''Peaceful'' (french: De son vivant; lit. ''In His Lifetime'') is a 2021 French drama film directed and co-written by

Emmanuelle Bercot Emmanuelle Bercot (born 6 November 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. Her film '' Clément'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2013 film '' On My Way'' premiered in competi ...

, starring

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...

and

Benoît Magimel Benoît Magimel (; born 11 May 1974) is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Ac ...

. The film had its premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. Portraying a man facing a serious illness and undeniable death,

won the Award for Best Actor at the 27th Lumières Awards and 47th César Awards.

Premise

Benjamin, a theatre professor, whose life expectancy is estimated to be a year after diagnosed with

Stage IV cancer Cancer staging is the process of determining the extent to which a cancer has developed by growing and spreading. Contemporary practice is to assign a number from I to IV to a cancer, with I being an isolated cancer and IV being a cancer that ha ...

Cast

Production

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

began on 11 October 2019. The filming was suspended on 25 November after

suffered a

stroke A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ...

. Deneuve returned to the film set in July 2020.

Release

''Peaceful'' had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, screened out of competition. The film was released in France on 24 November 2021.

Reception

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Emmanuelle Bercot 2021 films 2021 drama films 2020s French-language films French drama films Medical-themed films Films directed by Emmanuelle Bercot 2020s French films