A Self Made Hero

A Self Made Hero (French: Un héros très discret) is a 1996 French film directed by Jacques Audiard. It is based on the novel by Jean-François Deniau.

A Self Made Hero (Un héros très discret)
French poster
Directed byJacques Audiard
Produced byFrançoise Galfré
Patrick Godeau
Written byJacques Audiard
Alain Le Henry
Jean-François Deniau (novel)
Based onUn héros très discret
by Jean-François Deniau
StarringMathieu Kassovitz
Albert Dupontel
Music byAlexandre Desplat
CinematographyJean-Marc Fabre
Edited byJuliette Welfling
Release date
  • 15 May 1996 (1996-05-15)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$4.4 million
Box office$4.4 million[1]

Synopsis

Albert Dehousse has grown up on heroic novels, unfortunately his life isn't quite so exciting. Albert lives in a village in Northern France with his mother, who lives in memory of her husband, who she claims died a hero in the First World War. World War Two passes the pair by, as Albert is not called up as he is the only child of a war widow, denying him of his chance to become a hero. Having married the daughter of a member of the resistance, he leaves his family and his marriage for Paris where heroes are truly celebrated.

About the film

"Les vies les plus belles sont celles qu'on s'invente", (the most beautiful lives are those we invent) announces an older Albert Dehousse at the beginning of the film. Un héros très discret is a film which investigates the divide between fantasy and reality.

Cast

Awards and nominations
  • Cannes Film Festival (France)
    • Won: Best Screenplay (Jacques Audiard and Alain Le Henry)
    • Nominated: Golden Palm (Jacques Audiard)[2]
  • César Awards (France)
  • Stockholm Film Festival (Sweden)
    • Won: Best Screenplay (Jacques Audiard and Alain Le Henry)
    • Nominated: Bronze Horse
  • Valladolid Film Festival (Spain)
    • Won: Silver Spike (Jacques Audiard)
    • Nominated: Golden Spike (Jacques Audiard)
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See also

References
  1. http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=3712
  2. "Festival de Cannes: A Self Made Hero". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
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