Everybody's Famous!

Everybody's Famous! (Dutch: Iedereen beroemd!) is a 2000 Belgian satirical comedy film directed by Dominique Deruddere about a young teenage girl who is pushed by her poor parents to become a musical star. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards.

Everybody's Famous!
Directed byDominique Deruddere
Produced byDominique Deruddere
Written byDominique Deruddere
StarringJosse De Pauw
Eva Van Der Gucht
Werner De Smedt
Thekla Reuten
Victor Löw
Edited byLudo Troch
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
12 April 2000 (Belgium)
Running time
97 min.
CountryBelgium
LanguageDutch, Spanish, English

Plot

Seventeen-year-old Marva Vereecken is a regular at singing contests which she never wins. When her father, Jean, gets laid off, he decides to kidnap the number one singer in the country, Debbie. The kidnapping greatly increases sales of Debbie's latest single, much to the pleasant surprise of Michael, Debbie's manager. Michael in turn proposes a secret deal to make Marva a star if Jean agrees to keep Debbie out of the way for as long as Michael wants.

Cast

Awards and nominations

GroupAwardWinner/NomineeWon
Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film Nominated
Festróia – Tróia International Film Festival Best Screenplay Dominique Deruddere Won
Golden Dolphin Nominated
Joseph Plateau Awards Best Belgian Actor Josse De Pauw Won
Best Belgian Actress Eva Van Der Gucht Nominated
Best Belgian Director Dominique Deruddere
Best Belgian Film
Ljubljana International Film Festival Audience Award Dominique Deruddere Won
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See also

  • List of Belgian submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
  • Fanney Khan, an Indian remake of Everybody's Famous![1]

References

  1. "Fanney Khan song Mohabbat: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a true blue diva". The Indian Express. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.


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