The Names of Love
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| Directed by | Michel Leclerc |
| Produced by |
Antoine Rein Fabrice Goldstein Caroline Adrian |
| Written by |
Michel Leclerc Baya Kasmi |
| Starring |
Sara Forestier Jacques Gamblin Zinedine Soualem Carole Franck |
| Distributed by | Music Box Films (US) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Names of Love (French: Le Nom des gens) is a 2010 French film, directed by Michel Leclerc, written by Leclerc and Baya Kasmi, and produced by Antoine Rein, Fabrice Goldstein and Caroline Adrian. The film recorded 764,821 admissions in Europe.[1]
Production background
The film was awarded two César Awards in 2011, including best female lead for Sara Forestier and best writing.[2]
The former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin makes a cameo appearance.
Plot
The film is semi-biographical, documenting the life of a young woman who uses sex as a weapon to influence right-wing individuals and conservative Muslims. Baya Benmahmoud (Sara Forestier), a scatter-brained, free-spirited, young left-wing activist, sleeps with her political opposites in order to manipulate them to her cause, until she finds her match in Arthur Martin (Jacques Gamblin).
Cast
- Jacques Gamblin as Arthur Martin
- Sara Forestier as Baya Benmahmoud
- Zinedine Soualem as Mohamed Benhmamoud
- Carole Franck as Cécile Delivet Benmahmoud
- Jacques Boudet as Lucien Martin
- Michèle Moretti as Annette Martin
- Zakariya Gouram as Hassan Hassini
- Lionel Jospin as himself
- Antoine Michel as photographer
References
- ↑ "Le nom des gens". LUMIERE – European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "Polanski and Tarantino feted at French film awards". BBC News. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-27.