The Sweet Escape (film)

The Sweet Escape
Film poster
Directed by	Bruno Podalydès
Produced by	Pascal Caucheteux
Written by	Bruno Podalydès
Starring	Bruno Podalydès Sandrine Kiberlain Agnès Jaoui Vimala Pons
Cinematography	Claire Mathon
Edited by	Christel Dewynter
Production company	Why Not Productions France 3 Cinéma
Distributed by	UGC Distribution
Release dates	10 June 2015
Running time	104 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$3.8 million[1]
Box office	$3.3 million[2]

The Sweet Escape (French title: Comme un avion) is a 2015 French comedy film written, directed by and starring Bruno Podalydès. The film also stars Sandrine Kiberlain, Agnès Jaoui and Vimala Pons.^[3]

Plot

A fifty-something graphics artist has always dreamed of flying an airmail plane. One day he assembles a kayak which he thinks looks like fuselage, and set off on a trip to unexpected encounters.

Cast

• Bruno Podalydès as Michel
• Sandrine Kiberlain as Rachelle
• Agnès Jaoui as Laëtitia
• Vimala Pons as Mila
• Denis Podalydès as Rémi
• Michel Vuillermoz as Christophe
• Noémie Lvovsky as Madame Pirchtate
• Jean-Noël Brouté as Damien
• Pierre Arditi as a fisherman
• Samir Guesmi as the deliveryman

Accolades

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
César Awards[4]	Best Supporting Actress	Agnès Jaoui	Pending
Louis Delluc Prize[5]	Best Film		Nominated
Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario[6]	Best Original Screenplay	Bruno Podalydès	Nominated

References

1. "Comme un avion". JP's Box-Office.
2. "Comme un avion (The Sweet Escape)". Box Office Mojo.
3. "'The Sweet Escape' ('Comme un avion'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 June 2015.
4. "'Golden Years,' 'Marguerite,' 'Dheepan,' 'Mustang' Lead Cesar Nominations". Variety.
5. "Prix Louis-Delluc 2015 : découvrez les nominations". Télérama. 27 November 2015.
6. "Prix et nominations : Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario 2016". AlloCiné.

External links

• The Sweet Escape at the Internet Movie Database