In Bed with Victoria (original title: Victoria) is a 2016 French romantic comedy-drama film directed by Justine Triet. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival where the lead animal actor, Jacques, won the Grand Jury Prize, Palm Dog. The film received five nominations at the 42nd César Awards. Efira received a Magritte Award for Best Actress at the 7th Magritte Awards for her performance in the film.
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Cast
Virginie Efira as Victoria Spick
Vincent Lacoste as Sam
Melvil Poupaud as Vincent
Laurent Poitrenaux as David
Laure Calamy as Christelle
Sophie Fillières as Sophie
Alice Daquet as Eve
Emmanuelle Lanfray
Release
The film had its world premiere opening the Critics' Week section at the Cannes Film Festival on 12 May 2016. It was released in France on 14 September 2016.
Reception
Box office
In Bed with Victoria grossed $5 million worldwide, against a production budget of $4 million.
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 12 reviews with an average rating of 6.2/10. On Metacritic, it holds a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".