Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2024

The comic art of Louis de Funès (1914-1983), like that of Totò and a few others, ultimately transcends the limits of the films in which he appeared, thanks to the dynamic expressivity of his persona. Drawing on contributions from critics, scholars and the actor’s colleagues, this documentary deciphers the keys to the de Funès phenomenon, intelligently analysing the peculiar characters of his facial and corporeal mimicry, the plasticity of his gestures, and the doubling of character and creator (in the sense that, once he became successful, ‘Fufu’ effectively became the author of the majority of his films, often limiting the director’s role).

June 2019: four students lead the first-ever Pride March in Saint-Denis, working-class suburb of Paris. 50 years after the Stonewall uprising they pave the way for LGBT struggle in a territory no one had dared to think of, raising new issues such as intersectionality.

Luna, 11 years old, lives with her big brother, Julien, 17, and her two adoptive fathers. It’s the end of summer and the heat is stifling. They are impatiently awaiting the solar eclipse that everyone has been talking about. The sun disappears behind the moon…it does not reappear.

Receiving a César is a defining moment in an actress’s or actor’s career. Eleven actresses and actors take part in a mirror exercise and, years later, revisit the footage of the ceremony where they were honored. They rediscover the emotion, the laughter, and sometimes the regrets of that unforgettable moment.

César winners revisit, sometimes for the very first time, the footage of that important moment in their careers: the night they received a César Award. It’s an opportunity to look back on and comment on this defining moment in their cinematic lives. Featuring Carole Bouquet, Sara Forestier, Emmanuelle Devos, André Dussollier, Justine Triet and Noémie Merlant.

Actors and actresses awarded a César recount that rare and unique moment when they hear their name announced as the recipient of this prestigious award.

Receiving a César is a defining moment in an actress’s or actor’s career. Eleven actresses and actors take part in a mirror exercise and, years later, revisit the footage of the ceremony where they were honored. They rediscover the emotion, the laughter, and sometimes the regrets of that unforgettable moment.

This documentary takes us on a journey through the great story of the Mostra, rich in archives and in new testimonies that highlight the festival’s key moments, the great shocks of cinema and what makes Venice unique on the world map of the seventh art.