''Camille Rewinds'' () is a 2012 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Noémie Lvovsky Noémie Lvovsky (; born 14 December 1964) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. She is best known for directing ''Camille Rewinds and Life Doesn't Scare Me,'' and for her roles in ''My Wife Is an Actress, House of Tolerance, Sum ...

. The film was screened in the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (, formerly ) is an independent section held in parallel to 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 festival as a ...

section at the

2012 Cannes Film Festival The 65th Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti was the president of the jury for the main competition. French actress Bérénice Bejo hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Austrian filmma ...

where it won the Prix SACD. Yolande Moreau received a Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role.

Plot

On her way to a party Camille consults a quirky

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because she needs to have her watch fixed. The watch has sentimental value for her because she got it as a present for her 16th birthday. Next morning Camille realises it is the year 1985 and she is again a teenager.

Cast

as Camille Vaillant *

Samir Guesmi Samir Guesmi is a French actor. Filmography Actor Filmmaker Theatre References External links * 1967 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Paris French people of Algeria ...

as Éric * Judith Chemla as Josepha * India Hair as Alice * Julia Faure as Louise *

Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept pi� ...

as Camille's mother * Michel Vuillermoz as Camille's father * Denis Podalydès as Alphonse Da Costa, the physics professor * Jean-Pierre Léaud as Monsieur Dupont, the clock-maker * Vincent Lacoste as Vincent * Anne Alvaro as The English teacher, whom Camille or her friend ask to adopt her *

Mathieu Amalric Mathieu Amalric (; born 25 October 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker. He has won several César Awards and the Lumière Awards. He is best known internationally for his roles in the James Bond film '' Quantum of Solace'', in which he pla ...

as The French teacher (sadist or mean) * Micha Lescot, the drama teacher and director of the play * Riad Sattouf as The director * Esther Garrel as Mathilde

Reception

The movie received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregator

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reports that 60% of 5 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 5/10.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camille Rewinds 2012 films 2012 drama films French drama films 2010s French-language films Films set in 1985 Films directed by Noémie Lvovsky Gaumont (company) films 2010s French films Films produced by Philippe Carcassonne French-language drama films