| See You Up There | |
| Native Name: | Au revoir là-haut |
| Director: | Albert Dupontel |
| Producer: | Catherine Bozorgan |
| Starring: | Albert Dupontel Nahuel Pérez Biscayart Laurent Lafitte Niels Arestrup Mélanie Thierry Émilie Dequenne |
| Music: | Christophe Julien |
| Cinematography: | Vincent Mathias |
| Editing: | Christophe Pinel |
| Studio: | Gaumont Film Company Stadenn Prod Manchester Films |
| Distributor: | Gaumont Film Company |
| Runtime: | 117 min |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Budget: | $21.2 million[1] |
| Gross: | $16.1 million[2] |
See You Up There (French: Au revoir là-haut) is a 2017 French drama film written and directed by and starring Albert Dupontel, adapted from the 2013 novel The Great Swindle (Au revoir là-haut in French) by Pierre Lemaitre.
In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, Edouard Péricourt saves Albert Maillard's life. The two men have nothing in common but the war. Lieutenant Pradelle, by ordering a senseless assault, destroys their lives while binding them as companions in misfortune. On the ruins of the carnage of WWI, condemned to live, the two attempt to survive. Thus, as Pradelle is about to make a fortune with the war victims' corpses, Albert and Edouard mount a monumental scam with the bereaved families' commemoration and with a nation's hero worship.[3]
Movie production started in March 2016 in the region of the Vexin plateau over the Seine river valley.[4] [5] [6]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93%, based on 15 reviews with an average rating of 7.5/10.[7]
Jordan Mintzer from The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "the film features a handful of jaw-dropping moments — such as an excruciating battle across no man's land — held together by a strong cast, including BPM (Beats Per Minute) star Nahuel Perez Biscayart as a disfigured artist hidden behind an array of exquisitely ornamental masks. But condensing nearly 600 pages of story into a two-hour movie proves increasingly difficult as too many plot points take away from all the visual splendor, while the characters hardly have time to be drawn out."[8] Peter Debruge writing for the Variety magazine said: "...simultaneously grand and eccentric, and though it sometimes struggles to sustain its identity amid such a strange mix of tones, the film holds together via DP Vincent Mathias’ dramatic widescreen lensing and a splendid, understated score from Christophe Julien."[9] Jordi Costa from the Spanish newspaper El País stated: "Albert Dupontel knows that a black comedy doesn't only have to be cynical and his film finds its soul in the masks that communicate the emotions of one of his characters."[10]
See You Up There earned 13 nominations at the 43rd César Awards, winning 5 awards. The film also won other awards.[11]
| Award | Subject | Nominee | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Awards | Best Adaptation | Albert Dupontel Pierre Lemaitre | ||
| Best Cinematography | Vincent Mathias | |||
| Best Production Design | Pierre Queffelean | |||
| Best Costume Design | Mimi Lempicka | |||
| Best Director | Albert Dupontel | |||
| Best Actor | Albert Dupontel | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Mélanie Thierry | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Niels Arestrup | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Laurent Lafitte | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Music | Christophe Julien | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Jean Minondo Gurwal Coïc-Gallas Cyril Holtz Damien Lazzerini | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Christophe Pinel | Nominated | ||
| Best Film | Catherine Bozorgan Albert Dupontel | Nominated | ||
| Globes de Cristal Awards | Best Film | Albert Dupontel | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Albert Dupontel | Nominated | ||
| Lumières Awards | Best Cinematography | Vincent Mathias | Nominated | |
| Best Film | Albert Dupontel | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Albert Dupontel Pierre Lemaitre | Nominated | ||
| Seattle International Film Festival | Best Director (Golden Space Needle Award) | Albert Dupontel | Fifth Place |