SUCCESS IN THE 2024 CESAR NOMINATIONS

The screening of “Little Girl Blue” amazed spectators during the 76th Cannes Film Festival. Eight months later, satisfaction sets in when discovering the film which was doubly nominated for the 2024 César, in the categories of best documentary and best actress.

Marion Cotillard embodies in a moving way the role given by Mona Achache, that of taking on the appearance and language of Carole Achache, her mother who died by suicide in 2016. The director, driven by the desire to understand the reasons for this premature death, skillfully guides Cotillard's talent through the twists and turns of a life marked by sexist attacks, childhood traumas and the neuroses that result from them.

Marion Cotillard, at the top of her art, meticulously reveals the process of her mother's incarnation, balancing between documentary and fiction. The line between the two becomes even more tenuous when the filmmaker exposes the challenges her actress faces.

In these moments, Cotillard, transcended by the story of an intimacy that is not her own, wears the flaws and the allure of Carole Achache for the duration of a film. Her face hardens when she talks about her “life as a whore and the daughter of intellectuals,” her voice broken by misogynistic violence. “Little Girl Blue”, as a singular cinematographic object, deserves recognition for its strength of interpretation and its raw, striking truth (Valentine Servant-Ulgu).

Rejoice also for the nomination of three directors for the prize for best direction. February 23, 2024 could be marked by a historic moment, with Justine Triet, Catherine Breillat and Jeanne Herry in the running. The last director to win this prize was Tonie Marshall in 2000. Triet continues to collect nominations, notably for the Oscars, while Breillat makes a successful critical comeback after more than ten years. Herry, hailed for her film on restorative justice, completes this promising picture (VSU).

Finally, the reason to rejoice materializes in the faultless performance of the actresses of “I will always see your faces”.

Adèle Exarchopoulos, Miou Miou, Élodie Bouchez and Leïla Bekhti deliver powerful performances, each embodying characters marked by different traumas.