Madly in Life () is a 2020 Belgian comedy-drama film written and directed by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni in their feature directorial debut. The film stars Jo Deseure, Jean Le Peltier, Lucie Debay and Gilles Remiche, and follows an aging woman dealing with her progressing dementia with the help of her son. It was the last film in which Remiche starred before his death in 2022.
The film had its world premiere as the opening film at the Namur Film Festival on 2 October 2020. It was theatrically released in Belgium on 4 November 2020, before streaming in other territories starting on 14 January 2022. Upon release, Madly in Life was acclaimed by critics, who lauded the cast performances and the production values as well as the sensitive portrayal of its subject matter.
At the 11th Magritte Awards, Madly in Life received a record-tying twelve nominations and won seven awards, including Best Film and Best Screenplay for Sirot and Balboni.
Cast Jo Deseure as Suzanne Merteens Jean Le Peltier as Alex Lucie Debay as Noémie Gilles Remiche as Kevin
Accolades Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipients and nomineesResultCabourg Film FestivalGrand PrixAnn Sirot and Raphaël Balboni Chistera AwardsBest Film Best DirectorAnn Sirot and Raphaël Balboni Best ActressJo Deseure Young Jury Prize CinemaniaHoppenheim PrizeAnn Sirot and Raphaël Balboni Galway Film FleadhBest International Film Magritte AwardsBest Film Best DirectorAnn Sirot and Raphaël Balboni Best ScreenplayAnn Sirot and Raphaël Balboni Best ActorJean Le Peltier Best ActressLucie Debay Jo Deseure Best Supporting ActorGilles Remiche Best First Feature Film Best Production DesignLisa Etienne Best Costume DesignFrédérick Denis Best SoundBruno Schweisguth, Julien Mizac, Philippe Charbonnel Best EditingSophie Vercruysse and Raphaël Balboni Molodist AwardsBest Film Audience Award Namur Film FestivalBest Film Wolf PÖFF AwardsBest First Feature Film
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