''Beautiful Memories'' () is a 2001 French film directed by

Zabou Breitman Zabou Breitman (born Isabelle Breitman; 30 October 1959), or simply Zabou, is a French actress and director. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and . At the age of four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Zabou has acted ...

. It won the

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s for Best First Feature Film, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, and was nominated for Best Actor. Also, the

French Syndicate of Cinema Critics The French Syndicate of Cinema Critics () has, each year since 1946, awarded a prize (":fr:Prix de la critique, Prix de la critique", English: "Critics Prize"), the Prix Méliès, to the best French film of the preceding year. More awards have bee ...

named it best debut film.

Plot

Claire Poussin, a young woman in her early 30s whose mother has recently died from

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, has been having memory loss problems since being struck by lightning. She believes she is showing the first signs of the disease, but her sister Nathalie thinks the problem is temporary. Claire seeks help by entering a clinic for people with memory-loss problems, which is located in a big country house and run by Prof. Christian Licht. Prof. Licht is having an affair with therapist Marie Bjorg, which he thinks is hidden from his patients, but isn't. At the clinic, Claire meets Philippe, a noted wine expert who is traumatized following a car accident which killed his wife and child, and they fall in love. When both of them are released, they move in together, but find that their condition severely affects their lives. Philippe recovers his memory, and is pained when he remembers the tragic accident, while Claire's condition becomes worse.

Cast

* Isabelle Carré as Claire Poussin *

Bernard Campan Bernard Campan (born 4 April 1958) is a French actor, film director and writer. He is a member of Les Inconnus trio of humorists. He won a César Award for Best Debut for ''Les Trois Frères'', and was nominated for best actor for his role in '' ...

as Philippe * Bernard Le Coq as Prof. Christian Licht *

as Marie Bjorg * Anne Le Ny as Nathalie Poussin * Dominique Pinon as Robert * Aude Briant as Corinne * Denys Granier-Deferre as Toto *

François Levantal François Levantal (born 14 October 1960) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1986. Filmography Theater Music videos External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Levantal, Francois 1960 births Living people F ...

as Daniel * Jean-Claude Deret as Léo Finkel * Céline Léger as Sarah * Julien Courbey as Stéphane * Guilaine Londez as Isabelle

Accolades

References

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* 2001 films French drama films Films featuring a Best Actress César Award–winning performance Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor César Award–winning performance Films featuring a Best Actress Lumières Award–winning performance Best First Feature Film César Award winners Films about disability in France French films about Alzheimer's disease Films directed by Zabou Breitman 2001 directorial debut films 2000s French-language films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub