The Last Betrothal
The Last Betrothal | |
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French | Les dernières fiançailles |
Directed by | Jean Pierre Lefebvre |
Written by | Jean-Pierre Lefebvre |
Produced by | Marguerite Duparc Bernard Lalonde |
Starring | J. Léo Gagnon Marthe Nadeau Marcel Sabourin |
Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
Edited by | Marguerite Duparc |
Music by | Andrée Paul |
Production companies | Productions Prisma Cinak |
Distributed by | Cinema Libre |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The Last Betrothal (French: Les dernières fiançailles) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1973.[1] The film stars and as Armand and Rose Tremblay, an elderly couple who have been married for fifty years are living their final days together as Armand is terminally ill; however, Rose has secretly vowed to die at the same time as Armand, so that she will never have to live without him.[2]
The cast also includes Marcel Sabourin as Armand's doctor.
The film opened theatrically in December 1973.[3]
It was screened in the Directors Fortnight program at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival,[4] and was the 1974 winner of the Prix de l'Organisation catholique internationale du cinéma for the best film on spiritual and religious themes.[3] It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a retrospective program of important films from throughout Canadian film history.[5]
References[]
- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 122.
- ^ Lieve Spaas, Francophone Film: A Struggle for Identity. Manchester University Press, 2000. ISBN 9780719058615. p. 90.
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Dernières fiançailles, Les – Film de Jean Pierre Lefebvre". Films du Québec, January 3, 2009.
- ^ Betty Lee, "Cannes' high hand thwarts Canadian film game plan". The Globe and Mail, May 4, 1974.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Mon Oncle Antoine No. 1 with critics". The Globe and Mail, August 2, 1984.
External links[]
- 1973 films
- French-language films
- Canadian films
- Canadian drama films
- 1973 drama films
- Films directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre
- Films shot in Montreal
- 1970s Canadian film stubs