La Promesse
Encyclopedia
La promesse is a 1996 film
by the Belgian
brothers Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
by the Belgian
Belgium
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brothers Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.
Principal cast
- Jérémie RenierJérémie RenierJérémie Renier is a Belgian actor. He lives in Paris, France. His film debut was in the critically praised La Promesse , directed by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne. He became better known to worldwide audiences in Brotherhood of the Wolf and L'Enfant...
as Igor - Olivier GourmetOlivier GourmetOlivier Gourmet is a Belgian actor. He won the Best Actor award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his role in Le Fils by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. He also appeared in La Promesse, Rosetta and L'Enfant....
as Roger - Assita Ouedraogo as Assita
Awards and nominations
- César Awards (France)
- Nominated: Best Foreign FilmCésar Award for Best Foreign FilmThis is the list of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Foreign Film .-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- Nominated: Best Foreign Film
- Los Angeles Film Critics (USA)
- Nominated: Best Foreign FilmLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language FilmThe Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film is a film award given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.-1970s:- 1980s :- 1990s :- 2000s :- 2010s :...
- Nominated: Best Foreign Film
- National Society of Film CriticsNational Society of Film CriticsThe National Society of Film Critics is an American film critic organization. As of December 2007 the NSFC had approximately 60 members who wrote for a variety of weekly and daily newspapers.-History:...
(USA)- Won: Best Foreign Language FilmNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language FilmThe National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the annual awards given by the National Society of Film Critics.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- Won: Best Foreign Language Film
- Online Film Critics Society Awards (USA)
- Nominated: Best Foreign Language Film
- Satellite AwardsSatellite AwardsThe Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards.- Film :*Best Actor – Drama*Best Actor – Musical or Comedy*Best Actress – Drama...
(USA)- Nominated: Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
- Valladolid Film Festival (Spain)
- Won: FIPRESCI Prize (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
- Won: Golden SpikeGolden spikeThe "Golden Spike" is the ceremonial final spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the First Transcontinental Railroad across the United States connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory...
(Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)