Marriages (2001 film)
Marriages | |
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French | Mariages |
Directed by | Catherine Martin |
Written by | Catherine Martin |
Produced by | Lorraine Dufour |
Starring | Marie-Ève Bertrand Guylaine Tremblay Hélène Loiselle |
Cinematography | Jean-Claude Labrecque |
Edited by | Lorraine Dufour |
Music by | Robert Marcel Lepage |
Production companies | Coop Vidéo de Montréal Productions 23 |
Distributed by | Film Tonic |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Marriages (French: Mariages) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Catherine Martin and released in 2001.[1] The film centres on Yvonne (Marie-Ève Bertrand), a young girl in 19th-century Quebec whose life is turned upside down by both her own sexual awakening and the apparent return of her mother, who died giving birth to her.[2]
The film's cast also includes Guylaine Tremblay, Hélène Loiselle, David Boutin, Mirianne Brûlé and Raymond Cloutier.
Critical response
[edit]The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2001,[3] and Martin received a Genie Award nomination for Best Screenplay at the 22nd Genie Awards.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mariages – Film de Catherine Martin". Films du Québec, February 9, 2009.
- ^ "Mariages/Catherine Martin : Rêve éveillé". Voir, September 26, 2001.
- ^ "Lists, lists and lists: Tops in video". Peterborough Examiner, December 20, 2001.
- ^ "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
External links
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