Silence Lies (French: Tromper le silence) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Julie Hivon and released in 2010.[1] The film stars Suzanne Clément as Viviane Langevin, a photographer who is starved for creative inspiration ever since being disowned by her brother Frédéric (Sébastien Huberdeau) following a family dispute, when she meets Guillaume (Maxime Dumontier), a troubled young man who reminds her strongly of her brother.[2]

Silence Lies
Film poster
FrenchTromper le silence
Directed byJulie Hivon
Written byJulie Hivon
Produced bySylvain Corbeil
Nancy Grant
Julie Hivon
StarringSuzanne Clément
Maxime Dumontier
Sébastien Huberdeau
CinematographyClaudine Sauvé
Edited byNatalie Lamoureux
Music byAlexandre Désilets
Serge Nakauchi Pelletier
Production
company
Les Films de L'Autre
Distributed byChristal Films
Les Films Séville
Release date
  • August 30, 2010 (2010-08-30) (MWFF)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The cast also includes Sophie Cadieux, Benoît Gouin, Claude Prégent and Pascale Montpetit.

The film was shot in 2009, primarily in Anjou,[2] and premiered in August 2010 at the Montreal World Film Festival.[1]

The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 13th Jutra Awards in 2011, for Best Actress (Clément) and Best Cinematography (Claudine Sauvé).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Tromper le silence – Film de Julie Hivon". Films du Québec, August 3, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Émilie Côté, "Tromper le silence : tensions et passés troubles". La Presse, March 25, 2009.
  3. ^ "Jutra : Incendies mène la course". Voir, February 9, 2011.
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