Rosalie Blum

2015 film

11 November 2015 (2015-11-11) (Sarlat)
23 March 2016 (2016-03-23) (France)

Running time

95 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBudget$5.5 million^[1]Box office$4.2 million^[2]

Rosalie Blum is a 2015 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Julien Rappeneau in his directorial debut. The film is based on a graphic novel series of the same name by Camille Jourdy. It stars Noémie Lvovsky, Kyan Khojandi and Alice Isaaz.^[3]^[4]

Synopsis

Vincent Machot lives an ordinary life, divided between his hair salon, his cousin, his cat, and his intrusive mother. With a very reserved character, his romantic life is limited to missed dates with his friend, who had been living in Paris for several months but was not keen to meet him again. By chance, he meets Rosalie Blum, the manager of a small business and a solitary and mysterious woman, whom Vincent is convinced he had met before. But where? Intrigued, he decides to follow her everywhere in the hope of learning more. Rosalie eventually notices that Vincent is following her, and asks her niece, Aude, an idle and lazy student, to help her watch Vincent. Aude invites her three whimsical friends to assist in her mission to discover more about Vincent. The team gathers clues, suspecting Vincent of evil and criminal intent. After this careful investigation, the characters' true natures are revealed, with their personal lives unraveled and the barriers between them removed.

Cast

Noémie Lvovsky as Rosalie Blum
Kyan Khojandi as Vincent Machot
Alice Isaaz as Aude Cerceau
Anémone as Simone Machot
Philippe Rebbot as The room-mate
Sara Giraudeau as Cécile
Camille Rutherford as Laura
Nicolas Bridet as Laurent
Grégoire Oestermann as Aude's father
Aude Pépin as Aude's sister

Filming locations

Most of the scenes were filmed in Nevers in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté between March and April 2015.^[5]^[6] The end scenes were filmed in Leffrinckoucke in the Nord the month after.^[7]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
César Awards	Best First Feature Film	Rosalie Blum	Nominated
Festival du film de Sarlat [fr] 2015	Prize of lycéens (secondary school students)	Rosalie Blum	Awarded
Festival du film de Sarlat 2015	Prize for female acting	Noémie Lvovsky	Awarded
Gijón International Film Festival 2016	Public prize	Rosalie Blum	Awarded

References

^ "Rosalie Blum". JP's Box-Office.
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^ "The Film is shooting Rosalie Blum". Cineuropa.
^ "Rosalie Blum, un feel good movie plein de charme". L'Express. 22 March 2016.
^ Jean-Mathias Joly, Tournage de Rosalie Blum : 335 000 euros de retombées pour Nevers et ses environs, Le Journal du Centre, 10 February 2016, page 9, ISSN 0996-1259
^ Lara Payet, A la recherche des lieux emblématiques du tournage de Rosalie Blum à Nevers, Le Journal du Centre, 10 February 2016, page 9, ISSN 0996-1259
^ Benjamin Cormier, Leffrinckoucke : Rosalie Blum, l'adaptation de la BD, en tournage, La Voix du Nord, 5 May 2015, page 8