Life After Love (film)

Life After Love (French: La vie après l'amour) is a 2000 Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Gabriel Pelletier.[1] The film stars Michel Côté as Gilles, a man who is desperately trying to win back the love of his ex-wife Sophie (Sylvie Léonard) after she leaves him for another man.[2]

Life After Love
FrenchLa vie après l'amour
Directed byGabriel Pelletier
Written byKen Scott
Produced byRoger Frappier
Luc Vandal
StarringMichel Côté
Sylvie Léonard
Patrick Huard
Guylaine Tremblay
CinematographyÉric Cayla
Edited byAlain Baril
Music byBenoît Charest
Production
company
Max Films
Distributed byAlliance Atlantis Vivafilm
Release date
  • July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 21st Genie Awards, for Best Supporting Actor (Patrick Huard) and Best Costume Design (Denis Sperdouklis).[3] It received five Prix Jutra nominations at the 3rd Jutra Awards, for Best Film, Best Actor (Côté), Best Supporting Actor (Huard), Best Supporting Actress (Guylaine Tremblay) and Best Screenplay (Ken Scott),[4] as well as winning the Billet d'or as the year's top-grossing Quebec film.[5]

Release

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Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm released Life After Love in North America on DVD and video-on-demand on February 26, 2002.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "La Vie offers rosier comic perspective". Montreal Gazette, July 7, 2000.
  2. ^ a b Ramond, Charles-Henri (July 23, 2010). "Vie après l'amour, La – Film de Gabriel Pelletier" (in French). Films du Québec. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Genie gets an attitude; The show's creators promise an event that will be cool even if the home-grown stars aren't household names". Waterloo Region Record, January 26, 2001.
  4. ^ "Maelstrom hooks 8 more: Villeneuve's talking-fish flick leads pack of Quebec film award nominees". Montreal Gazette, January 24, 2001.
  5. ^ "Maelstrom wins eight Jutra awards at celebration of Quebec cinema". The Canadian Press, February 26, 2001.
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