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Original title

Holy Motors

Year

2012

Running time

111 min.

Country

France

Director

Leos Carax

Screenwriter

Leos Carax

Cast

Music

Neil Hannon

Cinematography

Yves Cape, Caroline Champetier

Producer

Co-production France-Germany;

Les Films du Losange, Wild Bunch, CNC, Pierre Grise Productions, Pandora Film, Théo Films, WDR/Arte, arte France Cinéma, Canal+

Genre

Drama | Experimental Cinema. Surrealism. Film In Film. Cult Movie

Synopsis

From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the life of Monsieur Oscar, a shadowy character who journeys from one life to the next. He is, in turn, captain of industry, assassin, beggar, monster, family man... He seems to be playing roles, plunging headlong into each part - but where are the cameras? Monsieur Oscar is alone, accompanied only by Céline, the slender blonde woman behind the wheel of the vast engine that transports him through and around Paris. He’s like a conscientious assassin moving from hit to hit. In pursuit of the beautiful gesture, the mysterious driving force, the women and the ghosts of past lives. But where is his true home, his family, his rest?

Awards: 2012: Cesar Awards: 9 nominations, including Best Film

2012: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection

2012: Chicago Film Festival: Best Movie, Best Actor (Lavant), Best Cinematography

2012: Sitges Film Festival: Best Film, Best Director & Méliès d’Argent - Best European Film

2012: New York Film Critics Circle: 2 Nominations incl. Best Actor (Lavant)

2012: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Foreign Language Film. 2 Nom.

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