Bon Voyage (2003 film)

Infobox Film
name = Bon Voyage


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director = Jean-Paul Rappeneau
producer = Laurent Pétin
Michel Pétin
writer = Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Patrick Modiano
starring = Isabelle Adjani
Gérard Depardieu
Peter Coyote
Grégori Derangère
music = Gabriel Yared
cinematography = Thierry Arbogast
editing =
distributor = ARP Sélection France
Sony Pictures US
released = 16 April 2003 (France)
runtime = 114 min
country = France
language = French
budget = 24.15 million euros
preceded_by =
followed_by =
imdb_id = 0310778

"Bon Voyage" is a French film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, released 16 April, 2003.

Plot introduction

In 1940 Frédéric Auger, a young writer, receives a call from a childhood crush, French film star Viviane Denvert. Viviane, who has long used Frédéric's devotion, asks him to come to her apartment immediately.

Upon arriving, he discovers a corpse, "accidentally" killed, which Viviane asks him to dispose of. He agrees but is soon discovered, arrested, and sent to prison, just as the Germans are approaching Paris. When the prisoners are being moved due to the German invasion, Frédéric and his cellmate take advantage of the confusion to escape. Frédéric then makes his way to Bordeaux, where he learns that Viviane is, by train. The remainder of the film traces the confused adventures of the characters as they evade the Germans and seek rest and companionship.

As Frédéric becomes involved in the French Résistance, he eventually falls for Camille, a young scientist working to have the French stocks of heavy water sent to Great Britain. As some decide to stay in France and make good of the German occupation, others go underground or decide to escape to London. In a very short scene, a quite recognizeable General de Gaulle is told "Bon voyage" by one of his aides.

Cast

* Isabelle Adjani : Viviane Denvers
* Gérard Depardieu : Jean-Étienne Beaufort
* Virginie Ledoyen : Camille
* Yvan Attal : Raoul
* Grégori Derangère : Frédéric Auger
* Peter Coyote : Alex Winckler
* Jean-Marc Stehlé : Professeur Kopolski
* Aurore Clément : Jacqueline de Lusse

Awards

*Award for best director at the Romantic Film Festival in Cabourg in 2003.
*Nominations for best costumes, best director, best editing, best film, best original score, best sound editing, best supporting actor, and best writing at the 2004 César Awards.
*Awards for best photography, best set design, and best young hopeful actor (Grégori Derangère) at the 2004 Césars.

ee also

*"Zazie dans le métro"
*"L'homme de Rio"
*"Cyrano de Bergerac"
*World War II

External links

* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0310778/ "Bon Voyage" at IMDb]
* [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A9gori_Derang%C3%A8re French wikipedia page for Grégori Dérangère]