Gurov and Anna

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Gurov and Anna
Gurov and Anna.jpg
Film poster
Directed byRafaël Ouellet
Written by
Produced byJacques Blain
Marie-Dominique Michaud
StarringAndreas Apergis
Sophie Desmarais
CinematographyGeneviève Perron
Edited byDavid Di Francesco
Production
company
Zone3
Distributed byFilmoption
Release date
  • October 4, 2014 (2014-10-04) (BIFF)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Gurov and Anna is a Canadian drama film, directed by Rafaël Ouellet and released in 2014.[1] The film stars Andreas Apergis as Ben, a literature professor in Montreal who is obsessed with Anton Chekhov's short story "The Lady with the Dog", and begins trying to act it out in his real life by commencing a love affair with his student Mercedes (Sophie Desmarais) in which he can be the Gurov to her Anna.[2]

The film went into production in March 2014.[3] It was both Ouellet's first English-language film, and his first time directing a screenplay he had not written himself.[4]

The film premiered in October 2014 at the 19th Busan International Film Festival,[5] and had its Canadian premiere later in the month at the Festival du nouveau cinéma,[6] before going into commercial release in early 2015.[7]

Screenwriter received a nomination for Best Screenplay at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Gurov & Anna – Film de Rafaël Ouellet". Films du Québec, March 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Anything but a typical Hollywood love story; Characters lost between literature and real life". Montreal Gazette, March 20, 2015.
  3. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Rafael Ouellet shooting fifth feature, Gurov & Anna". Playback, March 24, 2014.
  4. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Made in the Montreal he knows; Gurov & Anna is director Rafael Ouellet's first English-language film and also his first to be set in the streets of the city he loves". Montreal Gazette, April 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "La Corée du Sud, un tremplin pour le cinéaste Rafaël Ouellet". Ici Radio-Canada, October 6, 2014.
  6. ^ T'cha Dunlevy, "Feeding a passion for movie lovers; 43rd Festival du nouveau cinema has cemented its status as film buffs' go-to event". Montreal Gazette, September 24, 2014.
  7. ^ Nicolas Gendron, "Rafaël Ouellet / Gurov & Anna : Passions multiples". Voir, March 17, 2015.
  8. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Beyond Jutra's shadow; Quebec's film awards gala is suffering from an identity crisis that runs deep". Montreal Gazette, March 19, 2016.

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