''Adrien's Story'' (french: Histoire d'Adrien) is a 1980
Occitan language
Occitan (; oc, occitan, link=no ), also known as ''lenga d'òc'' (; french: langue d'oc) by its native speakers, and sometimes also referred to as ''Provençal'', is a Romance language spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Italy's Occitan Vall ...
French
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 ...
written, directed and produced by
Jean-Pierre Denis
Jean-Pierre Denis (born 29 March 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed seven films since 1980. His directorial debut '' Adrien's Story'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival
The 33rd Cannes Film Fe ...
. 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
1980 Cannes Film Festival
The 33rd Cannes Film Festival was held between 9 and 23 May 1980. The Palme d'Or went to the '' All That Jazz'' by Bob Fosse and ''Kagemusha'' by Akira Kurosawa.
The festival opened with '' Fantastica'', directed by Gilles Carle and closed with ' ...
where it won the
Caméra d'Or
The Caméra d'Or ("''Golden Camera''") is an award of the Cannes Film Festival for the best first feature film presented in one of the Cannes' selections (Official Selection, Directors' Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des ...
.
Cast
* Bernard Sautereau as The young Adrien
* Serge Dominique as The adult Adrien
* Marcelle Dessalles as The mother
* Pierre Dienade as The father
* Jean-Paul Geneste as Roger
* Marie-Claude Kergoat as The Shepherdess
* Christian Murat as The brother
* Odette Peytoureau as The grandmother
* Nadine Reynaud as Marguerite
References
External links
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1980 films
1980 drama films
Occitan-language films
French drama films
Films directed by Jean-Pierre Denis
Caméra d'Or winners
1980 directorial debut films
1980s French films
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