J.A. Martin Photographer

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J.A. Martin Photographer
FrenchJ.A. Martin photographe
Directed byJean Beaudin
Written byJean Beaudin
Marcel Sabourin
Produced byJean-Marc Garand
StarringMarcel Sabourin
Monique Mercure
CinematographyPierre Letarte
Pierre Mignot
Edited byJean Beaudin
Music byMaurice Blackburn
Production
company
Release date
  • 11 February 1977 (1977-02-11)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: J.A. Martin Photographer". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  2. ^ "J.A. Martin Photographer". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  3. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  4. ^ "Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time Archived 3 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed 28 April 2013.

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