Jacquou le Croquant

Infobox Film
name = Jacquou le Croquant

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image_size =
caption = French movie poster
director = Laurent Boutonnat
producer = Dominique Boutonnat
Jean-Claude Fleury
Romain Le Grand
writer = Eugène Le Roy (novel)
narrator =
starring = Gaspard Ulliel
Léo Legrand
music = Laurent Boutonnat
cinematography = Olivier Cocaul
editing = Stan Collet
distributor = Pathé
released = France:
17 January 2007
runtime = 140 min
country = France
language = French
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.jacquoulecroquant-lefilm.com
amg_id = 1:394629
imdb_id = 0418758

"Jacquou le Croquant" is a 2007 French historical film. Set in the Dordogne during the Bourbon Restoration, it tells the story of a young peasant who leads a revolt against an evil nobleman. It was nominated for two César Awards in 2008.

Plot

1815. Jacquou, a young peasant from the Perigord region, lives happily with his parents. Because of a cruel and arrogant nobleman, the Count of Nansac, he becomes a miserable orphan. Jacquou grows up under the protection of the good priest Bonal, who has taken him in. Thanks to true friends and to Lina, a patient and radiant young woman, within a few years Jacquou becomes a determined and attractive young man who transforms his vow of vengeance into a struggle against injustice, thereby proving that a simple yokel is not without greatness.

Cast

Production

Shooting of the film took place from 1 February 2005 to 15 September 2005. [cite web
title = Box office / business for "Jacquou le croquant" (2007)
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418758/business
accessdate = 2008-07-06]

Reception

"Variety" gave the film a positive review, praising it as "feisty family fare" with "pleasingly Dickensian" themes.cite web
last = Nesselson
first = Lisa
title = "Jacquou le Croquant" (France-Germany)"
work = Variety
date = 23 Mar 2007
url = http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933178.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
accessdate = 2008-06-30] Characterizing the film as a "handsomely mounted, old-fashioned mini-epic", "Variety" singled out its cinematography for praise: "Painterly widescreen lensing wins the day. Shot in the burnished fields and rustic outcroppings of France and Romania, with a preference for classy amber and ochre tones, many scenes look like vintage etchings or oil paintings."

Awards

The film was nominated for two César Awards in 2008. [ cite web
title = IMDB: Awards for "Jacquou le croquant" (2007)
url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418758/awards
accessdate = 2008-06-30 ]
* Best Production Design - Christian Marti (nominee)
* Best Costume Design - Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz (nominee)

Notes

References

* cite web
last = Nesselson
first = Lisa
title = "Jacquou le Croquant" (France-Germany)"
work = Variety
date = 23 Mar 2007
url = http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933178.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
accessdate = 2008-06-30

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