''Private Lessons'' (french: Élève libre) is a 2008 Belgian
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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Joachim Lafosse
Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter.
Career
Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film ''Tribu'', a 24-minute shor ...
. It was written by Lafosse and François Pirot. It was screened in the
Directors' Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and kn ...
section at the
2008 Cannes Film Festival
The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2008. The President of the Official Jury was American actor and director Sean Penn. Twenty two films from fourteen countries were selected to compete for the ''Palme d'Or''. The awards ...
on 19 May.
It was nominated for seven
Magritte Awards
A Magritte Award (french: ) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presente ...
and was awarded
Best Actor for Jonathan Zaccaï and
Most Promising Actress for Pauline Étienne.
Cast
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Jonas Bloquet
Jonas Bloquet (born 10 July 1992) is a Belgian actor, known for his roles as Jonas in '' Private Lessons'' (2009), which earned him a Magritte Award nomination for Most Promising Actor, Vincent Leblanc in ''Elle'' (2016), for which he was nomi ...
as Jonas
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Jonathan Zaccaï as Pierre
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Yannick Renier
Yannick Renier (born 29 March 1975) is a Belgian actor who started his career in the theatre in the 1990s and has since appeared in several films and television productions.
Life and career
Renier trained at the Conservatoire Royal in Brussels ...
as Didier
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Claire Bodson as Nathalie
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Pauline Étienne as Delphine
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Anne Coesens as Pascale
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Johan Leysen
Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023) was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film '' De grens'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certai ...
as Serge
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Thomas Coumans as Thomas
Accolades
References
External links
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2000s French films
2008 films
2008 drama films
Belgian drama films
Belgian LGBT-related films
French drama films
French LGBT-related films
Teen LGBT-related films
LGBT-related drama films
Films directed by Joachim Lafosse
2008 LGBT-related films
2000s French-language films
French-language Belgian films
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