As every year since 1975, the city of Deauville hosts the American Film Festival in September. However, only since 1995, this celebration of transatlantic cinema has been able to award many prizes in different categories, just like other famous festivals.
For example, films such as Ryan Flack’s Half Nelson with Ryan Gosling in 2006, Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone in 2010 with one of Jennifer Lawrence’s first appearances on the big screen, or more recently the fascinating Ghost Story have been awarded the Jury Prize. David Lowry in 2017.
As for the most prestigious award, the Grand Prix, it has been able to distinguish about thirty feature films with a very diverse register, starting with Jonathan Dayton’s Little Miss Look and Valerie Faris in 2006, and ending with Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash in 2014, through Take Shelter. Jeff Nichols in 2011.
2018 also saw the creation of a new award category, the Deauville Talent Award, which can be considered more of a tribute than an award in itself for a specific film. For example, Kristen Stewart, Pierce Brosnan and Jesse Eisenberg have stood out in recent years.
This year, Natalie Portman and Peter Dinklage in particular are in the spotlight, but unfortunately, the tribute was somewhat marred by the actors’ strike that has been raging in Hollywood for several months, preventing the two stars from making a personal appearance. at the festival.
But if the Oscar-winning actor can’t make it to the beaches of Normandy this year, we’re still going to put the spotlight on him today with a quiz dedicated to him. Nine films from his already long and rich career should be recognized. Will you achieve perfection?
Source: Allocine
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