Marriages (2001 film)

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Marriages
Mariages
Directed byCatherine Martin
Written byCatherine Martin
Produced byLorraine Dufour
StarringMarie-Ève Bertrand
Guylaine Tremblay
Hélène Loiselle
CinematographyJean-Claude Labrecque
Edited byLorraine Dufour
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Production
companies
Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Productions 23
Distributed byFilm Tonic
Release date
  • August 27, 2001 (2001-08-27) (MWFF)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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, Mirianne Brûlé and Raymond Cloutier.

Critical response[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Mariages – Film de Catherine Martin". Films du Québec, February 9, 2009.
  2. ^ "Mariages/Catherine Martin : Rêve éveillé". Voir, September 26, 2001.
  3. ^ "Lists, lists and lists: Tops in video". Peterborough Examiner, December 20, 2001.
  4. ^ "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.

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