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Wikipedia article
'Tout ce qui brille' is a 2010 French film and the debut feature film for Graldine Nakache and Herv Mimran, who co-wrote and co-directed the film. It was filmed in Puteaux, La Dfense, and Paris, notably the 16th arrondissement.
Originally, 'Tout ce qui brille' was a 2007 short film shot by the same directors.
Plot
Ely (Graldine Nakache) and Lila (Lela Bekhti) are two working class girls and best friends who dream of a glitzier, more glamorous lifestyle. They sneak into a nightclub where they meet Agathe (Virginie Ledoyen) and Joan (Linh Dan Pham) a rich, lesbian couple who give them a ride home. Lila, wanting to appear to be at the same social level as the girls, lies about where she and Ely live, giving the couple the address of a nice building in a wealthy neighborhood.
Lila continues to lie herself into the life of Agathe and Joan, and her new boyfriend Maxx (Simon Buret), while Ely feels more and more left out as she realizes that Lila is spending all her time partying with her new crowd, having been accepted as one of them, while Ely is nothing to Agathe and Joan but an inexpensive babysitter for their son. Eventually she grows sick of Lila's lies and reveals their true identity to Maxx. Lila, terrified at the thought of being rejected by her new friends, becomes furious at Ely. The two girls argue and stop talking. As Lila's lies begin to crumble around her, she realizes that Agathe and her social circle are not really her friends and that by working hard Ely is slowly achieving what she dreamed of. She gets a real job working at an upscale shoe store and eventually succeeds in reconnecting with Ely.
Cast
* Graldine Nakache as Ely Wapler
* Lela Bekhti as Lila Belaifa
* Virginie Ledoyen as Agathe
* Linh Dan Pham as Joan, Agathe's partner
* Audrey Lamy as Carole, Ely and Lila's friend
* Manu Payet as ric, Lila's fianc
* Simon Buret as Maxx,
* Daniel Cohen as Maurice, Ely's father
* Nanou Garcia as Danielle, Ely's mother
* Ary Abittan as Lila's father
* Sabrina Ouazani as Sandra, Lila's colleague
* Fejria Deliba as Nadia, Lila's mother
* Lucie Bourdeu as Annah, Ely's younger sister
* Nader Boussandel as Slim, Ely's neighbor
* Jeanne Ferron as Mme Houbloup, gossip lady in the building
* Alexandre Gars as Elvis, Agathe's son
* Maria Ducceshi as Jil
Awards and nominations
;Awards won
*2010: Special jury award and European Public Award at Festival international du film de comdie de l'Alpe d'Huez
*2011: Best Feminin Hope of the Year (newcomer) for Lela Bekhti at 36th Csar Awards
*2011: toiles d'or du cinma franais (Gold Star of French Cinema) for:
**Best Debut Film for Graldine Nakache and Herv Mimran
**Feminin Revelation of the Year for Lela Bekhti
;Nominations
*2011: Csar for Best Debut Film for Graldine Nakache et Herv Mimran at 36th Csar Awards
*2011: Csar for Best Femini Hope (newcomer) for Audrey Lamy
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film has proven popular particularly the song "Chanson sur une drle de vie" sung by appearing in SNEP official French Singles Chart. It is a remake of a previous Vronique Sanson hit. The soundtrack also featured the song Fit But You Know It by The Streets.
References
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