Thomas Cailley’s supernatural drama “The Animal Kingdom” and Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winner “Anatomy of a Fall” are leading the race at the 49th Cesar Awards with 12 and 11 nominations, respectively.Triet’s movie, which just garnered an impressive five Oscar nominations, and “The Animal Kingdom,” which opened at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard and won a prize, will vie for top Cesar awards including best director and film.“The Animal Kingdom” is an ambitious film that marks a departure from France’s cinema tradition of social realism.
It’s both a creature-filled dystopia and a father-and-son drama, weaving some contemporary concerns over the future of mankind.
It’s produced by Pierre Guyard at Nord Ouest Films and co-produced by Artemis.“Anatomy of a Fall,” meanwhile stars Sandra Hüller — the German actor nominated for Cesar, Oscar and BAFTA awards — as a novelist who is put on trial following the…