9 Month Stretch
| 9 Month Stretch | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Albert Dupontel |
| Produced by | Catherine Bozorgan |
| Written by | Albert Dupontel |
| Starring |
Sandrine Kiberlain Albert Dupontel Bouli Lanners Yolande Moreau Jean Dujardin Terry Gilliam Ray Cooper Gaspar Noé Jan Kounen |
| Distributed by | Wild Bunch Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | €7,120,000 |
| Box office | €25,905,367 |
9 Month Stretch (French: 9 mois ferme) is a 2013 French comedy film written, directed by and starring Albert Dupontel. It was nominated for six categories at the 39th César Awards including Best Film and Best Director and Best Actor for Dupontel, winning Best Actress for its co-star Sandrine Kiberlain and Best Original Screenplay.[1][2]
Plot
Ariane Felder is pregnant. This is all the more surprising since this examining magistrate is an old-fashioned single person. But even more surprising is the fact that, according to DNA tests, the father is no other than Bob, a criminal prosecuted for atrocious assault and battery. Ariane, who does not remember anything, tries to understand what happened.
Cast
- Sandrine Kiberlain as Ariane Felder
- Albert Dupontel as Bob Nolan
- Philippe Uchan as judge de Bernard
- Nicolas Marié as attorney Trolos
- Bouli Lanners as policeman
- Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus as Monsieur De Lime
- Christian Hecq as lieutenant Édouard
- Philippe Duquesne as coroner Toulate
- Michel Fau as the gynecologist
- Yolande Moreau as Bob's mother
- Jean Dujardin as the sign language interpreter
- Terry Gilliam as Charles Meatson, the "Famous Man-Eater"
- Ray Cooper as the CNN journalist
- Gaspar Noé as bald inmate #1
- Jan Kounen as bald inmate #2
Anecdote
Dupontel was inspired by 10e chambre, instants d'audience, a documentary by Raymond Depardon in which appears judge Michèle Bernard-Requin who also plays a judge in Neuf mois ferme.
Albert Dupontel first intended to make Neuf mois ferme his first English-language movie, with Emma Thompson playing Ariane Felder.
The name of the coroner Toulate ("too late") character comes from this first intention.[3] He chose to name his main character Ariane in reference to Ariadne as this character loses the thread. Attorney Trolos' name means stutterer in Ancient Greek.
Awards
César Awards
- Best Actress (Sandrine Kiberlain)
- Best Original Screenplay
References
- ↑ "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "France's Cesar Awards: 'Me, Myself and Mum' Wins Best Film". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ↑ http://www.albertdupontel.com/blog/blog.html