''Tout ce qui brille'' is a 2010 French film and the debut feature film for

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and Hervé Mimran, who co-wrote and co-directed the film. It was filmed in

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, and

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, notably the 16th arrondissement. Originally, ''Tout ce qui brille'' was a 2007 short film shot by the same directors.

Plot

Ely (

) and Lila (

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) are two working class girls and best friends who dream of a glitzier, more glamorous lifestyle. They sneak into a nightclub where they meet Agathe (

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) and Joan (

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) a rich, lesbian couple who give them a ride home. Lila, wanting to appear to be at the same social level as the girls, lies about where she and Ely live, giving the couple the address of a nice building in a wealthy neighborhood. Lila continues to lie herself into the life of Agathe and Joan, and her new boyfriend Maxx ( Simon Buret), while Ely feels more and more left out as she realizes that Lila is spending all her time partying with her new crowd, having been accepted as one of them, while Ely is nothing to Agathe and Joan but an inexpensive babysitter for their son. Eventually she grows sick of Lila's lies and reveals their true identity to Maxx. Lila, terrified at the thought of being rejected by her new friends, becomes furious at Ely. The two girls argue and stop talking. As Lila's lies begin to crumble around her, she realizes that Agathe and her social circle are not really her friends and that by working hard Ely is slowly achieving what she dreamed of. She gets a real job working at an upscale shoe store and eventually succeeds in reconnecting with Ely.

Cast

as Ely Wapler *

as Lila Belaifa *

as Agathe *

as Joan, Agathe's partner *

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as Carole, Ely and Lila's friend *

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as Éric, Lila's fiancé * Simon Buret as Maxx, * Daniel Cohen as Maurice, Ely's father *

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as Danielle, Ely's mother *

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as Lila's father *

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as Sandra, Lila's colleague * Fejria Deliba as Nadia, Lila's mother * Lucie Bourdeu as Annah, Ely's younger sister * Nader Boussandel as Slim, Ely's neighbor * Jeanne Ferron as Mme Houbloup, gossip lady in the building * Alexandre Gars as Elvis, Agathe's son * Maria Ducceshi as Jil

Awards and nominations

;Awards won *2010: Special jury award and European Public Award at Festival international du film de comédie de l'Alpe d'Huez *2011: Best Feminin Hope of the Year (newcomer) for

at 36th César Awards *2011: Étoiles d'or du cinéma français (Gold Star of French Cinema) for: **Best Debut Film for

and Hervé Mimran **Feminin Revelation of the Year for Leïla Bekhti ;Nominations *2011: César for Best Debut Film for Géraldine Nakache et Hervé Mimran at 36th César Awards *2011: César for Best Femini Hope (newcomer) for

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film has proven popular particularly the song "Chanson sur une drôle de vie" sung by appearing in SNEP official French Singles Chart. It is a remake of a previous

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hit. The soundtrack also featured the song

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References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tout Ce Qui Brille 2010 films 2010s French-language films Features based on short films 2010 comedy films French comedy films Pathé films Films directed by Géraldine Nakache 2010 directorial debut films 2010s French films