''Courted'' () is a 2015 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 Christian Vincent. It was screened in the main competition section of the

72nd Venice International Film Festival The 72nd annual Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, was held from 2 to 12 September 2015, at Venice Lido in Italy. Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón was the jury president for the main competition. French-Italian actress ...

where

Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Potiche'', '' The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''. Life and career Fabrice Luchini was born in Paris, ...

won the

Volpi Cup for Best Actor The Volpi Cup for Best Actor () is the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival and is named in honor of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the founder of the Venice Film Festival. The name and number of prizes have been changed ...

. At the 41st César Awards, Sidse Babett Knudsen won the

César Award for Best Supporting Actress The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (French: ''César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle'') is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the ''Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma'' to recognize the outst ...

Plot

Michel Racine is a feared president and judge of Assize Court, as strict with himself as with others. Everything changes when he meets Ditte when she's selected as a juror in a criminal trial over which he presides.

Cast

as Michel Racine * Sidse Babett Knudsen as Ditte Lorensen-Coteret * Raphaël Ferret as Lieutenant Massimet * Miss Ming as Jessica Marton * Corinne Masiero as Marie-Jeanne Metzer *

Marie Rivière Marie Rivière (; born 22 December 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. She is known for her collaborations with director Éric Rohmer. From a working-class background, Marie Rivière grew up on a housing estate/project in Montreuil before ...

as Marie-Laure Racine * Michaël Abiteboul as Lawyer Jourd'hui

Accolades

Reception

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, the film has an aggregate score of 91% based on 10 positive and 1 negative critic reviews.

References

External links

* 2015 films 2015 drama films French drama films French courtroom films 2010s French-language films Courtroom films Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress César Award–winning performance Films directed by Christian Vincent Gaumont (company) films 2010s French films French-language drama films {{2010s-France-drama-film-stub