Eldorado is a French Canadian drama film, released in 1995.[1] Directed by Charles Binamé and written by Binamé and Lorraine Richard in conjunction with its main stars, the film focuses on six young residents of Montreal trying to make sense of their directionless lives.[1]
| Eldorado | |
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| Directed by | Charles Binamé |
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| Produced by | Lorraine Richard |
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Production companies | Cité-Amérique Alliance Vivafilm |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
The film's main cast includes Pascale Bussières as Rita, Robert Brouillette as Marc, James Hyndman as Lloyd, Macha Limonchik as Loulou, Pascale Montpetit as Henriette and Isabel Richer as Roxan.[2]
The film garnered eight Genie Award nominations at the 16th Genie Awards, including Best Actress nods for Bussières, Montpetit and Richer, Best Supporting Actor for Brouillette, Best Director for Binamé, Best Art Direction or Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Editing.[3]
In 2023, Telefilm Canada announced that the film was one of 23 titles that will be digitally restored under its new Canadian Cinema Reignited program to preserve classic Canadian films.[4]
Production
editThe film had a budget of $1.5 million.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Eldorado Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine at the Toronto International Film Festival's Canadian Film Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Eldorado". 13 March 1995.
- ^ "Nominees for the 1995 Genie Awards". Canadian Press, November 7, 1995.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Oscar Winning Doc Leads List of Restored Canadian Classics". Point of View, May 9, 2023.
- ^ Marshall 2001, p. 303.
Works cited
edit- Marshall, Bill (2001). Quebec National Cinema. McGill–Queen's University Press. ISBN 0-7735-2103-8.
External links
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