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The Path of Excellence
2023 drama film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Path of Excellence (French: La Voie royale) is a 2023 drama film directed by Frédéric Mermoud. It was written by Mermoud alongside Salvatore Lista and Anton Likiernik. It had its world premiere at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on 3 August 2023.
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Premise
Sophie, the daughter of a farming family, struggles to integrate into social life after enrolling in a classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles in Lyon.[2]
Cast
- Suzanne Jouannet as Sophie Vasseur
- Marie Colomb as Diane Le Goff
- Maud Wyler as Claire Fresnel, the physics teacher in the preparatory class
- Marilyne Canto as Caroline Vasseur, Sophie's mother
- Lorenzo Lefebvre as Hadrien Loiseau
- Cyril Metzger as Laurent Vasseur, Sophie's brother
- Alexandre Desrousseaux as Jules Couvreur
- Antoine Chappey as Gérard Vasseur, Sophie's father
Production
The principal photography took place between October and November 2022 in Lyon and Paris.[3] It also took place in Essonne, where a casting call for extras was published in early November.[4]
Release
The Path of Excellence had its world premiere at the 76th Locarno Film Festival on 3 August 2023 during the Piazza Grande section.[5] The film was released in French cinema on 9 August 2023.[6] It garnered 35,015 admissions in its first week of release.[7] It achieved 157,671 admissions during its theatrical run.[8]
Reception
Critical reception
The Path of Excellence received an average rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 18 reviews.[9]
Accolades
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References
External links
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