Western (film)

For the genre, see Western (genre).

Western
Poster
Directed by	Manuel Poirier
Written by	Manuel Poirier
Starring	Sergi López Sacha Bourdo
Distributed by	Artificial Eye (UK) New Yorker Films (USA)
Release dates	9 May 1997 (premiere at Cannes)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Western is a 1997 road movie directed by Manuel Poirier. It tells the story of the relationship between a Spanish shoe salesman and a Russian hitchhiker as they drive across the French countryside in search of love.

Cast

Sergi López as Paco Cazale
Sacha Bourdo as Nino
Élisabeth Vitali as Marinette
Marie Matheron as Nathalie
Daphné Gaudefroy as HitchasHiker
Karine LeLièvre as Mr. Letour's Secretary (voice)
JeanasLouis Dupont as Policeman
Olivier Herveet as Hospital Doctor
Alain Luc Guhur as Hospital Attendant
Bernard Mazzinghi as Roland (Marinette's Brother)
Alain Denniel as Bearded Man in Hospital Ward
Serge Riaboukine as Van Driver
Michel Vivier as Car Driver
Mélanie Leray as Guenaelle
Catherine Riaux as Guenaelle's Friend

Awards

The film was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.^[1]

References

↑ "Festival de Cannes: Western". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-24.

External links

Western at the Internet Movie Database
Western at AllMovie

French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

1948–1960	Monsieur Vincent (1948) The Walls of Malapaga (1950) Forbidden Games (1952) Gervaise (1956) Gates of Paris (1957) My Uncle (1958) Black Orpheus (1959) La Vérité (1960)

1961–1980	Last Year at Marienbad (1961) Sundays and Cybele (1962) The Fire Within (1963) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) Pierrot le Fou (1965) A Man and a Woman (1966) Live for Life (1967) Stolen Kisses (1968) My Night with Maud (1969) Hoa-Binh (1970) Ramparts of Clay (1971) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Day for Night (1973) Lacombe, Lucien (1974) India Song (1975) Cousin, cousine (1976) Madame Rosa (1977) Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) A Simple Story (1979) The Last Metro (1980)

1981–2000	Diva (1981) Coup de Torchon (1982) Entre Nous (1983) So Long, Stooge (1984) Three Men and a Cradle (1985) Betty Blue (1986) Au revoir, les enfants (1987) La Lectrice (1988) Camille Claudel (1989) Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Van Gogh (1991) Indochine (1992) Germinal (1993) Wild Reeds (1994) French Twist (1995) Ridicule (1996) Western (1997) The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) East/West (1999) The Taste of Others (2000)

2001–present	Amélie (2001) 8 Women (2002) Bon Voyage (2003) The Chorus (2004) Joyeux Noël (2005) Avenue Montaigne (2006) Persepolis (2007) The Class (2008) A Prophet (2009) Of Gods and Men (2010) Declaration of War (2011) The Intouchables (2012) Renoir (2013) Saint Laurent (2014)

Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize

1940s 1950s	The Battle of the Rails (1946) All About Eve (1951) We Are All Murderers (1952) Knave of Hearts (1954) Lost Continent (1955) The Mystery of Picasso (1956) Kanał (1957) The Seventh Seal (1957) Mon Oncle (1958) Stars (1959)

1960s	L'Avventura (1960) Odd Obsession (1960) Mother Joan of the Angels (1961) The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962) L'Eclisse (1962) Harakiri (1963) The Cassandra Cat (1963) The Woman in the Dunes (1964) Kwaidan (1965) Alfie (1966) Z (1969)

1970s 1980s	The Falcons (1970) The Strawberry Statement (1970) Love (1971) Joe Hill (1971) Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) The Invitation (1973) The Constant Factor (1980) Kharij (1983) Colonel Redl (1985) Thérèse (1986) Yeelen (1987) Shinran: Path to Purity (1987) A Short Film About Killing (1988) Jesus of Montreal (1989)

1990s	Hidden Agenda (1990) Europa (1991) Out of Life (1991) Dream of Light (1992) An Independent Life (1992) The Puppetmaster (1993) Raining Stones (1993) La Reine Margot (1994) Don't Forget You're Going to Die (1995) Carrington (1995) Crash (1996) Western (1997) Class Trip (1998) Festen (1998) The Letter (1999)

2000s	Blackboards (2000) Songs from the Second Floor (2001) Divine Intervention (2002) At Five in the Afternoon (2003) Tropical Malady (2004) Shanghai Dreams (2005) Red Road (2006) Persepolis (2007) Silent Light (2007) Il Divo (2008) Thirst (2009) Fish Tank (2009)

2010s	A Screaming Man (2010) Polisse (2011) The Angels' Share (2012) Like Father, Like Son (2013) Mommy (2014) Goodbye to Language (2014)