War in the Highlands

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War in the Highlands
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLa Guerre dans le Haut Pays
Directed byFrancis Reusser
Written by
Based onLa Guerre dans le Haut Pays
by
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
Produced by
  • Gérard Ruey[1]
  • Jean-Louis Porchet[1]
StarringMarion Cotillard
CinematographyChristophe Beaucarne[1]
Edited byJacques Witta[1]
Music byJean-François Monot[1]
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Frenetic Films (Switzerland)[2]
  • Rezo Films (France)[2]
  • Cooperative Nouveau Cinéma (Belgium)[2]
Release dates
  • 7 October 1998 (1998-10-07) (Switzerland)[3]
  • 5 May 1999 (1999-05-05) (France)[1]
Running time
105 minutes[4]
Countries
LanguageFrench[2]
Budget4,8 million francs[3]

War in the Highlands (

Best Foreign Language Film category at the 71st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5]

Marion Cotillard won the Best Actress award at the 1999 Autrans Mountain Film Festival for her performance. The film also competed for the Golden Bear at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival.[6]

Plot

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
1999 Autrans Mountain Film Festival Special Mention - Best Actress Marion Cotillard Won [7]
Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Francis Reusser Nominated [8][9]
Swiss Film Award
Best Feature Film Nominated [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "War in the Highlands, Feature Film | 1998-1999 | War | Belgium, France, Switzerland". Crew United. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "La Guerre dans le Haut Pays". Swiss Films. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Martin, Marie-Claude (7 October 1998). "Francis Reusser réalise un Þlm de commande qui n'obéit à rien, sauf aux lois du romanesque". Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e Cockrell, Eddie (14 March 1999). "The War in the Highlands". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  5. ^ "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ^ Creutz, Norbert (13 February 1999). "Guerre dans le Haut Pays vaudois contre guerre dans le Pacifique". Le Temps (in French).
  7. ^ "Himalaya primé à Autrans". AlloCiné (in French). 13 December 1999. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. ^ Hils, Miriam (24 January 1999). "Berlin buzz builds". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ McMahon, Michael (4 February 1999). "Berlin Film Festival". Irish Film and Television Network.

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