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''Western'' is a 1997
road movie A road movie is a film genre in which the main characters leave home on a road trip, typically altering the perspective from their everyday lives. Road movies often depict travel in the hinterlands, with the films exploring the theme of alienatio ...
directed by Manuel Poirier. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the
70th Academy Awards The 70th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 23, 1998, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During the sh ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences


Plot

The film tells the story of the relationship between a Spanish shoe salesman and a
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
n hitchhiker as they drive across the French countryside in search of love.


Cast

* Sergi López as Paco Cazale *
Sacha Bourdo Aleksander "Sacha" Burdo (born 8 January 1962 in Oryol, Russia) is a Russian actor. He has appeared in films including '' The Science of Sleep'' (2006) by Michel Gondry and ''Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a villag ...
as Nino * Élisabeth Vitali as Marinette * Marie Matheron as Nathalie * Daphné Gaudefroy as HitchasHiker *
Serge Riaboukine Serge Riaboukine (born 29 December 1957) is a French actor. Theatre Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Riaboukine, Serge 1957 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors French pe ...
as Van Driver * Karine LeLièvre as Mr. Letour's Secretary (voice) * JeanasLouis Dupont as Policeman * Olivier Herveet as Hospital Doctor * Alain Luc Guhur as Hospital Attendant * Bernard Mazzinghi as Roland (Marinette's Brother) * Alain Denniel as Bearded Man in Hospital Ward * Michel Vivier as Car Driver * Mélanie Leray as Guenaelle * Catherine Riaux as Guenaelle's Friend


Awards

The film was entered into the
1997 Cannes Film Festival The 50th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1997. The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to '' Ta'm e guilass'' by Abbas Kiarostami and ''Unagi'' by Shohei Imamura. Jeanne Moreau was the mistress of ceremonies. The festival opened with ...
where it won the
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.


See also

*
List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films ...
*
List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film France has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since the conception of the award in 1956. France has been one of the most successful countries in the world in this category, and more than half of their Oscar ...


References


External links

* * 1997 films 1997 comedy films French comedy films 1990s French-language films Films directed by Manuel Poirier 1990s French films Films about salespeople Films about hitchhiking {{1990s-France-film-stub