The Path of Excellence (French: La Voie royale) is a 2023 drama film directed by Frédéric Mermoud. It was written by Mermoud alongside Salvatore Lista and Anton Likiernik. It had its world premiere at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on 3 August 2023.
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| French | La Voie royale |
| Directed by | Frédéric Mermoud |
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| Cinematography | Tristan Tortuyaux |
| Edited by | Sarah Anderson |
| Music by | Audrey Ismaël |
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| Distributed by | Pyramide Distribution |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | $1,073,851[1] |
Premise
editSophie, the daughter of a farming family, struggles to integrate into social life after enrolling in a classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles in Lyon.[2]
Cast
edit- Suzanne Jouannet as Sophie Vasseur
- Marie Colomb as Diane Le Goff
- Maud Wyler as Claire Fresnel, the physics teacher in the preparatory class
- Marilyne Canto as Caroline Vasseur, Sophie's mother
- Lorenzo Lefebvre as Hadrien Loiseau
- Cyril Metzger as Laurent Vasseur, Sophie's brother
- Alexandre Desrousseaux as Jules Couvreur
- Antoine Chappey as Gérard Vasseur, Sophie's father
Production
editThe principal photography took place between October and November 2022 in Lyon and Paris.[3] It also took place in Essonne, where a casting call for extras was published in early November.[4]
Release
editThe Path of Excellence had its world premiere at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on 3 August 2023 during the Piazza Grande section.[5] The film was released in French cinema on 9 August 2023.[6] It garnered 35,015 admissions in its first week of release.[7] It achieved 157,671 admissions during its theatrical run.[8]
Reception
editCritical reception
editThe Path of Excellence received an average rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 18 reviews.[9]
Accolades
edit| Film festival or award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| Lumières Award | 22 January 2024 | Best Female Revelation | Suzanne Jouannet | Nominated | [10] |
| César Awards | 23 February 2024 | Best Female Revelation | Nominated | [11] | |
| Swiss Film Awards | 22 March 2024 | Best Feature Film | The Path of Excellence | Nominated | [12][13] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Maud Wyler | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Frédéric Mermoud, Salvatore Lista, and Anton Likiernik | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Sarah Anderson | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "The Path of Excellence". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "THE PATH OF EXCELLENCE". Pyramide Films. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (14 October 2022). "Frédéric Mermoud is shooting The Path of Excellence". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Essonne. Des figurants recherchés pour le tournage d'un long-métrage". Ouest-France. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Baughan, Nikki (31 July 2023). "Locarno 2023 line-up guide: Piazza Grande and International Competition titles". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "« La Voie royale », « Animalia », « Un coup de maître »… Les sorties cinéma du 9 août". La Croix. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Box Office du film La Voie royale". AlloCiné. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "La Voie royale (The Path of Excellence) (2023)". JP Box-Office. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "La Voie Royale - Film 2023". AlloCiné. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (14 December 2023). "'Anatomy of a Fall' Leads France's Lumiere Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (24 January 2024). "'The Animal Kingdom' Leads Nominations For France's 2024 César Awards, Followed By 'Anatomy Of A Fall' – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Wyrsch, Georges (24 January 2024). "Schweizer Filmpreis 2024: Die Romandie hat die Nase vorn". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Del Don, Muriel (25 March 2024). "Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry and The Hearing are voted Best Fiction Film and Best Documentary at the Swiss Film Awards". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
External links
edit- The Path of Excellence at IMDb
- The Path of Excellence at AlloCiné (in French)
