New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! (May 2027)
Camer d’Or Winners, 1978-present
Alambrista! (1978), US
2. Northern Lights (1979), US
3. Adrien’s Story (1980), French
4. Desperado City (1981), West German
5. Half a Life (1982), French
6. The Princess (1983), Hungarian
7. Stranger Than Paradise (1984), US
8. Oriana (1985), Venezuela
9. Noir et Blanc (1986), French (woman)
10. Robinsonada or My English Grandfather (1987), Soviet-Georgian
11. Salaam Bombay! (1988), US-Imndoa (woman)
12. My 20th Century (1989), Hungary (woman)
13. Freeze Die Come to Life (1990)
14. Toto the Hero (1991), Belgium
15. Mac (1992), US
16. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), Vietnam
17. Coming to Terms with the Dead (1994)
18. The White Balloon (1995), Iran
19. Love Serenade (1996), Australia (woman)
20. Suzaku (1997)
21. Slam (1998), US
22. Marana Simhasanam (1999), Iran
23. Tie
Djomeh (2000)
A Time for Drunken Horses (2000)
24. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001), Canadian
25. Seaside (2002)
26. Reconstruction (2003), Denmark
27. Or (My Treasure) (2004), Israel (woman)
28. Tie
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), US (woman); The Forsaken Land (2005)
30. 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006), Romania
31. Jellyfish (2007), Israel (woman)
32. Hunger (2008), UK (Black)
33. Samson and Delilah (2009)
34. Año bisiesto (Leap Year) (2010), Mexico
35. Las Acacias (2011), Argentine
36. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), US
37. Ilo Ilo (2013), Singapore
38. Party Girl (2014), France
39. Land and Shade (2015), Colombia
40. Divines (2016), France
41. Montparnasse Bienvenue (2017), France
42. Girl (2018), Belgium (Gay director)
43. Our Mothers (2019)
44. Murina (2021)
45. War Pony (2022), US (woman)
46. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2023)
47. Armand (2024)
48. The President’s Cake (2025), Iraq
49. ? (to be announced May 24, 2026)
Inspired by the life of Angélique Litzenburger, who played herself in the film, Party Girl was co-written and co-directed by by Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger and Samuel Theis.
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It won the Un Certain Regard Ensemble Prize and the Camera d’Or award at the 2014 Cannes Film Fest.
The film also stars the co-director Samuel Theis and his siblings Mario, Séverine and Cynthia.
The film’s title is derived from Michelle Gurevich’ song of the same name.
Cast:
Angélique Litzenburger as Angélique Litzenburger
Joseph Bour as Michel Henrich
Mario Theis as Mario Theis
Samuel Theis as Samuel Theis
Séverine Litzenburger as Séverine Litzenburger
Cynthia Litzenburger as Cynthia Litzenburger
Chantal Dechuet as Madame Dechuet
Alyssia Litzenburger as Alyssia Litzenburger
Nathanaël Litzenburger as Nathanaël Litzenburger
Meresia Litzenburger as Meresia Litzenburger
Sébastien Roussel as Sébastien
Vincenza Vespa as Enza
Jenny Bussi as Jenny
Zaina Benhabouche as Zaina
Marguerite Duval as Marguerite
Credits:
Directed, written by Marie Amachoukeli, Claire Burger, Samuel Theis
Produced by Denis Carot, Marie Masmonteil
Cinematography Julien Poupard
Edited by Frédéric Baillehaiche
Music by Nicolas Weil, Sylvain Orel
Alexandre Lier. Additional music : “C’est si bon” by Henri Betti (1947)
Distributed by Pyramide Distribution
Release dates: May 15, 2014 (Cannes); August 27, 2014 (France)
Running time: 96 minutes
New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! (May 2027)
Alambrista! (1978), US
2. Northern Lights (1979), US
3. Adrien’s Story (1980), French
4. Desperado City (1981), West German
5. Half a Life (1982), French
6. The Princess (1983), Hungarian
7. Stranger Than Paradise (1984), US
8. Oriana (1985), Venezuela
9. Noir et Blanc (1986), French (woman)
10. Robinsonada or My English Grandfather (1987), Soviet-Georgian
11. Salaam Bombay! (1988), US-Imndoa (woman)
12. My 20th Century (1989), Hungary (woman)
13. Freeze Die Come to Life (1990)
14. Toto the Hero (1991), Belgium
15. Mac (1992), US
16. The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), Vietnam
17. Coming to Terms with the Dead (1994)
18. The White Balloon (1995), Iran
19. Love Serenade (1996), Australia (woman)
20. Suzaku (1997)
21. Slam (1998), US
22. Marana Simhasanam (1999), Iran
23. Tie
Djomeh (2000)
A Time for Drunken Horses (2000)
24. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001), Canadian
25. Seaside (2002)
26. Reconstruction (2003), Denmark
27. Or (My Treasure) (2004), Israel (woman)
28. Tie
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), US (woman); The Forsaken Land (2005)
30. 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006), Romania
31. Jellyfish (2007), Israel (woman)
32. Hunger (2008), UK (Black)
33. Samson and Delilah (2009)
34. Año bisiesto (Leap Year) (2010), Mexico
35. Las Acacias (2011), Argentine
36. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), US
37. Ilo Ilo (2013), Singapore
38. Party Girl (2014), France
39. Land and Shade (2015)
40. Divines (2016)
41. Montparnasse Bienvenue (2017), France
42. Girl (2018), Belgium (Gay director)
43. Our Mothers (2019)
44. Murina (2021)
45. War Pony (2022), US (woman)
46. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (2023)
47. Armand (2024)
48. The President’s Cake (2025)
49. ? (to be announced May 24, 2026)
