War in the Highlands

War in the Highlands
War in the Highlands
	Theatrical release poster
French	La Guerre dans le Haut Pays
Directed by	Francis Reusser
Written by	Francis Reusser; Jean-Claude Carrière; Emmanuelle de Riedmatten;
Based on	La Guerre dans le Haut Pays; by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
Produced by	Gérard Ruey; Jean-Louis Porchet;
Starring	Marion Cotillard; Yann Trégouët; François Marthouret; Antoine Basler; François Morel; Laurent Terzieff;
Cinematography	Christophe Beaucarne
Edited by	Jacques Witta
Music by	Jean-François Monot
Production; companies	Arena Films; CAB Productions; Saga Film; Radio Télévision Suisse;
Distributed by	Frenetic Films (Switzerland); Rezo Films (France); Cooperative Nouveau Cinéma (Belgium);
Release dates	7 October 1998 (Switzerland); 5 May 1999 (France);
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	Switzerland; France; Belgium;
Language	French
Budget	4,8 million francs

War in the Highlands (French: La Guerre dans le Haut Pays) is a 1998 war drama film written and directed by Francis Reusser and starring Marion Cotillard. The film is a co-production between Switzerland, France and Belgium and it is based on the 1915 novel La Guerre dans le Haut-Pays by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, concerning Switzerland in the Napoleonic era. The film was released theatrically in Switzerland on 7 October 1998, and in France on 5 May 1999.

The film competed for the Golden Bear at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival. It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 71st Academy Awards in 1999, but it was not nominated. Cotillard won the Best Actress award at the 1999 Autrans Mountain Film Festival for her performance.

Plot

Cast

Marion Cotillard as Julie Bonzon
Yann Trégouët as David Aviolat
François Marthouret as Josias Aviolat
Antoine Basler as Ansermoz
Patrick Le Mauff as Tille
Jacques Michel as Jean Bonzon
Jean-Pierre Gos as Pastor
François Morel as Devenoge

Production

The film is a co-production between Switzerland, France and Belgium. It was based on the 1915 novel La Guerre dans le Haut-Pays by Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, concerning Switzerland in the Napoleonic era.^[4] It had a budget of 4,8 million francs.^[3]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Switzerland on 7 October 1998, and in France on 5 May 1999.^[1]

Awards and nominations

War in the Highlands competed for the Golden Bear at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival.^[5] It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 71st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[6]

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
1999	Autrans Mountain Film Festival	Special Mention - Best Actress	Marion Cotillard	Won	^[7]
	Berlin Film Festival	Golden Bear	Francis Reusser	Nominated	^[8]^[9]
	Swiss Film Award	Best Feature Film	Francis Reusser	Nominated	^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "War in the Highlands, Feature Film | 1998-1999 | War | Belgium, France, Switzerland". Crew United. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "La Guerre dans le Haut Pays". Swiss Films. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
1 2 3 Martin, Marie-Claude (7 October 1998). "Francis Reusser réalise un Þlm de commande qui n'obéit à rien, sauf aux lois du romanesque". Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 Cockrell, Eddie (14 March 1999). "The War in the Highlands". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
↑ Creutz, Norbert (13 February 1999). "Guerre dans le Haut Pays vaudois contre guerre dans le Pacifique". Le Temps (in French).
↑ "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
↑ "Himalaya primé à Autrans". AlloCiné (in French). 13 December 1999. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
↑ Hils, Miriam (24 January 1999). "Berlin buzz builds". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
↑ McMahon, Michael (4 February 1999). "Berlin Film Festival". Irish Film and Television Network.

External links

War in the Highlands at IMDb

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[crew-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "War in the Highlands, Feature Film | 1998-1999 | War | Belgium, France, Switzerland". Crew United. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[swissfilms-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "La Guerre dans le Haut Pays". Swiss Films. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[letemps-3] 1 2 3 Martin, Marie-Claude (7 October 1998). "Francis Reusser réalise un Þlm de commande qui n'obéit à rien, sauf aux lois du romanesque". Le Temps (in French). Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[Variety-4] 1 2 3 4 5 Cockrell, Eddie (14 March 1999). "The War in the Highlands". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[5] Creutz, Norbert (13 February 1999). "Guerre dans le Haut Pays vaudois contre guerre dans le Pacifique". Le Temps (in French).

[6] "45 Countries Submit Films for Oscar Consideration". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 November 1998. Archived from the original on 19 February 1999. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

[7] "Himalaya primé à Autrans". AlloCiné (in French). 13 December 1999. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[8] Hils, Miriam (24 January 1999). "Berlin buzz builds". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[9] McMahon, Michael (4 February 1999). "Berlin Film Festival". Irish Film and Television Network.

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