Black Box
FrenchBoîte noire
Directed byYann Gozlan
Screenplay by
  • Yann Gozlan
  • Simon Moutaïrou
  • Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard
  • Jérémie Guez (collaboration)
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPierre Cottereau
Edited byValentin Féron
Music byPhilippe Rombi
Production
companies
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
Running time
129 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Box officeUS$9.7 million[1]

Black Box (French: Boîte noire) is a 2021 mystery thriller film directed by Yann Gozlan. It is a co-production between France and Belgium. The film stars Pierre Niney. The film had its world premiere at the Alliance Française French Film Festival on 5 March 2021.

Premise

Matthieu, a talented young black box analyst, is tasked with investigating a mysterious fatal plane crash.

Cast

Production

Development

Director and co-writer Yann Gozlan is a civil aviation enthusiast and had wanted to make a film on the subject for a long time: "This universe, incredibly cinematic from my perspective, with colossal financial stakes, where divergent interests co-exist (aircraft manufacturers, airlines, pilots...), seemed to me like an original and exciting setting for a film".[3]

In preparation for his role, Pierre Niney spent several weeks working alongside agents from the Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA): "There, I ended up finding an investigator with a profile similar to that of Mathieu. From there, as usual, I did a kind of journalistic work: I shadowed him, I spoke with him and asked his permission to film him so that I could find inspiration in his gestures, his way of working and his speed on the computer. The job of an acoustician is very technical, it was important to be able to replicate the details with precision".[3]

Filming

Filming began on 9 September 2019 in the Paris region.[4][5] In October 2019, filming was reported to have taken place at Epinay Studios in Épinay-sur-Seine.[6] That same month, the city hall of Cergy was used as a production space.[7]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 32nd Alliance Française French Film Festival in Australia on 5 March 2021.[8] It was theatrically released in France by Studiocanal on 8 September 2021.[9]

Reception

Box office

The film was a major success in France, where it sold 1.2 million admissions,[10] grossing a domestic total of US$9.4 million and a worldwide total of US$9.7 million.[1]

Critical response

Black Box received an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 33 reviews.[11] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[12]

Le Monde published a positive review of the film, writing, "If the nature of the conspiracy that the hero faces is perhaps a little too obvious, the film is nevertheless distinguished by the qualities of a narrative that skillfully keeps the viewer in suspense".[13]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Black Box
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Reims Polar 30 May 2021 Prix du public Black Box Won [14]
Jakarta Film Week 21 November 2021 Global Feature Award Black Box Nominated [15]
César Awards 25 February 2022 Best Actor Pierre Niney Nominated [16]
Best Original Screenplay Yann Gozlan, Simon Moutaïrou, Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard Nominated
Best Editing Valentin Féron Nominated
Best Sound Nicolas Provost, Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard, and Marc Doisne Nominated
Best Original Music Philippe Rombi Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Black Box (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Black Box A Feature film by Yann Gozlan". unifrance.org. 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 Formica, Vincent (28 June 2021). "Bande-annonce Boîte noire : Pierre Niney enquête sur une catastrophe aérienne". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (7 October 2019). "Pierre Niney plongé en pleine "Boîte noire" pour Yann Gozlan". Le Film français (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pierre Niney tourne dans Boîte noire de Yann Gozlan". Cineuropa (in French). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Boîte noire". Groupe TSF (in French). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Fiche de Boîte noire". Val-d'Oise - Terre de cinéma (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Harrison Plesse, Richelle (3 March 2021). "Australia celebrates French cinema with rare festival in Covid times". Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Balle, Catherine; Baronian, Renaud; Jaeglé, Yves; Quinchon, Marine; Valentin, Michel (7 September 2021). "Sorties cinéma du 8 septembre : Boîte noire, Les Méchants, Délicieux... les films à voir, ou pas". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  10. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (31 August 2022). "SND Boards Diane Kruger-Mathieu Kassovitz Psychological Thriller 'Visions' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Critiques Presse pour le film Boîte noire". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Black Box". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  13. ↑ Rauger, Jean-François (8 September 2021). "Boîte noire : un thriller paranoïaque dans le milieu de l'aviation". Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  14. ↑ Ridet, Philippe (30 May 2021). "Cinéma : le festival Reims Polar dévoile la face noire de l'Iran" [Cinema: the Reims Polar festival reveals the dark side of Iran]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Festival Bertaraf Internasional, Jakarta Film Week 2021 Sukses Digelar Selama 4 Hari" [International-scale festival, Jakarta Film Week 2021 successfully held for four days]. KapanLagi. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  16. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (26 January 2022). "Adam Driver, 'Annette,' Celine Dion Biopic and 'Lost Illusions' Lead France's Cesar Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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