Private Lessons (2008 film)

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| name = Private Lessons

| image = Private Lessons (2008 film).jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Joachim Lafosse

| producer = Jacques-Henri Bronckart

| writer = Joachim Lafosse
François Pirot

| based_on =

| starring = Jonas Bloquet
Jonathan Zaccaï
Yannick Renier

| music =

| cinematography = Hichame Alaouie

| editing = Sophie Vercruysse

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| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2008|05|19|Cannes|2009|01|21|df=y}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = Belgium
France

| language = French

| budget =

| gross =

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Private Lessons ({{langx|fr|Élève libre}}) is a 2008 Belgian drama film directed by Joachim Lafosse. It was written by Lafosse and François Pirot. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May.{{cite web|url=http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm-130898/secrets-tournage/|title=Présenté à la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs|publisher=AlloCiné|accessdate=January 11, 2013|language=French}} It was nominated for seven Magritte Awards and was awarded Best Actor for Jonathan Zaccaï and Most Promising Actress for Pauline Étienne.{{cite web|url=http://www.moniteurdufilm.be/?article=77&PHPSESSID=d0636412b8c21fa5e4cc15a80ae5ad53|title=Le cinéma belge était à l'honneur lors de la Première édition des Magritte du cinéma belge francophone|work=Moniteur du film|accessdate=January 9, 2012|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205055415/http://www.moniteurdufilm.be/?article=77&PHPSESSID=d0636412b8c21fa5e4cc15a80ae5ad53|archivedate=December 5, 2012}}

Plot

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Cast

Accolades

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! scope="col"|Award / Film Festival

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! scope="col"|Result

Cannes Film Festival

|Art Cinema Award

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| {{nom}}

rowspan=7|Magritte Awards{{cite web|last=Engelen|first=Aurore|title=Magritte Awards shine spotlight on Belgian Francophone cinema|url=http://www.cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=194469|publisher=Cineuropa|date=January 14, 2011|accessdate=January 11, 2014}}

|Best Director

|Joachim Lafosse

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Best Actor

|Jonathan Zaccaï

| {{won}}

Best Supporting Actor

|Yannick Renier

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Best Supporting Actress

|Claire Bodson

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Most Promising Actor

|Jonas Bloquet

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Most Promising Actress

|Pauline Étienne

| {{won}}

Best Screenplay

|Joachim Lafosse and François Pirot

| {{nom}}

References

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