild romance located in the heart of the English moor, the Anglo-French actress Emma Mackay, (discovered in the series
Sex Education
on Netflix, then noticed in the film
Eiffel
alongside Romain Duris) won the Hictchcock for Best Performance in her very first big screen role.
She indeed bursts the screen in
Emily
and we bet that she will go far...
In line with feature films such as
Bright Star
by Jane Campion,
Reasons and feelings
,
Pride and prejudice
or
The Duchess
,
Emily
stages with flame and exaltation the very rich imaginary life of one of the most famous authors in the world. , Emily Bronte.
Emily
turns out to be an initiatory journey, as exhilarating as it is edifying, of a rebellious young woman so unsuited to everyday life that she will be able to guide these contemporary readers towards feminine maturity.
Exploring the relationships that inspired her, her raw and passionate relationship with her sisters Charlotte and Anne, her painful and forbidden first love for Vicar Weightman, and the care she gives to her brother Branwell, whom she idolizes, the film paints the portrait of one of the most enigmatic and provocative writers in the world, who died too soon, at the age of 30.
The jury also wanted to award two other prizes.
A "special prize" from the jury was awarded to the first film
The Almond and the Seahorse
by Celyn Jones and Tom Stern, produced by Guillaume Gallienne, telling the intertwined destiny of two couples, one of whose partners has been the victim of a trauma cranial, while exploring the impact of this trauma on their life together.
Another “collective interpretation prize” was awarded to the film
All my Friends Hate Me
by Andrew Gaynord.
The full list:
JURY AWARD
Hitchcock Gold Award for Best Film:
Emily
by Frances O'Connor
Hitchcock for Best Performance
Emma Mackey for
Emily
Special Prize of the Barrier Jury
The Almond and the Seahorse,
by Celyn Jones & Tom Stern
Collective performance award
All My Friends Hate Me
by Andrew Gaynord
AUDIENCE AWARD
Hitchcock of the feature film audience
Emily
by Frances O'Connor
Hitchcock from public shortcuts
Rat
, by Sarah Gordon
