Valley of Love

Valley of Love is a 2015 French film directed by Guillaume Nicloux, starring Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert. It tells the story of two famous actors who used to be a couple and had a son 25 years ago. They reunite after the son's death, and receive a letter asking them to visit five places in Death Valley, which will make the son reappear. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4] The film won the César Award for Best Cinematography at the 41st César Awards.[5]

Valley of Love
Film poster
Directed byGuillaume Nicloux
Produced byCyril Colbeau-Justin
Jean-Baptiste Dupont
Sylvie Pialat
Written byGuillaume Nicloux
StarringIsabelle Huppert
Gérard Depardieu
Music byCharles Ives
CinematographyChristophe Offenstein
Edited byGuy Lecorne
Production
company
Les Films du Worso
Distributed byLe Pacte
Release date
  • 22 May 2015 (2015-05-22) (Cannes)
  • 17 June 2015 (2015-06-17) (France)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
English
Budget$2.9 million[1]
Box office$1.2 million[2]

Cast

" .Derek Newman as extra bar patron

Production

The film was produced through Les Films du Worso and LGM Cinéma, with co-production support from DD Productions, France 3 Cinéma and Belgium's Scope Pictures. It was pre-bought by Canal+ and received backing from the CNC, Soficinéma, Cinémage, Cofinova and Palatine Etoile Soficas. Filming in California began on 8 September 2014.[6]

Release

The film was released in France on 17 June 2015.[7]

Accolades
Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Cannes Film Festival[3] Palme d'Or Nominated
César Awards[8] Best Actor Gérard Depardieu Nominated
Best Actress Isabelle Huppert Nominated
Best Cinematography Christophe Offenstein Won
Lumières Awards[9] Best Actor Gérard Depardieu Nominated
Best Actress Isabelle Huppert Nominated

References
  1. "Valley of Love". JP's Box-Office.
  2. "Valley of Love". Box Office Mojo.
  3. "Complement to the Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  5. "Cesar Awards: Philippe Faucon's Drama 'Fatima' Wins Best Film". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  6. Lemercier, Fabien (11 September 2014). "Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu filming The Valley of Love". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  7. "The Valley of Love". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  8. "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety.
  9. "Prix Lumières 2016 : Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse et Mustang en tête des nominations". AlloCiné. 4 January 2016.
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