Cézanne and I

Cézanne and I (original title: Cézanne et moi) is a 2016 French biographical drama film based on the friendship between 19th century novelist Émile Zola and painter Paul Cézanne. The film was written and directed by Danièle Thompson; it stars Guillaume Canet, Guillaume Gallienne, Alice Pol, Déborah François and Sabine Azéma.^[2][3] It was named as one of four films on the shortlist for the French submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.^[4]

Cézanne and I
Theatrical release poster
Cézanne et moi
Directed by	Danièle Thompson
Written by	Danièle Thompson
Produced by	Albert Koski
Starring	Guillaume Canet Guillaume Gallienne Alice Pol Déborah François Isabelle Candelier Freya Mavor Pierre Yvon Romain Cottard Romain Lancry Félicien Juttner Alexandre Kouchner Gérard Meylan Sabine Azéma
Cinematography	Jean-Marie Dreujou
Edited by	Sylvie Landra
Music by	Éric Neveux
Production companies	G Films Pathé Orange Studio France 2 Cinéma uMedia Alter Films
Distributed by	Pathé Distribution
Release date	21 September 2016 (2016-09-21)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$11.3 million
Box office	$4.3 million[1]

Cast

• Guillaume Canet as Émile Zola
  • Lucien Belves as young Émile Zola
• Guillaume Gallienne as Paul Cézanne
  • Hugo Fernandez as young Paul Cézanne
• Alice Pol as Alexandrine Zola
• Déborah François as Hortense Cézanne
• Sabine Azéma as Elisabeth Cézanne
• Gérard Meylan as Louis-Auguste Cézanne
• Isabelle Candelier as Emilie Zola
• Freya Mavor as Jeanne
• Laurent Stocker as Ambroise Vollard
• Pierre Yvon as Baptistin Baille
  • Jérémy Nebot as young Baptistin Baille
• Félicien Juttner as Guy de Maupassant
• Flore Babled as Angèle Baille
• Romain Cottard as Camille Pissarro
• Alexandre Kouchner as Auguste Renoir
• Romain Lancry as Anchille Emperaire
• Nicolas Gob as Édouard Manet
• Christian Hecq as Père Tanguy
• Sophie de Fürst as Berthe
• Patrice Tepasso as Frédéric Bazille

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 53% of 49 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.4/10.^[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 54 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[6]