''My Way'', released in France as ''Cloclo'', is a 2012 French

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about the life of French singer, songwriter and entertainer

Claude François Claude Antoine Marie François (; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of " Comme d'habitude" ( ...

. It is co-written and directed by

Florent-Emilio Siri Florent-Emilio Siri (born 2 March 1965) is a French film director and screenwriter born in Lorraine (region), Lorraine. Siri studied cinema at the Sorbonne University and Ecole Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle, ESRA in Paris. Siri is a mu ...

, and stars

Jérémie Renier (; born 6 January 1981) is a Belgian actor. His film debut was in 1992 at the age of 11 in a small Belgian film entitled "Les sept péchés capitaux (The Seven Deadly Sins)". He became better known to worldwide audiences in '' Brotherhood of ...

as François. ''Cloclo'' refers to François' nickname, while the international name was chosen due to the eponymous song popularized by

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, but originally co-written, co-composed and performed as " Comme d'habitude" by François. The film follows the life of the singer from his childhood in

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in the 1940s to his accidental death in 1978.

Cast

Benoît Magimel Benoît Magimel (; born 11 May 1974) is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best A ...

as Paul Lederman * Monica Scattini as Lucia "Souffa" François * Sabrina Seyvecou as Josette "Jojo" François *

Ana Girardot Ana Girardot (born 1 August 1988) is a French actress and director. She is known for ''Escobar: Paradise Lost'' (2014); her role of Lucy in the television series '' Les Revenants'' (''The Returned''); and ''Someone, Somewhere'' (2019). Life and c ...

as Isabelle Forêt *

Joséphine Japy Joséphine Mahaut Marie Japy (born 12 July 1994) is a French actress. She made her debut in the 2005 film '' Grey Souls'', and has appeared in films such as the comedy ''Neuilly Yo Mama!'' (2009) and its sequel '' Neuilly sa mère, sa mère!'' ( ...

France Gall Isabelle Geneviève Marie Anne Gall (9 October 1947 – 7 January 2018), known professionally as France Gall, was a French ''yé-yé'' singer. In 1965, at the age of 17, she won the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, tenth edition of the Eurov ...

* Maud Jurez as Janet Woollacot * Marc Barbé as Aimé François * Eric Savin as Jean-Jacques Tilche *

Émilie Caen Émilie Caen is a French actress. Born on 1 January 1970. She is known for playing the role of Ségolène in ''Serial (Bad) Weddings''. Biography Thanks to her mother, who regularly took her to the theater, Emilie decided to become an actress. ...

as Geneviève Leroy * Sophie Meister as Kathalyn Jones * Janicke Askevold as Sofia * Pascal Aubert as Eddy Marnay *

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Alison Wheeler Alison Wheeler (born 4 March 1972) is a British singer, best known as the female vocalist for The Beautiful South from 2003 until they disbanded in 2007. Wheeler's career in music began at university in a cover band called Melt City, alongside ...

as Sylvie Mathurin

Reception

The film received positive reviews from film critics, who praised Renier's performance and Siri's direction. It holds an 83% rating on the film critics aggregate site

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based on 6 reviews.

Accolades

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