''Delete History'' (french: Effacer l'historique) is a 2020 French-Belgian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

co-produced, written and directed by Benoît Delépine and

Gustave Kervern Gustave Kervern (born 27 August 1962), also known as Gustave de Kervern and Gustave K/Vern, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaboration with Benoît Delépine. Life and career In 2004 he wrote, directed, ...

. It was selected to compete for the

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in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin, the film won the Silver Bear 70th Berlinale prize. The film is also scheduled to show at the 2020

Angoulême Francophone Film Festival Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a commune, the prefecture of the Charente department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Angoumoisins' ...

Cast

Blanche Gardin Blanche Gardin (; born 3 April 1977) is a French actress, comedian and writer. Gardin holds a Master of Sociology degree from the Paris Nanterre University Paris Nanterre University (French: ''Université Paris Nanterre''), formerly Paris-X ...

as Marie *

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 Bertrand *

Corinne Masiero Corinne Masiero (born 3 February 1964) is a French actress. She was born in Douai. She began acting in her late 20s, initially appearing in the theatre before moving on to the screen. She is best known for her lead role in the 2012 film '' Louise ...

as Christine *

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 sex taper *

Benoît Poelvoorde Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian. Early life His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Jesuit Boarding School of Godinne before ...

as delivery man * Bouli Lanners as Dieu * Vincent Dedienne as organic farmer *

Philippe Rebbot Philippe Rebbot is a French actor. He appeared in more than eighty films since 1998 and starred in several films including The Aquatic Effect, Une famille à louer and Northern Wind. Filmography Personal life In 2004, Rebbot met the actres ...

as lazy man *

Michel Houellebecq Michel Houellebecq (; born Michel Thomas, 26 February 1956 or 1958) is a French author, known for his novels, poems and essays, as well as an occasional actor, filmmaker and singer. His first book was a biographical essay on the horror writer ...

as suicidal client * Clémentine Peyricot as Cathya * Lucas Mondher as Sylvain *

Jackie Berroyer Jackie Berroyer (born 24 May 1946) is a French actor, comedian and writer. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berroyer, Jackie 1946 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors 20th-c ...

as picky neighbor *

Denis O'Hare Denis Patrick Seamus O'Hare (born January 17, 1962) is an American actor, singer, and author noted for his award-winning performances in the plays '' Take Me Out'' and ''Sweet Charity'', as well as portraying vampire king Russell Edgington on HB ...

as American millionnaire

Post production

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 pi� ...

's scene was cut out from the film. She is a frequent collaborator of the directors.

Reception

In France, the film averages 4/5 on the '' AlloCiné'' from 31 press reviews. On the

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website

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, which categorizes reviews only as positive or negative, of reviews are positive.

References

External links

* 2020 films 2020 comedy films Belgian comedy films French comedy films 2020s French-language films Films about social media Films directed by Benoît Delépine Films directed by Gustave Kervern Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic French-language Belgian films 2020s French films Ad Vitam (company) films {{Belgium-film-stub