My Best Part

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My Best Part

Released Feb 25, 2022

1h 52m

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Nicolas Maury (Netflix's "Call My Agent!", Knife+Heart) stars in this Cannes Official Competition coming-of-age dramedy as Jérémie, a hypersensitive struggling actor with an uncontrollable green-eyed monster on his back. Grappling with personal loss, a love life in shambles, and a faltering career, Jérémie turns to his clear-headed mother for support (ten-time César Award nominee Nathalie Baye, Every Man for Himself, Catch Me If You Can) in this auspicious, often touching, directorial debut.

Manuel Betancourt

Variety

It can be grating at times, if incredibly raw and revealing at others.

Mar 1, 2022

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Katie Walsh

TheWrap

Jeremie is a part that only Maury could believably and sensitively play, and "My Best Part" is a film that only he could direct. There's a patience that this film and its dark, gentle silliness require.

Feb 24, 2022

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

A bittersweet comedy-drama that manages to be hilarious in one scene and extremely touching in the next.

Sep 10, 2020

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

As a directorial debut, though, My Best Part is a decent effort (Maury co-wrote the script with Sophie Fillières and Maud Ameline). The film's most valuable player is multiple-César winner Nathalie Baye...

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 8, 2023

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Brandon Judell

Brandon Judell (Medium)

What I sort of left out so far is how good most of it is, displaying great promise for Maury's future directorial career. . . . If only he had left 25 or so minutes of his own performance on the cutting room floor, this would have been a four-star effort.

Rated: 7/10

Mar 22, 2022

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Debopriyaa Dutta

Screen Rant

Equal parts hilarious and heartwarming, My Best Part is a sweet exploration of the absurdities of life and a celebration of what's worth living for.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 15, 2022

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Garçon chiffon is directed and written by — as well as starring — Nicolas Maury, who I only knew from Knife+Heart. He plays Jérémie, an actor whose career and love setbacks cause him to move back home to live with his mother Bernadette (Nathalie Baye). You know how Lucio Fulci hated actors? Well, he wasn't wrong. I kid, I kid. Meyer goes from losing that film role and getting thrown out of his boyfriend's apartment — well, the guy may have been cheating on him — and back home, where he attends the funeral of his father, who has just committed suicide by shotgun. Perhaps having a multiple gun salute was not the best of ideas for the funeral, huh? Can our hero win back his lover? Or will he just flirt with other men? The one thing that I can agree with this movie is that a dog can definitely make your life better. I understand that a French art film that has a lot to stay about depression may not be in my wheelhouse, which is usually films in which clergy members turn into possessed beings, but if this is more your speed, you'll like this. Maybe this is a blind spot for me.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Nicolas Maury (Netflix's "Call My Agent!", Knife+Heart) stars in this Cannes Official Competition coming-of-age dramedy as Jérémie, a hypersensitive struggling actor with an uncontrollable green-eyed monster on his back. Grappling with personal loss, a love life in shambles, and a faltering career, Jérémie turns to his clear-headed mother for support (ten-time César Award nominee Nathalie Baye, Every Man for Himself, Catch Me If You Can) in this auspicious, often touching, directorial debut.

Director: Nicolas Maury
Producer: Charles Gillibert
Screenwriter: Nicolas Maury, Maud Ameline, Sophie Fillières
Distributor: Altered Innocence
Production Co: CG Cinéma, High Sea Production, Mother production
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 25, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 25, 2022
Runtime: 1h 52m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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