Cézanne and I (original title: Cézanne et moi) is a 2016 French biographical drama film based on the friendship between 19th century novelist Émile Zola and painter Paul Cézanne. The film was written and directed by Danièle Thompson; it stars Guillaume Canet, Guillaume Gallienne, Alice Pol, Déborah François and Sabine Azéma.[2][3] It was named as one of four films on the shortlist for the French submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.[4]
Cast
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Guillaume Canet as Émile Zola
Lucien Belves as young Émile Zola
Guillaume Gallienne as Paul Cézanne
Hugo Fernandez as young Paul Cézanne
Alice Pol as Alexandrine Zola
Déborah François as Hortense Cézanne
Sabine Azéma as Elisabeth Cézanne
Gérard Meylan as Louis-Auguste Cézanne
Isabelle Candelier as Emilie Zola
Freya Mavor as Jeanne
Laurent Stocker as Ambroise Vollard
Pierre Yvon as Baptistin Baille
Jérémy Nebot as young Baptistin Baille
Félicien Juttner as Guy de Maupassant
Flore Babled as Angèle Baille
Romain Cottard as Camille Pissarro
Alexandre Kouchner as Auguste Renoir
Romain Lancry as Anchille Emperaire
Nicolas Gob as Édouard Manet
Christian Hecq as Père Tanguy
Sophie de Fürst as Berthe
Patrice Tepasso as Frédéric Bazille
Reception
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 53% of 49 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.4/10.[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 54 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[6]