''War in the Highlands'' (french: La Guerre dans le Haut Pays) is a 1999 internationally co-produced
war
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
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 ...
directed by
Francis Reusser
Francis Reusser (1 December 1942 – 10 April 2020) was a Swiss film director. He directed thirteen films since 1968. His film '' Derborence'' was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Reusser died on 10 April 2020 after a long illness.
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starring
Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard (; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, film producer, singer, and environmentalist who is widely known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions.
She has received ...
.
The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
71st Academy Awards
The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 1998 in film and took place on March 21, 1999, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences] The film is based on the 1915 novel ''La Guerre dans le Haut-Pays'' by
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (24 September 1878 – 23 May 1947) was a French-speaking Swiss writer.
Biography
He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and was educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, a ...
concerning
Switzerland in the Napoleonic era
During the French Revolutionary Wars, the revolutionary armies marched eastward, enveloping Switzerland in their battles against Austria. In 1798, Switzerland was completely overrun by the French and was renamed the Helvetic Republic. The Helvetic ...
.
Cast
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Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard (; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, film producer, singer, and environmentalist who is widely known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions.
She has received ...
as Julie Bonzon
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Yann Trégouët as David Aviolat
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François Marthouret as Josias Aviolat
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Antoine Basler
Antoine Basler is a Swiss actor. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1983.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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Living people
People from Lausanne
Swiss male film actors
Swiss male television actors
20th ...
as Ansermoz
* Patrick Le Mauff as Tille
* Jacques Michel as Jean Bonzon
* Jean-Pierre Gos as Pastor
See also
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List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1999 films
1999 drama films
1990s war drama films
Swiss war drama films
French war drama films
Belgian war drama films
1990s French-language films
Napoleonic Wars films
Films directed by Francis Reusser
French-language Swiss films
French-language Belgian films
1990s French films
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