Times Have Been Better (French: Le Ciel sur la tête) is a French comedy television film, directed by Régis Musset and released in 2006.[1] The film stars Arnaud Binard as Jérémy, a 30-year-old man who comes out as gay to his parents, only to have his parents Guy (Bernard Le Coq) and Rosine (Charlotte de Turckheim) react more negatively than expected.[2]
Times Have Been Better | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Nicolas Mercier |
Directed by | Régis Musset |
Starring | Arnaud Binard Bernard Le Coq Charlotte de Turckheim |
Country of origin | France |
Original language | French |
Production | |
Producers | Patrick Benedek Thomas Bourguignon |
Cinematography | Christophe Paturange |
Editor | Diane Logan |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Production company | BB Films |
Original release | |
Network | France 2 |
Release | October 24, 2006 |
The film's cast also includes Olivier Guéritée, Stéphane Boucher, Thierry Desroses, Pierre Deny and Chantal Ravalec.[2]
The film was screened at selected LGBT film festivals beginning in 2006, before having its television premiere on France 2 in April 2007.[3] It was rebroadcast by the network in 2010.[4]
The film won the award for Best Foreign Narrative Feature at the 2007 New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ronnie Scheib, "Times Have Been Better". Variety, June 29, 2007.
- ^ a b "Times Have Been Better". encyclopedia.com.
- ^ "Et si c'était moi ? Téléfilm sur France 2. Des parents face au coming-out de leur fils." TV News, April 11, 2007.
- ^ Alexandre Raveleau, "Le Ciel ne tombe pas sur la tête de France 2". Toute la télé, April 8, 2010.
- ^ Gregg Goldstein, "Pair of comedies top NewFest awards". The Hollywood Reporter, June 14, 2007.
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