Sacreblue! x SBS
The September selection
Every month, Sacreblue! highlights some Francophone films from the SBS catalogue.
These movies will be available for the whole month for free on SBS On Demand!
Here is our August selection, we hope that you enjoy them!
Mon Roi / My King (2019)
Director: Maïwenn
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot, Louis Garrel, Isild Le Besco, Chrystèle Saint Louis Augustin, Patrick Raynal, Yann Goven, Paul Hamy
Tony (Emmanuelle Bercot) is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious skiing accident. Dependent of medical staff and painkillers, she takes the time to remember the tumultuous love story she lived with Georgio (Vincent Cassel).
Reviews & Awards:
The film received an average rating of 6.70/10 on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
My King uses a medical catastrophe as the catalyst for a fully realized, thought-provoking look at love and co-dependency.
Awards:
Emmanuelle Bercot won “best actress” at the Cannes Film Festival for her role as Tony.
Watch it on SBS on Demand here
Coco Avant Chanel / Coco Before Chanel (2009)
Director: Anne Fontaine
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Régis Royer, Etienne Bartholomeus, Yan Duffas, Fabien Béhar, Roch Leibovici,
Jean-Yves Chatelais, Pierre Diot, Vincent Nemeth, Bruno Abraham-Kremer, Marie-Bénédicte Roy, Emilie Gavois-Kahn
Coco Before Chanel is the fascinating untold story of how one woman rose from humble beginnings to become one of coutures most important icons.
- Alexandre Desplat won film composer of the year at the 2009 world Soundtrack awards
- Alexandre Desplat won best film composer at the 2010 Étoiles D’or du Cinéma Français awards
- Catherine Leterrier won the best costumes César Awards in 2010
Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
Jean Benguigui, Pierre Tchernia, Marina Foïs, Édouard Montoute, Noemie Lenoir, Bernard Farcy, Michel Cremades, Zinedine Soualem
The film has an 86% rating and a 79% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Watch it on SBS on Demand here
