War in the Highlands
War in the Highlands (French: La Guerre dans le Haut Pays) is a 1998 war drama film written and directed by Francis Reusser and starring Marion Cotillard. The film is a co-production between Switzerland, France and Belgium and it is based on the 1915 novel La Guerre dans le Haut-Pays by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, concerning Switzerland in the Napoleonic era.[4] The film was released theatrically in Switzerland on 7 October 1998, and in France on 5 May 1999. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 71st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5]
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| French | La Guerre dans le Haut Pays |
| Directed by | Francis Reusser |
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| Based on | La Guerre dans le Haut Pays by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz |
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| Starring | Marion Cotillard |
| Cinematography | Christophe Beaucarne[1] |
| Edited by | Jacques Witta[1] |
| Music by | Jean-François Monot[1] |
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Running time | 105 minutes[4] |
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| Language | French[2] |
| Budget | 4,8 million francs[3] |
Marion Cotillard won the Best Actress award at the 1999 Autrans Mountain Film Festival for her performance. The film also competed for the Golden Bear at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival.[6]
Plot edit
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Cast edit
- Marion Cotillard as Julie Bonzon
- Yann Trégouët as David Aviolat
- François Marthouret as Josias Aviolat
- Antoine Basler as Ansermoz
- Patrick Le Mauff as Tille
- Jacques Michel as Jean Bonzon
- Jean-Pierre Gos as Pastor
- François Morel as Devenoge
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1999 | Autrans Mountain Film Festival | Special Mention - Best Actress | Marion Cotillard | Won | [7] |
| Berlin Film Festival | Golden Bear | Francis Reusser | Nominated | [8][9] | |
| Swiss Film Award | Best Feature Film | Nominated | [2] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "War in the Highlands, Feature Film | 1998-1999 | War | Belgium, France, Switzerland". Crew United. from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "La Guerre dans le Haut Pays". Swiss Films. from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b Martin, Marie-Claude (7 October 1998). "Francis Reusser réalise un Þlm de commande qui n'obéit à rien, sauf aux lois du romanesque". Le Temps (in French). from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Cockrell, Eddie (14 March 1999). "The War in the Highlands". Variety. from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Creutz, Norbert (13 February 1999). "Guerre dans le Haut Pays vaudois contre guerre dans le Pacifique". Le Temps (in French).
- ^ "Himalaya primé à Autrans". AlloCiné (in French). 13 December 1999. from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Hils, Miriam (24 January 1999). "Berlin buzz builds". Variety. from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ McMahon, Michael (4 February 1999). "Berlin Film Festival". Irish Film and Television Network.
External links edit
- War in the Highlands at IMDb