Bye Bye Morons | |
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French | Adieu les cons |
Directed by | Albert Dupontel |
Screenplay by | Albert Dupontel |
Produced by | Catherine Bozorgan |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Alexis Kavyrchine |
Edited by | Christophe Pinel |
Music by | Christophe Julien |
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Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $17 million [2] |
Bye Bye Morons (French: Adieu les cons) is a 2020 French comedy drama film written and directed by Albert Dupontel. The film stars Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel and Nicolas Marié. [3] [4]
The film received twelve nominations at the 46th César Awards, [5] winning in six categories, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Dupontel, and Best Supporting Actor for Marié.
Once salon owner Suze Trappet is diagnosed with a terminal illness, [6] she decides to find the child she was forced to abandon when she was 15 years old. Her journey leads her to cross paths with JB, a fifty-something in full burn-out, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist of impressive enthusiasm. [7]
The film was released on October 21, 2020 in France. [1]
Bye Bye Morons received positive reviews in France. However, Les Inrockuptibles found that, despite the irreverent title, the general message was too consensual and that filming bordered on kitsch. [8] And abroad The Guardian called it a "frantically misjudged French farce (that) doesn’t travel well'. [9] while Mark Keizer in a review for Variety wrote, "There is another character in “Bye Bye Morons” whose name is a cheeky in-joke. A brief mention of a Francine Weber is a clear tip of the chapeau to French filmmaker Francis Veber (“ Le Dîner de Cons,” “ The Toy”). Both are beloved French farces, whereas Dupontel’s film, which doesn’t lack for ambition, only focus, fails to live up to the Veber touch or to the dystopian sci-fi classic that has served as its creator’s longtime inspiration." [10]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | César Awards | Best Film | Won | [5] [11] [12] | |
Best Director | Albert Dupontel | Won | |||
Best Actress | Virginie Efira | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Albert Dupontel | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Nicolas Mairé | Won | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Albert Dupontel | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Alexis Kavyrchine | Won | |||
Best Editing | Christophe Pinel | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Mimi Lempicka | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Carlos Conti | Won | |||
Best Original Music | Christophe Julien | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Jean Minondo, Gurwal Coïc-Gallas, Cyril Holtz | Nominated | |||
2022 | Goya Awards | Best European Film | Nominated | [13] | |
Magritte Awards | Best Actress | Virginie Efira | Nominated | [14] |
Bye Bye Morons | |
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![]() Film poster | |
French | Adieu les cons |
Directed by | Albert Dupontel |
Screenplay by | Albert Dupontel |
Produced by | Catherine Bozorgan |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Alexis Kavyrchine |
Edited by | Christophe Pinel |
Music by | Christophe Julien |
Production companies |
|
Release date |
|
Country | France |
Language | French |
Box office | $17 million [2] |
Bye Bye Morons (French: Adieu les cons) is a 2020 French comedy drama film written and directed by Albert Dupontel. The film stars Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel and Nicolas Marié. [3] [4]
The film received twelve nominations at the 46th César Awards, [5] winning in six categories, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Dupontel, and Best Supporting Actor for Marié.
Once salon owner Suze Trappet is diagnosed with a terminal illness, [6] she decides to find the child she was forced to abandon when she was 15 years old. Her journey leads her to cross paths with JB, a fifty-something in full burn-out, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist of impressive enthusiasm. [7]
The film was released on October 21, 2020 in France. [1]
Bye Bye Morons received positive reviews in France. However, Les Inrockuptibles found that, despite the irreverent title, the general message was too consensual and that filming bordered on kitsch. [8] And abroad The Guardian called it a "frantically misjudged French farce (that) doesn’t travel well'. [9] while Mark Keizer in a review for Variety wrote, "There is another character in “Bye Bye Morons” whose name is a cheeky in-joke. A brief mention of a Francine Weber is a clear tip of the chapeau to French filmmaker Francis Veber (“ Le Dîner de Cons,” “ The Toy”). Both are beloved French farces, whereas Dupontel’s film, which doesn’t lack for ambition, only focus, fails to live up to the Veber touch or to the dystopian sci-fi classic that has served as its creator’s longtime inspiration." [10]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | César Awards | Best Film | Won | [5] [11] [12] | |
Best Director | Albert Dupontel | Won | |||
Best Actress | Virginie Efira | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Albert Dupontel | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Nicolas Mairé | Won | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Albert Dupontel | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Alexis Kavyrchine | Won | |||
Best Editing | Christophe Pinel | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Mimi Lempicka | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Carlos Conti | Won | |||
Best Original Music | Christophe Julien | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Jean Minondo, Gurwal Coïc-Gallas, Cyril Holtz | Nominated | |||
2022 | Goya Awards | Best European Film | Nominated | [13] | |
Magritte Awards | Best Actress | Virginie Efira | Nominated | [14] |