Happening (film)

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Happening
File:Happening (2021) film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Audrey Diwan
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  • Edouard Weil
  • Alice Girard
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  • Audrey Diwan
  • Marcia Romano
  • Anne Berest
Based on L'événement
by Annie Ernaux
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Cinematography Laurent Tangy
Edited by Géraldine Mangenot
Distributed by Wild Bunch
Release dates
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  • 6 September 2021 (2021-09-06) (Venice)
  • 24 November 2021 (2021-11-24) (France)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country France
Language French

Happening (French: L'événement) is a 2021 French drama film directed by Audrey Diwan from a screenplay by Diwan and Marcia Romano, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Annie Ernaux. The film stars Anamaria Vartolomei and Luàna Bajrami and is set to be distributed by Wild Bunch.

It was selected to world premiere in competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2021, where the film won the Golden Lion and received generally positive reviews from critics.

Plot

In 1963 France, Anne, a young and talented student, gets pregnant, seeing her opportunities to finish her studies and excel slipping from her. As her final exams approach and her social life begins to fade, Anne's pregnancy progresses, forcing her to confront the shame and pain of an abortion, even if she must risk prison to do so.

Cast

Production

During an interview on 23 April 2019 about her directorial debut film Losing It, screenwriter Audrey Diwan revealed she was adapting Annie Ernaux's 2000 autobiographical novel L'événement (translated as Happening), stating that the book was "very important" to her.[1] On 29 May 2020, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, an agency of the French Ministry of Culture, announced they would support the film, moving the project into pre-production.[2]

Principal photography for the film commenced on 27 July 2020 and took place throughout the summer.[3][4] The film entered post-production in January 2021.[5]

Release

The film had its world premiere in competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 6 September 2021.[6] Prior to, Wild Bunch acquired distribution rights to the film for France in July 2021.[4]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 37 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A tough but rewarding watch, Happening puts a personal face on an impossibly difficult choice and its heart-rending aftermath."[7] 85 was met with 9 reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of {{{3}}}, based on {{{4}}} reviews.

Guy Lodge, writing for Variety, praised the film's acting, particularly that of Anamaria Vartolomei's in the lead role that was described as "career-elevating".[8] The Guardian's film festival critic Xan Brooks called the film "serious, gripping and finally honourable" and commended the cinematography of Laurent Tangy, saying that "the picture's tight framing is like a noose around her neck".[9]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Venice Film Festival 11 September 2021 Golden Lion Audrey Diwan Won [10]
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival 20 October 2021 Audience Award Happening Won [11]
European Film Awards 11 December 2021 European University Film Award Happening Nominated [12]
Lumières Awards 18 January 2022 Best Film Happening Won [13][14]
Best Director Audrey Diwan Nominated
Best Actress Anamaria Vartolomei Won
Best Cinematography Laurent Tangy Nominated
César Awards 25 February 2022 Best Film Happening Nominated [15]
Best Director Audrey Diwan Nominated
Most Promising Actress Anamaria Vartolomei Won
Best Adaptation Audrey Diwan and Marcia Romano Nominated
British Academy Film Awards 13 March 2022 Best Director Audrey Diwan Nominated [16]

References

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