''Olivier, Olivier'' is a 1992

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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Agnieszka Holland Agnieszka Holland (; born 28 November 1948) is a Polish film and television director and screenwriter, best known for her cultural and political contributions to Polish cinema. She began her career as an assistant to directors Krzysztof Zanuss ...

. It entered the competition at the

49th Venice International Film Festival The 49th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 to 12 September 1992. American actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper and Czech filmmaker Jirí Menzel were the Jury Co-Presidents of the Main Competition. The Golden Lion winner was ' ...

and won an award at the 1992

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. The plot involves the disappearance of a nine-year-old boy. When he reappears in Paris six years later, there are doubts about his identity.

Cast

Grégoire Colin Grégoire Colin (born 25 July 1975) is a French actor. Career Grégoire started acting on the French stage at age 12. He first caught the eye of critics in the 1992 Agnieszka Holland's psychological family drama '' Olivier, Olivier'' when he was ...

as Olivier * Frédéric Quiring as Marcel *

Faye Gatteau __NOTOC__ Faye may refer to: Places * Faye, Loir-et-Cher, France, a village * Faye-d'Anjou, France, a village * La Faye, France, a village * Faye, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States * Faye (crater), a ...

as Nadine petite *

Emmanuel Morozof Immanuel or Emmanuel (, "God swith us"; Koine Greek: ) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the House of David. The Gospel of Matthew ( Matthew 1:22 –23) interprets this as a prophecy of ...

as Olivier petit *

Brigitte Roüan Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.This article borrows largely from a profile of the artist in ''The New York Times''. Riding, Alan. "When the Tables Are Turned in Adultery's Secret Rooms", ' ...

as Elisabeth Duval *

François Cluzet François Cluzet (; born 21 September 1955) is a French film and theatre actor. Cluzet has collaborated with many important European and American directors, including Claude Chabrol, Bertrand Tavernier, Claire Denis, Agnieszka Holland, Robert ...

as Serge Duval

Reception

Critical response

''Oliver, Olivier'' has an approval rating of 88% on

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, based on 16 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10.

References

External links

* *New York Times synopsis: http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/36183/Olivier-Olivier/overview 1992 films 1992 drama films French drama films 1990s French-language films Films directed by Agnieszka Holland Films scored by Zbigniew Preisner 1990s French films BAC Films films Sony Pictures Classics films {{1990s-France-film-stub