# French California

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{{Infobox film
| name           = La Californie
| image          = La Californie movie poster.jpg
| caption        =
| director       = [Jacques Fieschi](/source/Jacques_Fieschi)
| producer       = Christine Gozlan<br>Edouard Weil
| screenplay     = Jacques Fieschi
| based_on       = {{based on|''Chemin sans issue''|[Georges Simenon](/source/Georges_Simenon)}}
| starring       = [Nathalie Baye](/source/Nathalie_Baye)<br>[Roschdy Zem](/source/Roschdy_Zem)<br>[Ludivine Sagnier](/source/Ludivine_Sagnier)
| music          = [Mino Cinélu](/source/Mino_Cin%C3%A9lu)
| cinematography = [Jérôme Alméras](/source/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Alm%C3%A9ras)
| editing        = Luc Barnier
| studio         = Rectangle Productions<br>Thelma Films<br>[France 3 Cinéma](/source/France_3_Cin%C3%A9ma)
| distributor    = [Mars Distribution](/source/BAC_Films)
| released       = {{Film date|2006|5|26|[Cannes](/source/2006_Cannes_Film_Festival)|2006|10|25|France|df=y}}
| runtime        = 105 minutes
| country        = France
| language       = French
| budget         = €4 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=515|title=La Californie |work=JP's Box-Office}}</ref>
| gross          = $608.000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2006W43&id=_fLACALIFORNIE01|title=La Californie |work=[Box Office Mojo](/source/Box_Office_Mojo)}}</ref> 
}}
'''''French California''''' ({{langx|fr|'''La Californie'''}}) is a 2006 French film directed and written by [Jacques Fieschi](/source/Jacques_Fieschi), based on short story by [Georges Simenon](/source/Georges_Simenon). It was nominated for [César Awards](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Awards) for [Best Supporting Actress](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Supporting_Role) (Mylène Demongeot) and [Most Promising Actor](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Most_Promising_Actor) (Radivoje Bukvic). It was screened in the [Un Certain Regard](/source/Un_Certain_Regard) section at the [2006 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2006_Cannes_Film_Festival).<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4359835/year/2006.html |title=Festival de Cannes: French California |accessdate=2009-12-15|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[Nathalie Baye](/source/Nathalie_Baye) as Maguy 
*[Roschdy Zem](/source/Roschdy_Zem) as Mirko 
*[Ludivine Sagnier](/source/Ludivine_Sagnier) as Helène 
*[Mylène Demongeot](/source/Myl%C3%A8ne_Demongeot) as Katia 
*[Radivoje Bukvic](/source/Radivoje_Bukvic) as Stefan 
*[Xavier De Guillebon](/source/Xavier_De_Guillebon) as Francis 
*[Caroline Ducey](/source/Caroline_Ducey) as Lila

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col"|Award / Film Festival
! scope="col"|Category
! scope="col"|Recipients and nominees
! scope="col"|Result
|-
|rowspan=2|[Cannes Film Festival](/source/2006_Cannes_Film_Festival)
|[Prix Un certain regard](/source/Prix_Un_certain_regard)
!
| {{nom}}
|-
|[Caméra d'Or](/source/Cam%C3%A9ra_d'Or)
!
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[César Awards](/source/32nd_C%C3%A9sar_Awards)
|[Best Supporting Actress](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress)
|[Mylène Demongeot](/source/Myl%C3%A8ne_Demongeot)
| {{nom}}
|-
|[Most Promising Actor](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Award_for_Most_Promising_Actor)
|Rasha Bukvic
| {{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0465160|French California}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210520123734/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8b8b346f ''La Californie''] at the [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute){{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}

Category:2006 films
Category:2006 French-language films
Category:2006 drama films
Category:Films based on Belgian novels
Category:Films based on works by Georges Simenon
Category:Films directed by Jacques Fieschi
Category:French drama films
Category:2006 directorial debut films
Category:2006 French films
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