In Bed with Victoria (original title: Victoria) is a 2016 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by Justine Triet. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The film received five nominations at the 42nd César Awards. Efira received a Magritte Award for Best Actress at the 7th Magritte Awards for her performance in the film.[4]

In Bed with Victoria
Film poster
Directed byJustine Triet
Written byJustine Triet
Produced byEmmanuel Chaumet
Starring
CinematographySimon Beaufils
Edited byLaurent Sénéchal
Distributed byLe Pacte
Release dates
  • 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12) (Cannes)
  • 14 September 2016 (2016-09-14) (France)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$4 million[2]
Box office$5 million[1]

Cast

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Release

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The film had its world premiere opening the Critics' Week section at the Cannes Film Festival on 12 May 2016.[3] It was released in France on 14 September 2016.[5]

Reception

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Box office

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In Bed with Victoria grossed $5 million worldwide,[1] against a production budget of $4 million.[2]

Critical response

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On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 12 reviews with an average rating of 6.2/10.[6] On Metacritic, it holds a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]

Accolades

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Year Award / Film Festival Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2017 César Awards Best Film Justine Triet and Emmanuel Chaumet Nominated [8]
Best Original Screenplay Justine Triet Nominated [9]
Best Actress Virginie Efira Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Vincent Lacoste Nominated
Melvil Poupaud Nominated
Lumières Awards Best Actress Virginie Efira Nominated [10]
Magritte Awards Best Actress Won [11]
Trophées du Film français Best Director/Producer duo Justine Triet and Emmanuel Chaumet Won [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "In Bed with Victoria (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Victoria (2016)". JP's Box-Office.
  3. ^ a b Nancy Tartaglione (18 April 2016). "Cannes: Critics' Week 2016 Lineup – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Les Magritte du cinéma 2017: le palmarès". Cinevox (in French). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. ^ "In Bed with Victoria (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Victoria (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  7. ^ "In Bed with Victoria Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Victoria". Académie des César (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  9. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (24 January 2017). "César Awards Nominations: Verhoeven's 'Elle', Ozon's 'Frantz' In The Lead". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Nominations aux Lumières 2017". Ciné+. 16 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Magritte du Cinéma: "Les premiers les derniers" et "Keeper" sont favoris". La Libre Belgique (in French). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Ceremonie - Palmares des Trophee du Film Français 2017" [Ceremony - Winners of the French Film Trophies 2017]. Mulderville (in French). 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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