The film received strong critical reviews and won awards, including the Camera d’Or at the 1995 Cannes Film Fest.
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Caméra d’Or Year 17 (1994): Pascale Ferran’s French Drama, “Coming to Terms with the Dead”
Pascale Ferran directed the French drama, Coming to Terms with the Dead (French: Petits arrangements avec les morts), which won the Caméra d’Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.