''My Way'', released in France as ''Cloclo'', is a 2012 French

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about the life of French singer, songwriter and entertainer

Claude François Claude Antoine Marie François (; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of "Comme d'habitude" (c ...

. It is co-written and directed by

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, and stars

Jérémie Renier (; born 6 January 1981) is a Belgian actor. His film debut was in the critically praised (1996), directed by the Dardenne brothers. He became better known to worldwide audiences in ''Brotherhood of the Wolf'' (2001) and (2005). The latter ...

as François. ''Cloclo'' refers to François' nickname, while the international name was chosen due to the eponymous song popularized by

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, but originally co-written, co-composed and performed as "

Comme d'habitude "" (, French for "As usual") is a French song about routine in a relationship falling out of love, composed in 1967 by Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and . In 1968 the song was adapted by David Bowie and given new lyrics to crea ...

" by François. The film follows the life of the singer from his childhood in

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in the 1940s to his accidental death in 1978.

Cast

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as Paul Lederman *

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as Lucia "Souffa" François * Sabrina Seyvecou as Josette "Jojo" François * Ana Girardot as Isabelle Forêt *

Joséphine Japy Joséphine Japy (born 12 July 1994) is a French actress. She made her debut in the 2005 film ', directed by Yves Angelo. In 2014, she played the lead role of Charlie in the film '' Respire'', which was presented in the International Critics' W ...

France Gall Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French ''yé-yé'' singer. In 1965, aged 17, she won the Eurovision Song Contest for Luxembourg. Between 1973 and 1992, s ...

* Maud Jurez as Janet Woollacot *

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as Aimé François *

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as Jean-Jacques Tilche *

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as Geneviève Leroy * Sophie Meister as Kathalyn Jones *

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as Sofia * Pascal Aubert as Eddy Marnay *

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as Sylvie Mathurin

Reception

The film received positive reviews from film critics, who praised Renier's performance and Siri's direction. It holds an 83% rating on the film critics aggregate site

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based on 6 reviews.

Accolades

References

External links

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