Looking for Hortense
| Looking for Hortense | |
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 Film poster | |
| French | Cherchez Hortense |
| Directed by | Pascal Bonitzer |
| Written by | Pascal Bonitzer Agnès de Sacy |
| Produced by | Saïd Ben Saïd Sarah Borch-Jacobsen Kevin Chneiweiss |
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Bacri Kristin Scott Thomas Isabelle Carré Claude Rich |
| Cinematography | Romain Winding |
| Edited by | Elise Fievet |
| Music by | Aleksey Aygi |
Production company | SBS Productions |
| Distributed by | Le Pacte |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $4.5 million |
| Box office | $3.3 million[1] |
Looking for Hortense (French: Cherchez Hortense) is a 2012 French comedy-drama film directed by Pascal Bonitzer.
Plot summary
Damien, a teacher of Asian civilization for business leaders, is instructed by his wife Iva to ask his father, a member of the judicial Council of State, to help to prevent the expulsion of a young woman of Serbian origin.
Cast
- Jean-Pierre Bacri as Damien Hauer
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Iva Delusi
- Isabelle Carré as Aurore
- Claude Rich as Sébastien Hauer
- Jackie Berroyer as Lobatch
- Benoît Jacquot as Kevadian
- Agathe Bonitzer as Laetitia
- Philippe Duclos as Henri Hortense
- Marin Orcand Tourrès as Noé Hauer
- Joséphine Derenne as Blandine Hauer
- Arthur Igual as Antoine
- Jérôme Beaujour as Campuche
- Masahiro Kashiwagi as Satoshi
- Iliana Lolitch as Véra
- Francis Leplay as Marco
- Stanislas Stanic as Marek
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews. As of June 2020, the film holds a 56% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 5.35/10.[2]
Accolades
| Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| César Award | Best Actor | Jean-Pierre Bacri | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Claude Rich | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Cherchez Hortense (2012) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ "Looking for Hortense (Cherchez Hortense) (2012)". Retrieved 4 June 2020 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.