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A Prophet

7.8/10

2h35min

War Horse

7.2/10

2h27min

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

7.2/10

1h48min

At Eternity's Gate

6.9/10

1h51min

I, You, He, She

6.7/10

1h26min

The French Minister

6.4/10

1h54min

Who is Niels Arestrup?

Niels Arestrup was an actor and writer known for Un prophète (2009), War Horse (2011) and Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007).

3 wins at César Awards and 3 nominations for César Awards

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Emmanuelle Devos

Tahar Rahim

Thierry Lhermitte

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Blu-ray Review: Jacques Audiard’s ‘The Beat That My Heart Skipped’ on the Criterion Collection

Jacques Audiard’s The Beat That My Heart Skipped, a remake of James Tobak’s Fingers, substitutes the earlier film’s bleak psychosexual head games with a more straightforward tale of one man’s warring allegiances to his father and mother. Tom’s (Romain Duris) shady dealings as real estate broker stand in stark contrast to his dream of being a concert pianist. He’s a man at odds with himself, his nimble fingers employed for contradictorily aggressive and artistic purposes, and Audiard’s inharmonious mise-en-scène—preoccupied with the contrast between light and dark, moral and immoral, hope and resignation—deftly enhances his film’s meditation on the contrary nature of masculinity and filial loyalty.

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SAG Awards 2025: In Memoriam will celebrate lives of James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, Bob Newhart

One of the most emotional segments of the annual SAG Awards ceremony is the “In Memoriam.” Netflix will live stream the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday with host Kristen Bell. Among the Oscar winners and nominees who will have their lives celebrated are Teri Garr, Louis Gossett, Jr., James Earl Jones, David Lynch, Joan Plowright, Gena Rowlands, Maggie Smith, and honorary recipient Donald Sutherland. Some of the past Primetime Emmy winners and nominees include John Amos, Dabney Coleman, Shelley Duvall, Linda Lavin, Martin Mull, Bob Newhart, and Alan Rachins, Seesag Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995 There are more than 100 actors and actresses who died since the last SAG Awards ceremony: Marla Adams Anouk Aimée Jean Allison John Amos Erich Anderson John Aprea Niels Arestrup Erica Ash John Ashton Susan Backlinie Barbara Baldavin Bobby Banas Terrence Beasor Joan Benedict Meg Bennett Robyn Bernard Mark Blankfield Tom Bower

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This 2009 Indie Is One of the Most Underrated Gangster Movies of All Time

Quick LinksThe Story of A ProphetWhat Makes A Prophet Such a Beloved Film?An American Remake of A Prophet Was Nearly Made When most people think of crime or gangster films, they might think of classic Hollywood portrayals like Goodfellas or Reservoir Dogs, but they rarely include any films from outside the realm of Hollywood as part of the conversation. If the Best Picture win for Bong Joon Ho's Parasite at the 2020 Oscars has served as any indication, it's that some of the most well-made films in the world happen to come from overseas. For any fans of the crime genre, the Academy Award-nominated French film, A Prophet (or Un prophète) is an absolute must-watch. Since its release, A Prophet has gone on to gain a reputation as being one of the best French films ever made. It's a film that has plenty of thought-provoking drama and thrills going for

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‘Emilia Pérez’ Wins Big at European Film Awards

Emilia Pérez got an early boost in its awards campaign on Saturday night by cleaning up at the 37th European Film Awards, handed out in Lucerne, Switzerland. Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language transgender musical won best film, best director and best screenplay honors for Audiard. Karla Sofía Gascón, who plays the titular character, won best actress, becoming the first trans performer to win in the category. “I didn’t prepare anything because I was sure I wasn’t going to receive anything tonight,” said Gascón, accepting her prize. She thanked Audiard, “the best European director for making the best European actress.” Gascón dedicated here prize “to my mother and to all mothers in this world because their values and their function are sometimes undervalued, [and] I would like to devote this prize to all families and ask all parents to love their children, because, unfortunately, in this world, there are families that

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‘Emilia Perez’ wins big at European Film Awards 2024

Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez triumphed at this year’s European Film Awards, taking home five prizes including best film at tonight’s (December 7) ceremony in Lucerne. The Mexico-set musical drama, about a feared drug lord who undergoes gender-affirming surgery, clinched the best film, director, screenwriter and actress prizes, in addition to its previously announced editing prize. Receiving the first prize of the evening, for European director, Audiard said he had prepared no fewer than three speeches. “I was being very optimistic,” he joked. Accepting the best director award he quoted British paediatrician and psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott’s famous phrase:

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French-Danish actor Niels Arestrup dies aged 75

French-Danish actor and director Niels Arestrup, best known to international audiences for playing a Corsican crime boss in Jacques Audiard’s Cannes Grand Prix, Oscar-nominated A Prophet, has died at the age of 75. His wife, actress and writer Isabelle Le Nouvel, announced the news, saying Arestrup had died on Sunday (December 1) following “a courageous battle against illness” at their home outside of Paris. Arestrup won best supporting actor César awards for his 2009 A Prophet performance and for playing the petty gangster father in Audiard’s 2005 BAFTA-winning The Beat That My Heart Skipped. He earned a third César award for Bertrand Tavernier

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