| My Life as a Courgette | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| French | Ma vie de Courgette |
| Directed by | Claude Barras |
| Screenplay by | Céline Sciamma Claude Barras Germano Zullo Morgan Navarro |
| Based on | Autobiographie d'une Courgette by Gilles Paris |
| Produced by | Armelle Glorennec Éric Jacquot Marc Bonny |
| Cinematography | David Toutevoix |
| Edited by | Valentin Rotelli |
| Music by | Sophie Hunger |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Praesens-Film (Switzerland) Gébéka Films (France) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 65 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Switzerland France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $8 million[2] |
| Box office | $10.2 million[3] |
My Life as a Courgette (French: Ma vie de Courgette; also titled My Life as a Zucchini in North America and Australia) is a 2016 stop-motion animated tragicomedy film directed by Claude Barras,[4] and co-written by Céline Sciamma. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6]
This is the second adaptation of Gilles Paris' 2002 novel Autobiographie d'une Courgette, as there was a French live-action television film adaptation called C'est mieux la vie quand on est grand which aired in 2007.[7]
The film received extremely positive reception from critics, with many praising the film's visual aesthetic, emotional depth, and sympathetic characters. It won Best Animated Film and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 42nd César Awards. At the 89th Academy Awards, it was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film and was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist.[8][9]
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- ^ "'My Life as a Zucchini': How a Swiss Stop-Motion Animated Film Became a Major Awards Contender". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Ma vie de Courgette (My Life as a Courgette))". The Numbers]. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Animated film to represent Switzerland at Oscars". Swissinfo. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Fortnight 2016: The 48th Directors' Fortnight Selection". Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ Nancy Tartaglione (19 April 2016). "Cannes: Directors' Fortnight 2016 Lineup – Laura Poitras' 'Risk', Pablo Larrain's 'Neruda', Paul Schrader's 'Dog Eat Dog'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "C'est mieux la vie quand on est grand". Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "2017". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (5 August 2016). "Switzerland Sends Claude Barras's 'My Life as a Courgette' to Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.