French California (French: La Californie) is a 2006 French film directed and written by Jacques Fieschi, based on short story by Georges Simenon. It was nominated for César Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Mylène Demongeot) and Most Promising Actor (Radivoje Bukvic). It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

La Californie
Directed byJacques Fieschi
Screenplay byJacques Fieschi
Based onChemin sans issue
by Georges Simenon
Produced byChristine Gozlan
Edouard Weil
StarringNathalie Baye
Roschdy Zem
Ludivine Sagnier
CinematographyJérôme Alméras
Edited byLuc Barnier
Music byMino Cinélu
Production
companies
Rectangle Productions
Thelma Films
France 3 Cinéma
Distributed byMars Distribution
Release dates
  • 26 May 2006 (2006-05-26) (Cannes)
  • 25 October 2006 (2006-10-25) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€4 million[1]
Box office$608.000[2]

Cast

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Accolades

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Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Cannes Film Festival Prix Un certain regard Nominated
Caméra d'Or Nominated
César Awards Best Supporting Actress Mylène Demongeot Nominated
Most Promising Actor Rasha Bukvic Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "La Californie". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ "La Californie". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: French California". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
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