Bye Bye Morons

Once salon owner Suze Trappet is diagnosed with a terminal illness,{{Cite news|last=Leigh|first=Danny|date=2021-07-21|title=Bye Bye Morons — dark comedy with high volume and a sweet tooth|work=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/08aa8811-489f-4798-b41b-f15116286850|access-date=2021-10-31}} she decides to find the child she was forced to abandon when she was 15 years old. Her journey leads her to cross paths with JB, a fifty-something in full burn-out, and Mr. Blin, a blind archivist of impressive enthusiasm.{{Cite web|title=Focus on Film: A roller coaster ride of the absurd|url=https://www.prpeak.com/opinion/focus-on-film-a-roller-coaster-ride-of-the-absurd-4495377|access-date=2021-10-31|website=The Peak|language=en}}

• Virginie Efira as Suze Trappet
• Albert Dupontel as Jean-Baptiste Cuchas
• Nicolas Marié as Serge Blin
• Jackie Berroyer as Dr. Lint
• {{interlanguage link|Philippe Uchan|fr|Philippe Uchan}} as M. Kurtzman
• {{interlanguage link|Bastien Ughetto|fr|Bastien Ughetto}} as Adrien
• Marilou Aussilloux as Clara
• Michel Vuillermoz as The Psy
• Laurent Stocker as M. Tuttle
• Kyan Khojandi as Dr. Lint's doctor
• Bouli Lanners as Suze's doctor
• Terry Gilliam as The Hunter

The film was released on October 21, 2020 in France.{{cite web|title=Bye Bye Morons de Albert Dupontel (2019) - UniFrance|url=https://en.unifrance.org/movie/48134/bye-bye-morons |work=UniFrance|access-date=February 10, 2021}}

Bye Bye Morons received positive reviews in France. However, Les Inrockuptibles found that, despite the irreverent title, the general message was too consensual and that filming bordered on kitsch.{{Cite web |title="Adieu les cons", un Dupontel bien édulcoré {{!}} Les Inrocks |url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/cinema/adieu-les-cons-un-dupontel-bien-edulcore-185111-16-10-2020/ |access-date=2023-09-27 |website=lesinrocks.com/ |language=fr-FR}} Abroad, The Guardian called it a "frantically misjudged French farce (that) doesn’t travel well'.{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=2021-07-22 |title=Bye Bye Morons review – frantically misjudged French farce doesn’t travel well |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/22/bye-bye-morons-review-frantically-misjudged-french-farce-doesnt-travel-well |access-date=2023-09-27 |issn=0261-3077}} while Mark Keizer in a review for Variety wrote, "There is another character in “Bye Bye Morons” whose name is a cheeky in-joke. A brief mention of a Francine Weber is a clear tip of the chapeau to French filmmaker Francis Veber (“Le Dîner de Cons,” “The Toy”). Both are beloved French farces, whereas Dupontel’s film, which doesn’t lack for ambition, only focus, fails to live up to the Veber touch or to the dystopian sci-fi classic that has served as its creator’s longtime inspiration."{{Cite web |last=Keizer |first=Mark |date=2021-12-24 |title=‘Bye Bye Morons’ Review (‘Adieu les cons’): César Winner Pales in Comparison to Its Influences |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/bye-bye-morons-review-adieu-les-cons-albert-dupontel-1235143123/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

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| align = "center" rowspan = "12" | 2021 || rowspan = "12" | César Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || {{won}} || rowspan = "12" | {{cite web|title=César Awards: 'Love Affair(s),' 'Adieu Les Cons,' 'Summer Of 85' Lead Nominations; 'Two Of Us' Scores Four Nods|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/cesar-awards-2021-nominations-two-of-us-summer-of-85-full-list-1234691023/ |first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 10, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ugc.fr/news-details.html?id=471#|title=Les nominations aux César 2021|date=10 February 2021|website=UGC}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/cesar-awards-2021-winners-announced-full-list-1234713377/|website=Deadline Hollywood|title=César Awards Winners: 'Adieu Les Cons' Named Best Film, 'Another Round' Takes Foreign Pic Prize – Full List|date=12 March 2021|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione}}

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| Best Director || Albert Dupontel || {{won}}

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| Best Actress || Virginie Efira || {{nom}}

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| Best Actor || Albert Dupontel || {{nom}}

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| Best Supporting Actor || Nicolas Mairé || {{won}}

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| Best Original Screenplay || Albert Dupontel || {{won}}

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| Best Cinematography || Alexis Kavyrchine || {{won}}

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| Best Editing || Christophe Pinel || {{nom}}

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| Best Costume Design || Mimi Lempicka || {{nom}}

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| Best Production Design || Carlos Conti || {{won}}

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| Best Original Music || Christophe Julien || {{nom}}

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| Best Sound || Jean Minondo, Gurwal Coïc-Gallas, Cyril Holtz || {{nom}}

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| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2022 || Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best European Film || {{nom}} || {{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/goya-2022-nominaciones-4906415/?autoref=true|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|language=es|title='El buen patrón', absoluta favorita para los Goya 2022 con 20 nominaciones: lista completa de nominados|date=29 November 2021}}

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| Magritte Awards || Best Actress || Virginie Efira || {{nom}} || {{cite web |title=Voici les nommés de la 11e cérémonie des Magritte du Cinéma |url=https://www.lesoir.be/417473/article/2022-01-12/voici-les-nommes-de-la-11e-ceremonie-des-magritte-du-cinema |website=Le Soir |access-date=12 January 2022 |language=French |date=12 January 2022}}

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{{Reflist}}

• {{IMDb title|10196398}}

{{César Award for Best Film}}

Category:2020 comedy-drama films

Category:2020 films

Category:French comedy-drama films

Category:Films directed by Albert Dupontel

Category:Best Film César Award winners

Category:2020s French-language films

Category:2020s French films

Category:Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor César Award–winning performance

Category:Films whose director won the Best Director César Award

Category:Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography César Award

Category:Films scored by Christophe Julien