Hello, Friends-
In my Alice in Paris post, I encouraged you to come back so we could chat about the César Awards and Paris Fashion Week.
Well. A LOT has happened in the world since then. I want to talk to you more about this, but for now, I thought I’d share the blog post I had been writing when things got a little crazy. It’s strange to look back to a month ago and things that seemed so interesting and newsworthy now seem…well, frivolous?
However, I think it’s important to continue to surround ourselves with the things that bring us joy and keep our spirits up. Much like you’re instructed to put on your own mask first before assisting others if oxygen levels drop on an airplane, you need to be in a good place mentally and emotionally for yourself and so you can be of support to your friends and family during this difficult time.
If you’re home and would like a little distraction, here’s the list of the winners at the César Awards and some of my takeaways from Paris Fashion Week…
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The César Awards were far from drama-free. Prior to the awards, the entire board of the Académie resigned due mostly to the controversy around Roman Polanski and his film’s numerous nominations.
The winner of the night was Les Misérables which I recommended here. Another film I mentioned in my COLCOA post was La Belle Epoque and that picked up the awards for Best Supporting Actress (Fanny Ardant), Best Original Screenplay (Nicolas Bedos), and Best Production Design (Stéphane Rozenbaum).
The winners (as reported from Deadline):
BEST FILM
Les Misérables, dir: Ladj Ly
BEST DIRECTOR
Roman Polanski – An Officer And A
Spy
BEST ACTRESS
Anais Demoustier – Alice Et Le Maire
BEST ACTOR
Roschdy Zem – Roubaix, Une Lumière
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Swann Arlaud – Grace A Dieu
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Fanny Ardant – La Belle Epoque
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Dan Levy – I Lost My Body
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Parasite, dir: Bong Joon Ho
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Claire Mathon – Portrait De La Jeune
Fille En Feu
BEST EDITING
Flora Volpelière – Les Misérables
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Nicolas Bedos – La Belle Epoque
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Roman Polanski, Robert Harris – An
Officer And A Spy
BEST SOUND
Nicolas Cantin, Thomas Desjonquières, Raphael Moutarde, Olivier Goinard, Randy
Thom – Le Chant De Loup
AUDIENCE PRIZE
Les Misérables, dir: Ladj Ly
BEST SHORT FILM
Pile Poil, dir: Lauriane
Escaffre, Yvonnick Muller
BEST DOCUMENTARY
M, dir: Yolande Zauberman
BEST FIRST FILM
Papicha, dir: Mounia Meddour
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
I Lost My Body, dir: Jérémy
Clapin
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
La Nuit Des Sacs Plastiques,
dir: Gabriel Harel
BEST FEMALE NEWCOMER
Lyna Khoudri – Papicha
BEST COSTUMES
Pascaline Chavanne – An Officer And
A Spy
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Stéphane Rozenbaum – La Belle Epoque
BEST MALE NEWCOMER
Alexis Manenti – Les Misérables
Paris Fashion Week
I have to be honest. It wasn’t my favorite fashion week. I love when designers take risks, but few shows made me excited for trends to come.
However, the history geek in me appreciated the post-WWII styles in the Miu Miu show and the colors in the Saint Laurent show gave me all the fall-style vibes. And I loved this Giambattista Valli dress!
Did you catch any of the shows? If so, I’d love to know what you thought in the comments!
Note: Paris Couture Week and Men’s Fashion Weeks have been canceled.