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Paris (AP) - The tragic comedy “Adieu les cons” (German: Goodbye, you idiots) by Albert Dupontel has won the French César trophy for best film.
The prestigious award was presented on Friday evening without an audience in the famous Olympia concert hall in Paris.
The film by director and actor Dupontel tells the story of a seriously ill woman who, at the age of 43, went in search of her daughter, whom she had to give up for adoption at the age of 15 under pressure from her parents.
The 57-year-old filmmaker was also awarded the prize for best director.
The tragic comedy hit French cinemas shortly before the corona-related closure of the cultural institutions at the end of October and drew over 700,000 viewers to the screen in just ten days.
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Danish film director Thomas Vinterberg's “Rausch” was honored with the César as best foreign film.
The drama tells the story of four teacher friends who start a drinking experiment together.
The social satire made it into the Oscar preselection for the best international film.
Because of the Corona crisis, the 46th César event took place without spectators in the hall, only the winners and nominees took part in the ceremony.
This year's award ceremony took place under the renewed leadership of the Académie des César.
The dispute over the award of the prize for the best director to Roman Polanski for the film “Intrige” last year had plunged the institution into a crisis.
Many actors, including Isabelle Huppert, took the event on Friday evening as an opportunity to call for the cinemas to be opened.
The César is France's national film award, named after the sculptor César Baldaccini.
The «French Oscar» has been awarded since 1976.
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