''Camille Rewinds'' (french: Camille redouble) is a 2012 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Noémie Lvovsky Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. Life and career Born in Paris in 1964, Lvovsky is the daughter of Jewish parents who emigrated from Ukraine to flee pogroms. She studied cinema at L ...

. The film was screened in the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...

section at the

2012 Cannes Film Festival The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian film director Nanni Moretti was the President of the Jury for the main competition and British actor Tim Roth was the President of the Jury for the Un Certain Regard section. ...

where it won the Prix SACD. Yolande Moreau received a

Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress The Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress ( French: Magritte de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding per ...

for her role.

Plot

On her way to a party Camille consults a quirky

clockmaker A clockmaker is an artisan who makes and/or repairs clocks. Since almost all clocks are now factory-made, most modern clockmakers only repair clocks. Modern clockmakers may be employed by jewellers, antique shops, and places devoted strictly t ...

because she needs to have her watch fixed. The watch has sentimental value for her because she got it as a present for her 16th birthday. Next morning Camille realises it is the year 1985 and she is again a teenager.

Cast

as Camille Vaillant *

Samir Guesmi Samir Guesmi (born 7 October 1967) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films and television shows since 1988. Filmography Actor Filmmaker Theatre References External links * 1967 births Living people French male f ...

as Éric *

Judith Chemla Judith Chemla (; born 5 July 1985) is a French actress. Life and career In 2012, Chemla appeared in '' Camille Rewinds'', for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 38th César Awards. On 10 April 2020, during the coronavi ...

as Josepha *

India Hair India Hair (born 1987) is a French actress. Early life Hair was born in Saumur a town in western France, to an American father and an English mother. Career She has worked in film and television. Her film credits include '' Camille Rewinds' ...

as Alice *

Julia Faure Julia Faure (born 13 February 1977) is French actress. She has appeared in films such as ''Wild Innocence ''Wild Innocence'' (french: Sauvage Innocence) is a 2001 French film directed by Philippe Garrel. Plot A young filmmaker wants to mak ...

as Louise *

Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept piè ...

as Camille's mother *

Michel Vuillermoz Michel Vuillermoz (born 18 December 1962) is a French actor and scriptwriter. Vuillermoz has appeared in more than 100 films and 40 plays. In 1998, he received two Molière Award: Best Male Newcomer and Best Play for ''André le Magnifique''. ...

as Camille's father *

Denis Podalydès Denis Podalydès (born 22 April 1963) is a French actor and scriptwriter of Greek descent. Podalydès has appeared in more than 140 films and television shows since 1989. He starred in '' The Officers' Ward'', which was entered into the 2001 Can ...

as Alphonse Da Costa, the physics professor *

Jean-Pierre Léaud Jean-Pierre Léaud, ComM (; born 28 May 1944) is a French actor, known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with ''The 400 Blows'' (1959). He also worked several times with Jean-Luc God ...

as Monsieur Dupont, the clock-maker *

Vincent Lacoste Vincent Lacoste (born 3 July 1993) is a French actor. He began his acting career at the age of fifteen, playing the lead role of Hervé in the film ''The French Kissers''. The role won him the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor and a nomin ...

as Vincent *

Anne Alvaro Anne Alvaro (born 29 October 1951) is a French actress whose work spans from the early 1970s through to 2012. She is probably best known for her role as Eleonore in the 1983 biopic ''Danton''. She won one César Award for Best Actress in a Supp ...

as The English teacher, whom Camille or her friend ask to adopt her *

Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'', in which he played the lead villain, Steven Spielberg's ''Munich (2005 film), ...

as The French teacher (sadist or mean) * Micha Lescot, the drama teacher and director of the play *

Riad Sattouf Riad Sattouf ( ar, رياض سطوف; born 5 May 1978) is a French cartoonist, comic artist, and film director. Sattouf is best known for his award-winning graphic memoir hexalogy '' L'Arabe du futur'' (''The Arab of the Future'') and for his awa ...

as The director *

Esther Garrel Esther Garrel (born 18 February 1991) is a French actress. She is most known for her roles in '' 17 Girls'' (2011), ''Jealousy'' (2013), ''Call Me by Your Name'' (2017), and ''Thirst Street'' (2017). Early life Garrel was born in Paris, the daug ...

as Mathilde

Reception

The movie received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator

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reports that 60% of 5 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 5/10.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camille Rewinds 2012 films 2012 drama films French drama films 2010s French-language films Films set in 1985 Films directed by Noémie Lvovsky Gaumont Film Company films 2010s French films