In Bed with Victoria (original title: Victoria) is a 2016 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by Justine Triet. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where the lead animal actor, Jacques, won the Grand Jury Prize, Palm Dog. The film received five nominations at the 42nd César Awards. Efira received a Magritte Award for Best Actress at the 7th Magritte Awards for her performance in the film.
Cast Virginie Efira as Victoria Spick Vincent Lacoste as Sam Melvil Poupaud as Vincent Laurent Poitrenaux as David Laure Calamy as Christelle Sophie Fillières as Sophie Alice Daquet as Eve Emmanuelle Lanfray
Release The film had its world premiere opening the Critics' Week section at the Cannes Film Festival on 12 May 2016. It was released in France on 14 September 2016.
Reception Box office In Bed with Victoria grossed $5 million worldwide, against a production budget of $4 million.
Critical response On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 85% based on 13 reviews with an average rating of 6.3/10. On Metacritic, it holds a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Accolades YearAward / Film FestivalCategoryRecipient(s)Result 2017César AwardsBest Film Justine Triet and Emmanuel Chaumet Best Original ScreenplayJustine Triet Best ActressVirginie Efira Best Supporting ActorVincent Lacoste Melvil Poupaud Lumière AwardsBest ActressVirginie Efira Magritte AwardsBest Actress Trophées du Film français Best Director/Producer duo Justine Triet and Emmanuel Chaumet
References
External links
In Bed with Victoria at AllMovie