''Les Favoris de la lune'' (internationally released as ''Favorites of the Moon'') is a 1984 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 ...

written and directed by

Otar Iosseliani Otar Iosseliani ( ka, ოთარ იოსელიანი, born 2 February 1934) is a Georgian-born film director. He was born in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, where he studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire and graduated in 1952 ...

Cast

*Katja Rupé as Claire *Alix de Montaigu as Delphine Laplace *François Michel as Philippe *Jean-Pierre Beauviala as Colas *

Vincent Blanchet Vincent Blanchet (16 April 1945 – 13 March 2011) was a French filmmaker, documentary teacher and inventor of microphones. Biography Vincent Evart Blanchet was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, to Dutch-born artist Bernarda Vleming Blanchet ...

as terrorist *

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'', Wes An ...

as Julien

Release

The film was released in France in 1985.

Reception

The film entered the competition at the

41st Venice International Film Festival The 41st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 September 1984 under the direction of Gian Luigi Rondi. No Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement was assigned. The main event of this edition was, out of competition, the pr ...

, where it received the Special Jury Prize.

References

External links

* 1984 films French drama films Films directed by Otar Iosseliani Venice Grand Jury Prize winners 1984 drama films 1980s French-language films 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub