Private Lessons (2008 film)

2008 Belgian film

19 May 2008 (2008-05-19) (Cannes)
21 January 2009 (2009-01-21)

Running time

105 minutesCountriesBelgium
FranceLanguageFrench

Private Lessons (French: Élève libre) is a 2008 Belgian drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It was written by Lafosse and François Pirot. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May.^[1] It was nominated for seven Magritte Awards and was awarded Best Actor for Jonathan Zaccaï and Most Promising Actress for Pauline Étienne.^[2]

Cast

Jonas Bloquet as Jonas
Jonathan Zaccaï as Pierre
Yannick Renier as Didier
Claire Bodson as Nathalie
Pauline Étienne as Delphine
Anne Coesens as Pascale
Johan Leysen as Serge
Thomas Coumans as Thomas

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Cannes Film Festival^[1]	Art Cinema Award		Nominated
Magritte Awards^[3]	Best Director	Joachim Lafosse	Nominated
	Best Actor	Jonathan Zaccaï	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Yannick Renier	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Claire Bodson	Nominated
	Most Promising Actor	Jonas Bloquet	Nominated
	Most Promising Actress	Pauline Étienne	Won
	Best Screenplay	Joachim Lafosse and François Pirot	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b "Présenté à la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs" (in French). AlloCiné. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
^ "Le cinéma belge était à l'honneur lors de la Première édition des Magritte du cinéma belge francophone". Moniteur du film (in French). Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^ Engelen, Aurore (January 14, 2011). "Magritte Awards shine spotlight on Belgian Francophone cinema". Cineuropa. Retrieved January 11, 2014.