Claude Lelouch to Receive Cartier Filmmaker Award at Venice Film Festival
variety.comEllise Shafer “A Man and a Woman” director Claude Lelouch is set to receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
The annual award is given to “a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry,” according to a press release.
An awards ceremony for Lelouch will take place on Sept. 2 before the out-of-competition premiere of his new film “Finalement.” “Finalement” stars Kad Merad, Elsa Zylberstain, Michel Boujenah, Sandrine Bonnaire, Barbara Pravi and Françoise Gillard.
Its official synopsis reads: “In an increasingly crazy world, Lino, who has decided to leave everything behind, will realize that in the end: everything that happens to us is for our own good!” Lelouch is the celebrated French director of films including “Money Money Money” (1972), “Happy New Year” (1973), “Itinerary of a Spoiled Child” (1988) and “The Beautiful Story” (1991).
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