Pretty Things (2001 film)

Pretty Things
Pretty Things
	Theatrical release poster
French	Les Jolies Choses
Directed by	Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Screenplay by	Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Based on	Les Jolies Choses; by Virginie Despentes
Produced by	Stéphane Marsil
Starring	Marion Cotillard; Stomy Bugsy; Patrick Bruel; Ophélie Winter; Titoff;
Cinematography	Pascal Ridao
Edited by	Bertrand Collard
Music by	David Moreau
Production; companies	Hugo Films; M6 Films; C.A.P.A.C.;
Distributed by	UIP
Release dates	21 July 2001 (Melbourne); 14 November 2001 (France);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€3.3 million; ($3.8 million)
Box office	$913,068

Pretty Things (French: Les Jolies Choses) is a 2001 French drama film written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, based on the 1998 novel Les Jolies Choses by Virginie Despentes. It won the Prix Michel d'Ornano at the 2001 Deauville American Film Festival.^[3] In the film, Marion Cotillard portrays twins of completely opposite characters, Lucie and Marie. She was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance.^[4]

Cast

Marion Cotillard as Marie / Lucie
- Clémence Roussillon as young Marie
- Anna Roussillon as young Lucie
Stomy Bugsy as Nicolas
Patrick Bruel as Jacques
Titoff as Sébastien
Ophélie Winter as Jessica
Tony Amoni as Steve
Matthieu Touboul as Martin
Olivier Granier as the father
Aude Brenner as the mother
Nikita Lespinasse as Heidi
Guy Amram as Fred
Martin Amic as Arthur
Axelle Renoir as the journalist

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2001	Deauville Film Festival	Michel d'Ornano Award	Gilles Paquet-Brenner	Won^[3]
2002	César Awards	Most Promising Actress	Marion Cotillard	Nominated^[4]

The name of the film is an answer to a pop trivia game in The Office episode "Trivia".^[5]

^ "Les Jolies Choses". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ "Pretty Things (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Prix Michel d'Ornano". Deauville American Film Festival. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "27th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (2002) - Films from 2001". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
^ "Kevin Beats Oscar in the Quiz - The Office US". YouTube. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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