A Very Long Engagement
In 2004, she won the Chopard Trophy of Female Revelation at the Cannes Film Festival, and appeared in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "A Very Long Engagement" ("Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles"), as the vengeful Tina Lombardi, for which she won a César Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the mystery thriller "Innocence", as Mademoiselle Éva; both films were acclaimed by critics. In 2005, Cotillard starred in six films: Steve Suissa's "Cavalcade", Abel Ferrara's "Mary", Richard Berry's "The Black Box" ("La Boîte Noire"); "Love Is in the Air" ("Ma vie en l'air"), "Burnt Out" ("Sauf le respect que je vous dois"), and Stéphan Guérin-Tillié's "Edy". In 2006, the actress took on significant roles in four feature films, including Ridley Scott's romantic dramedy "A Good Year", in which she portrayed Fanny Chenal, a French café owner in a small Provençal town, opposite Russell Crowe as a Londoner who inherits a local property. She played Nadine in the Belgian comedy "Dikkenek", alongside Mélanie Laurent, and the role of Nicole in "Fair Play". For her role in the satirical coming-of-age film "Toi et moi", she learned to play the cello.