Staying Vertical

{{Infobox film

| name = Staying Vertical

| native_name = Rester vertical

| image = Rester vertical.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Alain Guiraudie

| producer = Sylvie Pialat
Benoît Quainon

| writer = Alain Guiraudie

| starring = Damien Bonnard
India Hair
Raphaël Thiéry

| music =

| cinematography = Claire Mathon

| editing = Jean-Christophe Hym

| studio = Les Films du Worso

| distributor = Les Films du Losange

| released = {{film date|2016|5|12|Cannes|2016|8|24|France|df=yes}}

| runtime = 100 minutes

| country = France

| language = French

| budget = $4 million{{cite web|url=http://cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=307436|title=Assayas, Dumont, Garcia and Guiraudie: Four aces for the Palme d'Or |work=Cineuropa|date=15 April 2016 }}

| gross = $456.000{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=stayingvertical.htm|title = Staying Vertical}}

}}

Staying Vertical ({{langx|fr|Rester vertical}}) is a 2016 French drama film written and directed by Alain Guiraudie. The story follows a filmmaker who has to raise a child (whom he had with a shepherdess) by himself while seeking inspiration for his new film.{{Citation | last =Rapold | first =Nicolas | title =At Cannes, Balancing the Fresh and the Familiar | work =The New York Times | date =10 May 2016 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/movies/at-cannes-balancing-the-fresh-and-the-familiar.html | access-date = 11 May 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/05/12/staying-vertical-pushes-the-envelope-of-human-sexuality-into-eve/ |title=Cannes 2016: Staying Vertical pushes the envelope of human sexuality into every orifice - review |accessdate=13 May 2016 |work=The Telegraph|date=12 May 2016 |last1=Robey |first1=Tim }} The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-official-selection-lineup-2016-1201753269/ |title=Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup |accessdate=14 April 2016 |work=Variety|date=14 April 2016 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/cannes-live-stream-2016-film-festival-lineup-list |title=2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup |accessdate=14 April 2016 |work=IndieWire|date=14 April 2016 }}

Cast

Damien Bonnard as Léo
India Hair as Marie
Raphaël Thiéry as Jean-Louis
Christian Bouillette as Marcel
Basile Meilleurat as Yoan
Laure Calamy as Doctor Mirande

Reception

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 65%, based on 23 reviews, with an average score of 6.2/10.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/staying_vertical/|title=Staying Vertical (Rester vertical) (2016)

|website=Rotten Tomatoes}} On Metacritic, the film has a score of 65 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/staying-vertical |title=Staying Vertical |website=Metacritic}}

Accolades

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! scope="col"|Award / Film Festival

! scope="col"|Category

! scope="col"|Recipients and nominees

! scope="col"|Result

rowspan=2|Cannes Film Festival

|Palme d'Or

| {{nom}}

Queer Palm

| {{nom}}

César Awards

|Most Promising Actor

|Damien Bonnard

| {{nom}}

Louis Delluc Prize

|Best Film

| {{nom}}

rowspan=4|Lumière Awards{{cite web |url=http://www.lci.fr/cinema/lumieres-2017-elle-et-une-vie-en-tete-des-nominations-2017680.html |title=Lumières 2017 : "Elle" et "Une vie" en tête des nominations |date=16 December 2016 |work=LCI}}

| {{nom}}

| {{nom}}

|Damien Bonnard

| {{won}}

Best Screenplay

|Alain Guiraudie

| {{nom}}