J.A. Martin Photographer
J.A. Martin Photographer | |
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French | J.A. Martin photographe |
Directed by | Jean Beaudin |
Written by | Jean Beaudin Marcel Sabourin |
Produced by | Jean-Marc Garand |
Starring | Marcel Sabourin Monique Mercure |
Cinematography | Pierre Letarte Pierre Mignot |
Edited by | Jean Beaudin |
Music by | Maurice Blackburn |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
J.A. Martin Photographer (French: J.A. Martin photographe) is a 1977 Canadian drama film directed by Jean Beaudin. It was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress.[1] The film won multiple Canadian Film Awards, including best feature film.[2] It was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3] In 1984 the Toronto International Film Festival ranked the film seventh in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time.[4]
Synopsis[]
Photographer Joseph-Albert Martin is going on a tour to the hard Canadian countryside at the turn of the 20th century. His wife decides to go, with the hope that the intimacy will help revive their marriage.
Cast[]
- Marcel Sabourin - Joseph-Albert Martin
- Monique Mercure - Rose-Aimee Martin
- - Granma
- - Dolores Martin
- - Neighbor
- Denis Hamel - Mathieu Martin
- - David Martin
- - Hormidas Lambert
- - Mrs. Lambert
- - Aunt Aline
- - The Habitant
- - Hotel's Owner
- - Hotel's Owner
- Guy L'Écuyer - Raoul
- - The Old Man
See also[]
- List of submissions to the 50th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References[]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: J.A. Martin Photographer". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
- ^ "J.A. Martin Photographer". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time Archived 3 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed 28 April 2013.
External links[]
- J.A. Martin Photographer at IMDb
- Watch J.A. Martin photographe (original French-language version), National Film Board of Canada website
- 1977 films
- French-language films
- 1977 drama films
- Canadian films
- Canadian drama films
- Films directed by Jean Beaudin
- National Film Board of Canada films
- Best Picture Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Films set in Quebec
- Films scored by Maurice Blackburn