''La Crème de la crème'' (also titled ''Smart Ass'') is a 2014 French

comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by

Kim Chapiron Kim Chapiron (born 4 July 1980) is a French film director, screenwriter, and musician of Vietnamese descent. Biography Of Vietnamese origin by his mother, Chapiron is the son of graphic designer Christian Chapiron, better known as ''Kiki Picasso ...

. The film received three nominations at the

20th Lumières Awards The 20th Lumières Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Lumières, was held on 2 February 2015, at the Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris. Nominations were announced on 12 January 2015. ''Saint Laurent (film), Saint Laurent'' garnered the mo ...

, where Thomas Blumenthal and Jean-Baptiste Lafarge were nominated for Most Promising Actor and

Alice Isaaz Alice Isaaz (born 26 July 1991) is a French actress. She is known for her roles in the films '' The Gilded Cage'' (2013), '' La Crème de la crème'' (2014) and ''Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles ''Les Yeux jaunes des crocodiles'' ( en, The Yello ...

for Most Promising Actress.

Cast

* Thomas Blumenthal as Dan *

as Kelly * Jean-Baptiste Lafarge as Louis * Karim Ait M'Hand as Jaffar * Marine Sainsily as Eulalie *

Marianne Denicourt Marianne Denicourt (née Cuau; born 14 May 1963) is a French actress, director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 50 films and television productions since 1986. She studied under Patrice Chéreau in 1985-86 at the Ecole du Thé� ...

as Louis' mother * Bruno Abraham-Kremer as Dan's father *

Jenna Thiam Jenna Thiam (born 19 December 1990) is a Belgian actress. She is known for the French series '' The Returned''. Early life Thiam was born in Brussels. She wanted to be an actress from the age of four. She took a course in acting in New York at ...

as Photocopy shop girl *

Noémie Merlant Noémie Merlant (; born 27 November 1988) is a French actress and director. She has been nominated for her performances twice at the César Awards, including a nomination for her breakout role in ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire''. Career Merlant w ...

as The redhead *

Lucas Bravo Lucas Nicolas Bravo (born 26 March 1988) is a French actor and model. He is best known for starring in the Netflix romantic comedy series ''Emily in Paris'' (2020–present) as chef Gabriel, Emily's downstairs love interest. He is also known for h ...

as Antoine Mufla

References

External links

* 2014 films 2014 comedy-drama films 2010s French-language films French comedy-drama films 2010s French films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub