Tribute to Nathalie Baye, Premiere of 'Dix pour cent' at Angoulême Film Festival

The Angoulême Francophone Film Festival is set to honor the late actress Nathalie Baye with a retrospective of ten of her films. The festival, running from Monday to Saturday, will also host the premiere of "Dix pour cent," a film based on the popular French series about talent agents. This cinematic event marks its 19th year and is presided over by Franck Dubosc.

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Now, everyone makes images with their camcorder or phone, but Jeunet's images, we don't forget them.

Adding to the festival's highlights, director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, known for "Amélie," will present his adaptation of Valérie Perrin's novel "Changer l'eau des fleurs." Dominique Besnehard, the festival's general delegate, praised Jeunet's talent, noting that his visual style remains memorable despite the proliferation of amateur filmmaking. Besnehard also highlighted the opening film, "Ni vue, ni connue," which had its initial screenings at festivals in Locarno and Toronto. This film, starring Isabelle Huppert as a cinema extra and Sandrine Kiberlain as a major actress, delves into themes of social contempt and class relations, according to Besnehard.

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We are happy to find a director as talented as he is discreet.

The tribute to Nathalie Baye aims to showcase lesser-known works, moving beyond her more famous roles like "La balance" or "Vénus beauté (Institut)." Films such as "Mon fils à moi" and "Un week-end sur deux" by Nicole Garcia will be featured. Additionally, Spielberg's "Arrête-moi si tu peux," starring Baye alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, will be screened in its French dubbed version. Besnehard plans to invite the French voice actors for DiCaprio and Hanks to discuss the potential dangers of AI on dubbing, a concern he has voiced previously.

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It is a film that talks about cinema, but also about social contempt, humiliation, and class relations.

Franck Dubosc leads the jury, described by Besnehard as an "audacious" and "sensitive" actor often underestimated due to his popular appeal. The jury will award seven Valois prizes to ten selected films. This year's selection focuses on "Africa, youth, and the mirror of our problems," featuring Rwandan film "Ben'imana" on genocide memory, the musical "Congo Boy," and "Les filles d'Abraham," which explores the lives of a Jewish and a Muslim woman affected by social media. The festival also pays tribute to Cambodia, the first Asian country to be honored, ahead of the upcoming Francophonie summit.

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We wanted to highlight works less known than La balance or Vénus beauté (Institut).