Blonde Animals

Blonde Animals
Directed byMaxime Matray
Alexia Walther
Screenplay byMaxime Matray
Alexia Walther
StarringThomas Scimeca
CinematographySimon Beaufils
Edited byMartial Salomon
Jeanne Sarfati
Music byMaxime Matray
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
LanguageFrench

Blonde Animals (French: Bêtes blondes) is a 2018 French comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Maxime Matray and Alexia Walther, at their feature film debut.[1][2]

The film premiered at the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Venice International Critics' Week sidebar,[3] winning the Circolo del Cinema di Verona Award.[4] For his performance, Thomas Scimeca got a César Award nomination for Best Male Revelation.[5][6]

Plot

Cast

  • Thomas Scimeca as Fabien
  • Basile Meilleurat as Yoni
  • Agathe Bonitzer as Katia
  • Youssef Hajdi as Johann
  • Paul Barge as Ricky
  • Anne Rotger as Jacqueline
  • Pierre Moure as Arnaud
  • Lucille Guillaume as Claire

References

  1. ^ Fabre, Clarisse (6 March 2019). "« Bêtes blondes » : deux hommes et l'art de perdre la tête". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ^ Uzal, Marcos (5 March 2019). "«Bêtes blondes» : mémoire, mon beau miroir". Libération (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  3. ^ Poglajen, Tina (4 September 2018). "Review: Blonde Animals". Cineuropa. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  4. ^ Franklin, Anna (10 September 2018). "FNE at Venice 2018: Venice Film Festival Prize Winners: Alfonso Cuarón's Roma Wins Golden Lion". FilmNewEurope. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  5. ^ Lisa Trichès (13 November 2019). "L'Académie des César dévoile sa sélection des meilleurs espoirs : nos favoris". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  6. ^ Schneider, Emilie (10 March 2019). "Bêtes blondes : qui est Thomas Scimeca, le héros de cette comédie décalée ?". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2025.