Brad Pitt at the Caesars!
It was undoubtedly the event of the 48th edition of the César ceremony which took place this Friday, February 24 in Paris.
While Virginie Efira presented the César d'honneur to David Fincher, the actress surprised the audience by calling the American actor from
Seven
on stage.
In trance, the public at the Olympia welcomed Brad Pitt with a standing ovation.
This
happening
only reinforced the good mood that already reigned over this ceremony, which was off to a good start.
Chaired by Tahar Rahim – a sober and exemplary leader who welcomed all the professions of shadow cinema on stage – this new edition has proven that it knows how to recover from its previous gloomy years.
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The evening was not hosted by a master of ceremonies, but by twelve celebrities, from all walks of life.
Thus, we could see Jamel Debbouze launch the show broadcast live with his legendary phlegm and his usual relaxation, addressing the subjects that annoy while making the assembly laugh.
Only Juliette Binoche wanted to gently reframe the actor when he tried to joke about auteur cinema, of which this is a part.
This was followed by an irresistible magneto by Jérôme Commandeur with Valérie Lemercier, Alex Lutz, the famous Catherine and Liliane of Canal +, Amhed Syla and Léa Drucker, who managed to bounce back with talent as an environmental activist appeared on the stage by surprise in full sketch.
In short, Éric Lartigau, artistic director of the evening – the first of the
happy winners
Among the winners of the evening, we will remember the César for best hope awarded to Nadia Tereszkiewicz for
Les Amandiers
by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (great absent from this evening).
The first César for best actress for Virginie Efira for
Revoir Paris
by Alice Winoour, the second César for best consecutive actor for Benoît Magimel (moved) for
Pacifiction
by Albert Serra.
As for Louis Garrel, favorites of this new edition, he leaves with the César for best screenplay for his film
L'innocent
, and his actress, Noémie Merlant, with that of best actress in a supporting role.
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by Dominik Moll remains the big winner of this evening with six Césars won, including that of best male hopeful (Bastien Bouillon), best actor in a supporting role (Bouli Lanners), adaptation, production and of the best movie.
During this elegant and committed ceremony, Charlotte Gainsbourg – a rare thing – interpreted a title by her father (
Like a boomerang
) accompanied by the rapper Dinos.
Golshifteh Farahani made a speech on the situation in Iran and all the Caesarized winners of this evening had a thought for women in cinema (especially directors), who are underrepresented this year.
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A starred dinner
Once the ceremony was over – around 11:30 p.m., something rare enough to note – the winners and the nominees met at Fouquet's on the Champs Élysées for an intimate and festive dinner.
The guests were able to see the nominees and winners warmly congratulate each other.
Among the guests: Brad Pitt, star of David Fincher's head table, was the entertainment of the evening for the anonymous, as for the named.
After a dinner orchestrated by chef Pierre Gagnaire, the bravest went to the after party organized in the 9th arrondissement while the others returned happy and triumphant, their César in hand.