Sable Island (film)
Sable Island | |
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French | L'Île de sable |
Directed by | Johanne Prégent |
Written by | Gilles Desjardins Johanne Prégent |
Produced by | Claudio Luca |
Starring | Caroline Dhavernas Sébastien Huberdeau Anick Lemay |
Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
Edited by | Claude Palardy |
Music by | Clode Hamelin |
Production company | Ciné-Télé-Action |
Distributed by | Film Tonic |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Sable Island (French: L'Île de sable) is a Canadian drama film, directed by and released in 1999.[1] The film stars Caroline Dhavernas as Manou, a 16-year-old girl from smalltown Quebec who runs off with her boyfriend Jim (Sébastien Huberdeau) to Sable Island, Nova Scotia following the death of her mother; during the trip she regularly calls home to speak to her older sister Geneviève (Anick Lemay), who reveals family secrets that radically reconfigure Manou's understanding of her life.[2]
The film's cast also includes François Papineau as Geneviève's boyfriend, and Marie Tifo as Jim's mother.
Huberdeau received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Actor at the 2nd Jutra Awards in 2000.
References[]
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ile de sable, L’ – Film de Johanne Prégent". Films du Québec, February 13, 2009.
- ^ Geneviève Royer, "Island getaway". Montreal Gazette, November 5, 1999.
External links[]
- Sable Island at IMDb
Categories:
- 1999 films
- French-language films
- Canadian films
- Canadian drama films
- Canadian coming-of-age drama films
- Films shot in Quebec
- Films shot in Nova Scotia
- Quebec films
- 1990s Canadian film stubs