''Love at First Fight'' (french: Les Combattants) is a 2014 French

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...

film directed by

Thomas Cailley Thomas Cailley (born 29 April 1980) is a French screenwriter and film director. In 2014, he made his feature directorial debut with ''Love at First Fight (film), Love at First Fight'', which won three César Awards including César Award for Best ...

. It was screened as part of the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festi ...

section of the

2014 Cannes Film Festival The 67th Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2014. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the main competition section. The Palme d'Or was awarded to the Turkish film ''Winter Sleep'' directed by Nuri Bil ...

, where it won the

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in the Parallel Section. In January 2015, the film received nine nominations at the

40th César Awards The 40th César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, honoured the best films of 2014 in France and took place on 20 February 2015 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. The ceremony was chaired by actor- ...

, winning

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, Most Promising Actor and Best First Feature Film.

Cast

Adèle Haenel Adèle Haenel (; born 11 February 1989) is a French actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two César Awards from seven nominations and one Lumières Award from two nominations. Haenel began her career as a child actres ...

as Madeleine *

Kévin Azaïs Kévin Azaïs (born 1992) is a French actor. He is best known for his performance in the film ''Love at First Fight'' (''Les Combattants''), for which he won a César Award for Most Promising Actor and a Lumières Award for Most Promising Actor. ...

as Arnaud Labrède * Antoine Laurent as Manu Labrède *

Brigitte Roüan Brigitte Roüan (born 28 September 1946) is a French director, screenwriter and actress.This article borrows largely from a profile of the artist in ''The New York Times''. Riding, Alan. "When the Tables Are Turned in Adultery's Secret Rooms", ' ...

as Hélène Labrède *

William Lebghil William Lebghil (born 9 July 1990) is a French actor. Filmography Theater References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lebghil, William 1990 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors 21st-century Fre ...

as Xavier * Thibault Berducat as Victor * Nicolas Wanczycki as Lieutenant Schliefer * Steve Tientcheu as Adjudant Ruiz

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Love At First Fight 2014 films 2014 romantic comedy films 2014 directorial debut films 2010s French-language films French romantic comedy films Louis Delluc Prize winners Films featuring a Best Actress César Award-winning performance Best First Feature Film César Award winners 2010s French films