What's in a Name?

2012 film by Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
Movie film Q1197861
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What's in a Name?

Summary

What's in a Name? is a film[1]. What's in a Name? ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • What's in a Name? received the César Award for Best Supporting Actress[3].
  • What's in a Name?'s instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • What's in a Name? was directed by Alexandre de La Patellière[5].
  • What's in a Name? was directed by Matthieu Delaporte[6].
  • Alexandre de La Patellière wrote the screenplay for What's in a Name?[7].
  • Matthieu Delaporte wrote the screenplay for What's in a Name?[8].
  • What's in a Name?'s composer is recorded as Jérôme Rebotier[9].
  • What's in a Name?'s genre is comedy film[10].
  • What's in a Name?'s genre is drama film[11].
  • What's in a Name?'s based on is recorded as What's in a Name?[12].
  • A cast member of What's in a Name? was Patrick Bruel[13].
  • A cast member of What's in a Name? was Valérie Benguigui[14].
  • A cast member of What's in a Name? was Charles Berling[15].
  • A cast member of What's in a Name? was Guillaume de Tonquédec[16].
  • A cast member of What's in a Name? was Judith El Zein[17].
  • A cast member of What's in a Name? was Françoise Fabian[18].
  • A cast member of What's in a Name? was Yaniss Lespert[19].
  • A cast member of What's in a Name? was Bernard Murat[20].
  • What's in a Name? was produced by Dimitri Rassam[21].
  • What's in a Name? was produced by Jérôme Seydoux[22].
  • What's in a Name?'s production company is recorded as M6[23].
  • What's in a Name?'s director of photography is recorded as David Ungaro[24].
  • The original language of What's in a Name? was French[25].
  • What's in a Name? was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • What's in a Name?'s review score is recorded as 5.1/10[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Dimitri Rassam[21] and Jérôme Seydoux[22]. Directors include Alexandre de La Patellière[5] and Matthieu Delaporte[6]. Screenwriters include Alexandre de La Patellière[7] and Matthieu Delaporte[8]. Cast members include Patrick Bruel[13], Valérie Benguigui[14], Charles Berling[15], Guillaume de Tonquédec[16], Judith El Zein[17], and Françoise Fabian[18].

Publication

Publication dates include August 2, 2012[28], May 2, 2013[29], and January 1, 2012[30]. The original language of What's in a Name? was French[25]. Genres include comedy film[10] and drama film[11]. What's in a Name? was distributed by video on demand[26].

Subject and Themes

What's in a Name?'s main subject is prejudice[31].

Reception

What's in a Name? received the César Award for Best Supporting Actress[3]. Reviews include 5.1/10[27], 66/100[32], and 71%[33].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Alexandre de La Patellière[34] and Matthieu Delaporte[35].

Why It Matters

What's in a Name? ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (532 views/month).[2] What's in a Name? has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] What's in a Name? is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did What's in a Name? receive?

Honors received include César Award for Best Supporting Actress[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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