Life Begins (French: La Vie commence) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Émile Proulx-Cloutier and released in 2009.[1] The film centres on 24 hours in the life of a dysfunctional family who do not communicate well.[2]
| Life Begins | |
|---|---|
| French | La Vie commence |
| Directed by | Émile Proulx-Cloutier |
| Written by | Émile Proulx-Cloutier |
| Produced by | Élaine Hébert |
| Starring | Jacques Girard Maxime Dumontier Vincent Proulx-Hébert Anfée Tremblay-Proulx |
| Cinematography | Carlos Ferrand |
| Edited by | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Distributed by | micro_scope |
Release date |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film stars Jacques Girard as the father, and Maxime Dumontier, Vincent Proulx-Hébert and Anfée Tremblay-Proulx as his children.
The film premiered on August 11, 2009 at the Locarno Film Festival,[1] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
Plot summary
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Cast
edit- Maxime Dumontier as Older Brother
- Jacques Girard as Father
- Vincent Proulx-Hébert as Younger Brother
- Anfée Tremblay-Proulx as Young Girl
Awards and nominations
editIt was also screened at the 2009 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Short Film Award,[4] and at the 2009 Whistler Film Festival, where it won the ShortWork Award.[5]
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2009.[6]
It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "La vie commence d’Émile Proulx-Cloutier à Locarno". Voir, July 16, 2019.
- ^ Anabelle Nicoud, "Cinq questions à Émile Proulx-Cloutier". La Presse, August 8, 2009.
- ^ "La Vie commence, de Émile Proulx-Cloutier, à Toronto et Prends ça court !". Lien Multimédia, September 10, 2009.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Nouveau Cinema fest lauds ‘Dogtooth’". Variety, October 17, 2009.
- ^ Fred Lee, "B.C. lights up both stage and screen". National Post, December 12, 2009.
- ^ "Dolan, Nadda films among Canada's best of the year". Waterloo Region Record, December 26, 2009.
- ^ Linda Barnard, "Drama rules as Genie nominations announced". Toronto Star, March 1, 2010.
External links
edit- Life Begins at IMDb
- Life Begins at AllMovie
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