Vital Signs (2009 film)

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Vital Signs
Directed bySophie Deraspe
Written bySophie Deraspe
Produced byNicolas Fonseca
StarringMarie-Hélène Bellavance
Francis Ducharme
Marie Brassard
CinematographySophie Deraspe
Edited byS. Madeleine Leblanc
Music byJean-François Laporte
Krista Muir
Production
company
Les Films Siamois
Release date
  • October 3, 2009 (2009-10-03) (FNC)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Vital Signs (French: Les signes vitaux) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Sophie Deraspe and released in 2009.[1] The film stars Marie-Hélène Bellavance as Simone, a young woman who responds to the death of her grandmother by abandoning her university studies to volunteer as a caregiver for the dying in a palliative care centre.[2]

The film premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October 2009.[3] It was subsequently screened at the Whistler Film Festival, where it won the Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature Film,[4] before going into general theatrical release in 2010.[1]

The film received three Prix Jutra nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011, for Best Film, Best Supporting Actress (Marie Brassard) and Best Make-Up (Joan-Patricia Parris).[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Signes vitaux, Les – Film de Sophie Deraspe". Films du Québec, February 5, 2010.
  2. ^ "Woman helps those 'walking their last mile'". Montreal Gazette, March 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Some films that aren't to be missed". Montreal Gazette, October 3, 2009.
  4. ^ Marke Andrews, "Quebec director Sophie Deraspe wrote, directed and shot Borsos winner". Vancouver Sun, December 7, 2009.
  5. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Incendies leads Quebec film-award nods". Postmedia News, February 9, 2011.

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