The World Is Yours (film)
The World Is Yours (French: Le Monde est à toi) is a 2018 French comedy film directed by Romain Gavras. It was selected to screen in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3]
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French | Le monde est à toi |
Directed by | Romain Gavras |
Produced by | Charles-Marie Anthonioz Mourad Belkeddar Jean Duhamel Nicolas Lhermitte Vincent Mazel Hugo Sélignac Paul-Dominique Vacharasinthu |
Screenplay by | Romain Gavras Karim Boukercha Noé Debré |
Starring | Karim Leklou Vincent Cassel Isabelle Adjani François Damiens Oulaya Amamra |
Music by | Jamie xx & Sebastian |
Cinematography | André Chémétoff |
Edited by | Benjamin Weill |
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Distributed by | StudioCanal |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $2.7 million [1] |
A leitmotif is the Daniel Balavoine song "La vie ne m'apprend rien".
Synopsis
François, a small-time drug dealer, dreams of starting a new life as the official distributor of Mr. Freeze ice pops in the Maghreb region. However, he discovers that his mother Dany has lost all his savings gambling. He then tries to start anew by associating with Poutine, the erratic kingpin of the city, for a scheme in Spain. But François's entourage gets involved, which soon disrupts everyone's plans.
Cast
- fr:Karim Leklou: Farès
- Vincent Cassel: Henri
- Isabelle Adjani: Dany
- Oulaya Amamra: Lamya
- François Damiens: René
- Philippe Katerine: Vincent
- Sam Spruell: Bruce
Production
The project was announced on April 25, 2017 by Isabelle Adjani in an interview with Grazia magazine. The actress described it as "pretty crazy" and revealed that Vincent Cassel and Oulaya Amamra would also be involved.[4]
Reception
Critical response
On French website Allociné, the film has a critic approval rating of 3.6/5 based on 34 reviews and a viewer approval rating of 3.5/5.[5] French cultural magazine Les Inrockuptibles praised the humour and confidence of the director Romain Gavras, comparing the film to Guy Ritchie's early work.[6] CinéSéries critic was less enthusiastic, calling the plot line and the comic effects "predictable."[7]
Award nominations
- César Awards:
- Best Supporting Actress for Isabelle Adjani
- Most Promising Actor for Karim Leklou
References
- https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fTHEWORLDISYOURS01&country=FR&wk=2018W33&id=_fTHEWORLDISYOURS01&p=.htm
- "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight unveils 2018 line-up". ScreenDaily.
- "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight Lineup Boasts Colombia's 'Birds of Passage,' Nicolas Cage in 'Mandy'". Variety.
- Maida, Sabine; Azoury, Philippe (April 25, 2017). "Isabelle Adjani: "Ma vie est plus cinématographique que mes films"". Grazia (in French). Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "Le Monde est à toi". Allociné (in French). Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- Ribeton, Théo (August 10, 2018). ""Le monde est à toi" : Gavras livre un film rempli d'ironie et complètement désarticulé". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- Lê, Corentin (May 14, 2018). "Le Monde est à toi : de Bené à benêt". CinéSéries (in French). Retrieved March 24, 2020.