''In Bed with Victoria'' (original title: ''Victoria'') is a 2016 French
romantic comedy-drama film directed by
Justine Triet
Justine Triet (born 17 July 1978) is a French film director, screenwriter and editor. She is a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Her debut feature, '' Age of Panic'', was presented as part of the ACID programme at the 2 ...
. It was screened in the
International Critics' Week
The International Critics' Week (french: Semaine de la Critique) was founded in 1962 and is organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created following the showing of '' The Connection'' directed by Shirley Clarke which had been ...
section at the
2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Efira received a
Magritte Award for Best Actress
The Magritte Award for Best Actress ( French: Magritte de la meilleure actrice) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role whil ...
at the
7th Magritte Awards
The 7th Magritte Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie André Delvaux, honored the best films of 2016 in Belgium and took place on 4 February 2017 at the Square in the historic site of Mont des Arts, Brussels, beginning at 8:00 p.m. CET ...
for her role in the film.
Cast
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Virginie Efira
Virginie Efira (born 5 May 1977) is a Belgian actress and television presenter.
Efira got her first leading role in the romantic comedy ''It Boy'' (2013). She subsequently received critical praise for her performance in the comedy drama '' In Be ...
as Victoria Spick
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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 Sam
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Melvil Poupaud
Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker.
Career
Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film '' City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-kn ...
as Vincent
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Laurent Poitrenaux as David
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Laure Calamy
Laure Calamy (born March 22, 1975) is a César Award-winning French film, TV and theatre actress best known for her roles in ''Call My Agent!'' and '' My Donkey, My Lover & I''.
Early life
Born in 1975, Calamy is the daughter of a psychologist ...
as Christelle
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Sophie Fillières as Sophie
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Alice Daquet as Eve
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Emmanuelle Lanfray
Release
The film had its world premiere opening the ''
Semaine de la Critique
Critics' Week (french: link=no, Semaine de la critique), until 2008 called International Critics' Week ('), is a parallel section to the Cannes Film Festival organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics. It was created in 1962 after the Fre ...
'' at the
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
on 12 May 2016.
It was released in France on 14 September 2016.
Reception
Box office
''In Bed with Victoria'' grossed $0 in North America and $5 million worldwide,
against a production budget of $4 million.
Critical response
On
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, the film holds an approval rating of 82% based on 11 reviews with an average rating of 6.2/10.
On
Metacritic
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, it holds a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Accolades
References
External links
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2016 films
2016 comedy-drama films
2016 comedy films
2010s French-language films
French comedy-drama films
Films directed by Justine Triet
2010s French films