Les jolies choses (2001)

Director:

Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Writers:

Virginie Despentes (novel)
Gilles Paquet-Brenner (writer)

Release Date:

14 November 2001 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Lucie and Marie are twin sisters with a love-hate relationship, their personalities completely opposed...

Plot Keywords:

One Actress For Twin Sisters | Paris France | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Marion Cotillard	...	Marie / Lucie
Stomy Bugsy	...	Nicolas
Patrick Bruel	...	Jacques
Titoff	...	Sébastien
Ophélie Winter	...	Jessica
Tony Amoni	...	Steve
Matthieu Touboul	...	Martin
Olivier Granier	...	Le père
Aude Brenner	...	La mère
Nikita Lespinasse	...	Heidi
Guy Amram	...	Fred
Martin Amic	...	Arthur
Morgane Maugran	...	Physio night-club
Xavier Briere	...	Inspecteur
Albert Buis	...	Commerçant
Lynda Haouzi	...	Jeune femme métro
Axelle Renoir	...	Femme journaliste
Frédéric Saurel	...	Homme restaurant (as Fred Saurel)
Isabelle Tanakil	...	Femme cocaïne
Niels Dubost	...	Homme boîte de nuit
Vincent Scarito	...	Patron restaurant grec
Ludovic Paris	...	Photographe de mode
Charles-Antoine de Rouvre	...	Journaliste
Rose-Laure Bendavid	...	Fan 1
Olivia Roche	...	Fan 2
Vincent Le Borgne	...	Hippie interview
Patricia Couvillers	...	Femme interview
Francis Coffinet	...	Réceptionniste
Alain Peyrollaz	...	Chauffeur limousine
Fred Coppula	...	Homme concert
Catherine Giron	...	Invitée parents
Yannis Chevalier	...	Danseur 1
Jean-Philippe Dury	...	Danseur 2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anna Tronc	...	Lucie enfant
Clémence Tronc	...	Marie enfant

Directed by
Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Virginie Despentes		novel "Les jolies choses"
Gilles Paquet-Brenner		writer

Produced by
Stéphane Marsil	....	producer

Original Music by
David Moreau

Cinematography by
Pascal Ridao

Film Editing by
Bertrand Collard

Casting by
Gigi Akoka

Production Design by
Françoise Dupertuis

Costume Design by
Corinne Le Flem

Makeup Department
Emmanuelle Audrin	....	assistant hair stylist
Céline Colinet	....	assistant makeup artist
Axel Guemraoui	....	assistant hair stylist
Thomas Majorosi	....	key makeup artist
Valérie Protin	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Yorick Bettaver	....	assistant unit manager
Marie-Claude Castegnaro	....	post-production supervisor
Olivier Flambeau	....	assistant unit manager
Frédéric Morin	....	assistant production manager
Alain Peyrollaz	....	production manager
Frédéric Revillon	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Felix Baudouin	....	second assistant director
Alain Braconnier	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jean-Roch Bonnin	....	property master
Nicole Bouazis	....	set dresser
Elisabeth Feyrier	....	painter
Giuseppe Giussani	....	carpenter
Gérald Guilbaud	....	carpenter
Jean-Louis Lacarra	....	carpenter
Xavier Marty	....	construction coordinator
Michel Paris	....	assistant decorator

Sound Department
Grace Brown	....	assistant sound mixer
Laurent Chassaigne	....	sound
Antoine Deflandre	....	sound
Frédéric Mascaras	....	sound assistant
Michel Monier	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Lionel Montabord	....	sound editor
Gadou Naudin	....	foley artist
Jean-Alexandre Villemer	....	sound recordist
Olivier Walczak	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Philippe Fertray	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Emmanuelle Marquis	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
André Auberger	....	grip
Séverine Brigeot	....	still photographer
Sarah Couvelaire	....	second assistant camera
Xavier Embry	....	best boy grip
Thierry Engler	....	electrician
Vincent Le Borgne	....	electrician
Stéphane Le Dall	....	grip
Dominique Legueux	....	key grip
Denis Louis	....	electrician
Rachid Madaoui	....	gaffer
Caroline Massicart	....	first assistant camera
Jean-Marc Négroni	....	Steadicam operator
Mathieu Poudevigne	....	electrician
Eddy Zamberlan	....	grip

Casting Department
Ophélie Gelber	....	extras casting
Hervé Jakubowicz	....	casting assistant
Marion Tenet	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Corinne Calandre	....	costumer
Nathalie Mesires	....	assistant costumer
Geraldine Petit	....	costume trainee

Editorial Department
Nicolas Criqui	....	digital conformation
Isabelle Julien	....	color timer
Marie-Line Lafont	....	post-production coordinator
Philippe Reinaudo	....	digital intermediate technical director
Cécile Therond	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Matthieu Dallaporta	....	music engineer
Pascal Mayer	....	music consultant

Other crew
Emmanuelle Balestrieri	....	administrator
Patrice Birzin	....	groupman
Sandra Dalle	....	location manager
Caroline Dieusaert	....	production secretary
Astrid Gavard	....	press attache
Anaïs Marillier	....	script supervisor
Dominique Segall	....	press attache

Production Companies

• C.A.P.A.C.
• Hugo Films
• M6 Films

Distributors

• Hexagon Pictures (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Koch Vision (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Synkronized (2006) (USA) (video)
• United International Pictures (UIP)

Other Companies

• Bogard  steadicam
• Car Grip  technical cars
• Tapages  sound equipment
• Transpalux  electrical equipment

Also Known As:

Pretty Things (International: English title)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

France:-12

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

C.A.P.A.C.

Quite a startling unfolding of a descent into depravity.

I was lucky enough to catch this at a Melbourne International Film Festival a few years ago and was blown away by the serpentine descent that the audience is put through. The stunning soundtrack and focussed performance by Cotillard made for a mesmerising if somewhat melodramatic film. The characters interactions with each other were rooted in realism, sometimes displaying that twisted reality we all have to deal with. I enjoyed this for being gratuitously indulgent, and yet gritty with some raw nerves exposed.