Pretty Things (2001 film)

Pretty Things
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLes Jolies Choses
Directed byGilles Paquet-Brenner
Screenplay byGilles Paquet-Brenner
Based onLes Jolies Choses
by Virginie Despentes
Produced byStéphane Marsil
Starring
CinematographyPascal Ridao
Edited byBertrand Collard
Music byDavid Moreau
Production
companies
Distributed byUIP
Release dates
  • 21 July 2001 (2001-07-21) (Melbourne)
  • 14 November 2001 (2001-11-14) (France)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€3.3 million[1]
($3.8 million)
Box office$913,068[2]

Pretty Things (French: Les Jolies Choses) is a 2001 French drama film written and directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, based on the 1998 novel Les Jolies Choses by Virginie Despentes. It won the Prix Michel d'Ornano at the 2001 Deauville American Film Festival.[3] In the film, Marion Cotillard portrays twins of completely opposite characters, Lucie and Marie. She was nominated for a César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance.[4]

  1. ^ "Les Jolies Choses". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pretty Things (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Prix Michel d'Ornano". Deauville American Film Festival. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. ^ "27th Cesar Awards (French Academy) (2002) - Films from 2001". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 27 February 2016.