Grâce à Dieu
By the Grace of God | Gelobt sei Gott![](/media/filmstills/2019/wettbewerb/201912152_1_RWD_1380.jpg)
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Melvil Poupaud
Grâce à Dieu | By the Grace of God | Gelobt sei Gott by François Ozon
FRA 2019, Competition
© Jean-Claude Moireau
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Grâce à Dieu | By the Grace of God | Gelobt sei Gott by François Ozon
FRA 2019, Competition
© Jean-Claude Moireau
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Denis Ménochet, Eric Caravaca, Swann Arlaud, Melvil Poupaud
Grâce à Dieu | By the Grace of God | Gelobt sei Gott by François Ozon
FRA 2019, Competition
© Jean-Claude Moireau
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Melvil Poupaud
Grâce à Dieu | By the Grace of God | Gelobt sei Gott by François Ozon
FRA 2019, Competition
© Jean-Claude Moireau
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Melvil Poupaud, Aurélia Petit
Grâce à Dieu | By the Grace of God | Gelobt sei Gott by François Ozon
FRA 2019, Competition
© Jean-Claude Moireau
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François Ozon
Grâce à Dieu | By the Grace of God | Gelobt sei Gott by François Ozon
FRA 2019, Competition
© Jean-Claude Moireau
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François Ozon
Grâce à Dieu | By the Grace of God | Gelobt sei Gott by François Ozon
FRA 2019, Competition
© Jean-Claude Moireau
Based on the real case of Father Bernard Preynat who in 2016 was charged with sexually assaulting around 70 boys in Lyon, François Ozon portrays the victims as adult men and reveals the lifelong wounds they have sustained. At the same time, the film criticises the church’s silence on paedophilia and asks about its complicity. As of January 2019, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin is standing trial for ‘non-denunciation of sexual aggression’.
With
- Melvil Poupaud (Alexandre Guérin)
- Denis Ménochet (François Debord)
- Swann Arlaud (Emmanuel Thomassin)
- Éric Caravaca (Gilles Perret)
- François Marthouret (Cardinal Barbarin)
- Bernard Verley (Bernard Preynat)
- Martine Erhel (Régine Maire)
- Josiane Balasko (Irène)
- Hélène Vincent (Odile Debord)
- François Chattot (Pierre Debord)
- Frédéric Pierrot (Captain Courteau)
- Aurélia Petit (Marie Guérin)
- Julie Duclos (Aline Debord)
- Jeanne Rosa (Dominique Perret)
- Amélie Daure (Jennifer)
Crew
Written and Directed by | François Ozon |
Cinematography | Manu Dacosse |
Editing | Laure Gardette |
Music | Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine |
Sound Design | Jean-Paul Hurier |
Sound | Brigitte Taillandier, Benoît Gargonne, Jean-Paul Hurier |
Production Design | Emmanuelle Duplay |
Costumes | Pascaline Chavanne |
Make-Up | Natali Tabareau-Vieuille |
Assistant Director | Alain Olivieri |
Casting | David Bertrand, Anaïs Duran |
Production Manager | Aude Cathelin |
Producers | Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer |
World sales
Produced by
Mandarin Production
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François Ozon
The winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Closing Gala · Silver Bear · Feb 16, 2019
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François Ozon
The winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize on the stage of the Berlinale Palast.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Closing Gala · Silver Bear · Feb 16, 2019
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Swann Arlaud
The actor in the Berlinale Palast.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Denis Ménochet
The actor with an Outstanding Artistic Contribution in the Berlinale VIP Club.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Denis Ménochet
The actor with fans at the Red Carpet.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Denis Ménochet
The actor in the Berlinale Palast.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Denis Ménochet
The actor enjoying the Photo Call.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Denis Ménochet
A difficult question... The actor at the Press Conference.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Swann Arlaud
The actor at the Press Conference.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Eric Altmayer
The producer of the French film at the Press Conference.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Aurélia Petit
The actress of the French film at the Press Conference.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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François Ozon
Well demanded: the director after the Press Conference.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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François Ozon
The French director at the Press Conference.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Press conference room
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Melvil Poupaud, Swann Arlaud, François Ozon
A cheerful Photo Call.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Aurélia Petit
The actress at the Photo Call.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Aurélia Petit, Melvil Poupaud
The actors at the Photo Call.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Thomas Hailer
The Berlinale curator during the Press Conference.
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
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Melvil Poupaud
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
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Swann Arlaud
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
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Aurélia Petit
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
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Denis Ménochet
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
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François Ozon
Grâce à Dieu · Competition · Feb 08, 2019
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
Eric Altmayer (Producer), Aurélia Petit (Actress), Melvil Poupaud (Actor), François Ozon (Director, Screenwriter), Denis Ménochet (Actor), Swann Arlaud (Actor), Nicolas Altmayer (Producer), Moderation: Maria Giovanna Vagenas
Grâce à Dieu | By the Grace of God | Gelobt sei Gott
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 08, 2019
Press Conference at full length
Grâce à Dieu | By the Grace of God | Gelobt sei Gott
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 08, 2019
Red Carpet at full length
François Ozon
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Born in Paris, France in 1967, the director and screenwriter studied at La Fémis film school and is now one of the most renowned filmmakers in his country. Peter von Kant is his fifth film to screen in the Berlinale Competition following Water Drops on Burning Rocks, which won the 2000 Teddy Award, the 2002 comedy 8 Women, whose ensemble female cast won the Silver Bear, Angel in 2007, Ricky in 2009 and the 2019 film By the Grace of God, for which he won the Grand Jury Prize. In 2012, he was a member of the Competition jury himself.
Filmography (selection)
1998 Sitcom 1999 Les amants criminels (Criminal Lovers) 2000 Gouttes d’eau sur pierres brûlantes (Water Drops on Burning Rocks) · Sous le sable (Under the Sand) 2002 8 femmes (8 Women) 2003 Swimming Pool 2004 5 x 2 2005 Le temps qui reste (Time to Leave) 2007 Angel 2009 Ricky · La refuge (The Refuge) 2010 Potiche 2012 Dans la maison (In the House) 2013 Jeune et jolie (Young & Beautiful) 2014 Une nouvelle amie (The New Girlfriend) 2016 Frantz 2017 L’amant double 2019 Grâce à Dieu (By the Grace of God) 2020 Été 85 (Summer of 85) 2021 Tout s’est bien passé (Everything Went Fine) · Peter von Kant
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2022