''Private Lessons'' (french: Élève libre) is a 2008 Belgian
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-g ...
directed by
Joachim Lafosse
Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter.
Career
Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film ''Tribu'', a 24-minute short ...
. It was written by Lafosse and François Pirot. It was screened in the
Directors' Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...
section at the
2008 Cannes Film Festival
The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2008. The President of the Official Jury was American actor and director Sean Penn. Twenty two films from fourteen countries were selected to compete for the ''Palme d'Or''. The awards ...
on 19 May. It was nominated for seven
Magritte Awards
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and was awarded
Best Actor
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The term most often refers to th ...
Jonas Bloquet
Jonas Bloquet (born 10 July 1992) is a Belgian actor, known for his roles as Jonas in '' Private Lessons'' (2009), which earned him a Magritte Award nomination for Most Promising Actor, Vincent Leblanc in ''Elle'' (2016), for which he was nomin ...
as Jonas
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Jonathan Zaccaï
Jonathan Zaccaï (born 22 July 1970) is a Belgian actor, film director and screenwriter. He is the nephew of René Kalisky.
His acting credits include ''The Beat That My Heart Skipped'', ''A Distant Neighborhood (film), A Distant Neighborhood'' ...
as Pierre
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Yannick Renier
Yannick Renier (born 29 March 1975) is a Belgian actor who started his career in the theatre in the 1990s and has since appeared in several films and television productions.
Life and career
Renier trained at the Conservatoire Royal in Brussels ...
as Didier
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Claire Bodson
Claire Bodson is a Belgian stage and film actress. She studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and began working in theatre after developing an interest in acting. After some stage experiences at the Théâtre de l'Ancre in Charleroi, Bodso ...
as Nathalie
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Pauline Étienne
Pauline Étienne (born 26 June 1989) is a Belgian actress who has received numerous awards for her acting. Her notable films include ''Le Bel Âge'' and ''Silent Voice (2009 film), Silent Voice'', for which she won the Lumières Award for Most P ...
as Delphine
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Anne Coesens
Anne Coesens (born 1966) is a Belgium, Belgian actress. She studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the CNSAD, National Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Paris and works in theatre. She also appears in films – her credits incl ...
as Pascale
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Johan Leysen
Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023) was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film '' De grens'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Canne ...