Souvenir (2016 film)

Souvenir is a 2016 romance film directed and co-written by Bavo Defurne. It stars Isabelle Huppert, Kévin Azaïs, and Johan Leysen.[1][2][3]

Souvenir
Film poster
Directed byBavo Defurne
Written byBavo Defurne
Yves Verbraeken
Jacques Boon
Produced byYves Verbraeken, Caroline Bonmarchand
StarringIsabelle Huppert
Kévin Azaïs
Johan Leysen
CinematographyPhilippe Guilbert
Edited bySophie Vercruysse
Music byPink Martini
Production
companies
Bonjour Pictures
Avenue B Productions
Frakas Productions
Deal Production
Distributed byARP Distribution (France)
Strand Releasing(USA)
Pathé International (World)
Release dates
  • 24 August 2016 (2016-08-24) (Angoulême)
  • 21 December 2016 (2016-12-21) (France)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Luxembourg
France
LanguageFrench

Plot

A forgotten singer, who once participated in Eurovision, meets a young boxer who will try to convince her to make a comeback.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 50% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 5.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Souvenir flickers intermittently to life thanks to the reliably great Isabelle Huppert, but ultimately proves too wan and predictable to recommend."[4] Metacritic gave the film a score of 49 out of 100 based on 10 critical reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[5]

Accolades

With Souvenir Bavo Defurne won the VFF Highlight Pitch Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market in 2014.[6]

Bavo Defurne was nominated for the Ensor (award), the Flanders equivalent of the Oscars, for Best Direction for the film in 2017. Other nominations included Best Make-up, Best Art Direction and Best Actor for Kévin Azaïs. The film won the Ensor for Best Costume Design.[6]

References
  1. Tuffin, Stephen (26 July 2016). "Souvenir van Bavo Defurne naar Toronto". Vertigo. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. Pinto, Vitor (16 September 2015). "Isabelle Huppert to star in Bavo Defurne's Souvenir". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. "Souvenir". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. "Souvenir (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  5. "Souvenir Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. "Souvenir (2016): Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 19 April 2018.


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