The Machine Age
| The Machine Age | |
|---|---|
| L'Âge de la machine | |
| Directed by | Gilles Carle |
| Written by | Gilles Carle Jacques Bobet |
| Starring | Gabriel Arcand Willie Lamothe |
Production company | |
Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
The Machine Age (French: L'Âge de la machine) is a 1977 Canadian short drama television film directed by Gilles Carle.[1] The film stars Gabriel Arcand as Hervé, a police officer who is sent to Senneterre to capture escaped prisoner Claude, only to arrive and discover that the prisoner, whom he had expected to be a man, is actually a young woman ().
The film was nominated for several Canadian Film Awards at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978. Carle won the Award for Best Direction, Dramatic Non-Feature as well as the Best Screenplay (Non-Feature).[2] The film is shot entirely in color. Arcand and Lachance were also nominated for the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Non-Feature film respectively. Willie Lamothe won the Best Supporting Performer in a Non-Feature award for his role in this film.[2] The film also won the award for the Best Art Direction in a Non-Feature film.[2]
Cast[]
- Gabriel Arcand as Hervé
- as Claude
- Willie Lamothe as Octave
References[]
- ^ ""Première du film "L'âge de la machine""" (in French). Université de Sherbrooke.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Canadian Film Awards 1949-1979". NorthernStars.ca. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
External links[]
- L'âge de la machine at the National Film Board of Canada
- The Machine Age at IMDb
- The Machine Age at AllMovie
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