Delete History
Delete History (French: Effacer l'historique) is a 2020 French-Belgian comedy film co-produced, written and directed by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear in the main competition section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[1][2] At Berlin, the film won the Silver Bear 70th Berlinale prize.[3] The film is also scheduled to show at the 2020 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival.[4]
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Directed by | Benoît Delépine Gustave Kervern |
Screenplay by | Benoît Delépine Gustave Kervern |
Produced by | Sylvie Pialat Benoît Quainon Benoît Delépine Gustave Kervern |
Starring | Blanche Gardin Denis Podalydès Corinne Masiero |
Cinematography | Hugues Poulain |
Edited by | Stéphane Elmadjian |
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Distributed by | Ad Vitam Distribution |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Countries | France Belgium |
Language | French |
Cast
- Blanche Gardin as Marie
- Denis Podalydès as Bertrand
- Corinne Masiero as Christine
- Vincent Lacoste as sex taper
- Benoît Poelvoorde as delivery man
- Bouli Lanners as Dieu
- Vincent Dedienne as organic farmer
- Philippe Rebbot as lazy man
- Michel Houellebecq as suicidal client
- Clémentine Peyricot as Cathya
- Lucas Mondher as Sylvain
- Jackie Berroyer as picky neighbor
- Denis O'Hare as American millionnaire
Post production
Yolande Moreau's scene was cut out from the film. She is a frequent collaborator of the directors.[5]
Reception
In France, the film averages 4/5 on the AlloCiné from 31 press reviews.[6] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews only as positive or negative, 80% of five reviews are positive.[7]
References
- "The 70th Berlinale Competition and Further Films to Complete the Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Berlin Competition Lineup Revealed: Sally Potter, Kelly Reichardt, Eliza Hittman, Abel Ferrara". Variety. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- "Berlin Film Festival 2020: There Is No Evil Wins Golden Bear". Variety. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Effacer l'historique". Film Francophone D'Angouleme. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "" Effacer l'historique ", de Kervern et Delépine : Le numérique, l'ère de rien". 16 August 2020.
- "Effacer l'historique". AlloCiné. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- "Delete History". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 12 June 2023.