Oscars 2023: which film represents France?

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
If you still haven’t heard of it, it’s time to get up to speed.

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
This Friday, September 23, the film “Saint-Omer” by director Alice Diop has been chosen to represent France at the 2023 Oscars ceremony, which will be held on March 12.

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
It will be put in competition within the prestigious category of “international feature films”.

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
This choice is anything but insignificant: Saint-Omer has just been rewarded at the Venice Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury Prize in addition to that of the best first film.

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
Inspired by a true story of a trial for infanticide, Saint-Omer seeks to explore “the great universal question” of our “relationship to motherhood”, said Alice Diop during the prestigious Italian event.

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
The theatrical release is scheduled for November 23.

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer is Alice Diop’s very first fiction.

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
At 43, the latter had until now specialized in documentaries.

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
Including “We”, which took the viewer to discover territories through the RER B.

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
“Saint-Omer is” a powerful film, emblematic of the revival of French cinema that we are proud to have accompanied in particular by the advance on receipts”, welcomed the boss of the CNC,

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Alice Diop, director of Saint-Omer
The theatrical release is scheduled for November 23.