''The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts'' () is a 2015 French

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written and directed by Éloïse Lang and

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. It is an adaptation and a continuation of the

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television series ''Connasse'' by Lang and Saglio. The film follows Camilla (

Camille Cottin Camille Cottin (; born 1 December 1978) is a French actress and comedian. Following her debut as a stage actress, she became known in 2013 for playing a capricious Parisian woman in the Canal+ (French TV channel), Canal+ hidden camera-sketches s ...

), a capricious Parisian woman who thinks she deserves a princess life and decides to go to the

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to try to marry

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. Much of the film features unscripted scenes of Cottin interacting with real-life people who do not know that she is playing a character. ''The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts'' had its premiere at the Elysée Biarritz in

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on 23 April 2015, and was released theatrically in France on 29 April 2015 by

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. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and grossed $8.3 million.

Plot

The capricious thirty-year-old Parisian Camilla starts to think she's not living the life she deserves and would be the right wife for a proper English prince. Once that idea comes to mind, she flies to the

to marry the last single prince,

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. She stops at nothing to get close to him, demonstrating a staggering audacity.

Cast

as Camilla, la "Connasse" ** Lou Cottin and Rosie Mahon de Monaghan as young Camilla *

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as the mother (voice) * Cécile Boland as the nanny *

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as William (voice) Additionally,

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, and Michel Lafon Publishing's literary editor Huguette Maure also appear as themselves.

Production

On 13 February 2015, Gaumont announced the release of a movie adaptation of the

television series ''Connasse'', with two teasers announcing the film's release on 29 April 2015. It was also announced that Éloïse Lang and

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, the series creators, directed the movie and that

reprised her role. Filming took place in

and

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. Lang and Saglio decided that the film would take place in

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because of the recent notoriety of Cottin in

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which made it more and more difficult to film the hidden camera footage in the country. The scenes were shot by a cameramen who accompanied Cottin, by members of the team scattered all over the place and sometimes by the actress herself using a

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camera hidden in various accessories (bags, strollers, etc...).

Release

''The Parisian Bitch, Princess of Hearts'' premiered in

at the Elysée Biarritz on 23 April 2015. It was released on 29 April 2015 in France by

. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on 2 September 2015 by Gaumont Vidéo. The movie also premiered on

on 30 March 2016 followed by a behind the scenes documentary named ''God Save Connasse''.

Accolades

received a Most Promising Actress nomination at the

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for her role.

References

External links

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