What's in a Name? (film)

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English version of movie poster. The tagline reads: "Happiness...And Headaches Too"
Le Prénom
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  • Alexandre de La Patellière
  • Matthieu Delaporte
Written by Alexandre de La Patellière
Screenplay by Matthieu Delaporte
Based on Le Prénom (play)
by Alexandre de La Patellière & Matthieu Delaporte
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Music by Jérôme Rebotier
Cinematography David Ungaro
Edited by Célia Lafitedupont
Production
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  • Alternative Films
  • Pathé
Release dates
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  • 25 April 2012 (2012-04-25)
Running time
109 minutes
Country France
Belgium
Language French
Budget $11 million
Box office $29.5 million [1]

What's in a Name? (original title: Le Prénom, literally "The Given Name") is a French-Belgian comedy film, written and directed by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte and released in 2012.[2] It is adapted from the play Le Prénom by the same authors.[3] The film was a box office success in France, selling 3,340,231 tickets.[4]

Plot

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Awards

The film had five nominations at the 38th César Awards, winning in the categories Best Supporting Actress (Valérie Benguigui) and Best Supporting Actor (Guillaume de Tonquédec).

The movie has won two awards at film festivals in Canada: the Grand Prix Hydro-Québec at the Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue,[5] and the Radio Canada Audience Award at the Cinéfranco International Francophone Film Festival in Toronto.[6]

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  1. http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=12646
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