Capital (film)
| Capital (Le Capital) | |
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| Directed by | Costa-Gavras |
| Produced by | Michèle Ray-Gavras |
| Screenplay by |
Karim Boukercha Costa-Gavras Jean-Claude Grumberg |
| Based on |
Le Capital by Stéphane Osmont |
| Starring |
Gabriel Byrne Gad Elmaleh Bernard Le Coq Natacha Régnier Marie-Christine Adam Hippolyte Girardot Céline Sallette Liya Kebede |
| Music by | Armand Amar |
| Cinematography | Éric Gautier |
| Edited by |
Yannick Kergoat Yorgos Lamprinos |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Mars Distribution (France) Entertainment One (U.S.A.) |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | France |
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Capital (French: Le Capital) is a 2012 French drama film directed by Costa-Gavras, about ruthless ambition, power struggle, greed and deception in the international world of finance.
Plot
The film follows an executive who is appointed the new CEO of a large French bank, and upsets the bank's board of directors when he begins to take unilateral control of the bank, laying off a large number of employees and making a corrupt deal with the head of an American hedge fund.[1]
Main cast
- Gabriel Byrne as Dittmar Rigule
- Gad Elmaleh as Marc Tourneuil
- Bernard Le Coq as Antoine de Suze
- Natacha Régnier as Diane Tourneuil
- Marie-Christine Adam as Diane's Mother
- Hippolyte Girardot as Raphaël Sieg
- Céline Sallette as Maud Baron
- Yann Sundberg as Boris Breton
- Olga Grumberg as Claude Marmande
- Liya Kebede as Nassim
- Vincent Nemeth as Alain Faure
- Daniel Mesguich as Jack Marmande
- Claire Nadeau as Marc's mother
Reception
The film received slightly above average reviews during its initial appearance at various film festivals.
It was the closing film at the Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France. It was nominated for the Golden Shell for best film, the Silver Shell for Best Director and the special jury prize at the 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival and a FIPRESCI prize at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
The film began regular public showings on 14 November 2012.
Shown at 36th annual Mill Valley Film Festival, at the Christopher B Smith Film Centre on 4 October 2013. Costa-Gavras was present and answered questions at a Q&A conducted by Peter Coyote.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "‘Capital (Le Capital)’". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ↑ Le Capital, list of awards on Allô-Ciné (in French)
- ↑ Hedgpeth, Sterling. "MVFF36 - Capital (Le Capital), Tribute". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "Costa-Gavras". Mill Valley Film Festival. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.