Small Blind (French: La mise à l'aveugle) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Simon Galiero and released in 2012.[1] The film stars Micheline Bernard as Denise, a woman rebuilding her life after being divorced by her husband Michel (Julien Poulin) and pushed out of her job with the family company by her son Alex (Pierre-Luc Brillant). Moving into a new apartment, she is initiated into the world of poker by her new neighbours Éric (Marc Fournier), Paul (Louis Sincennes) and Julie (Christine Beaulieu).[2]
| Small Blind | |
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 Film poster | |
| French | La mise à l'aveugle |
| Directed by | Simon Galiero |
| Written by | Simon Galiero |
| Produced by | Simon Galiero |
| Starring | Micheline Bernard Julien Poulin Pierre-Luc Brillant |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Canniccioni |
| Edited by | Simon Galiero |
| Music by | Domenico Scarlatti |
Production company | Les Films de l'Autre |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October 2012,[3] before opening commercially in December.
Bernard received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actress at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.[4]
References
edit- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Mise à l’aveugle, La – Film de Simon Galiero". Films du Québec, November 14, 2012.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "La mise à l'aveugle: Touchante Micheline Bernard". Le Journal de Montréal, December 13, 2012.
- ^ André Duchesne, "La mise à l'aveugle : se refaire au jeu de la vie". La Presse, December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Jutra : Laurence anyways et Rebelle en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, January 31, 2013.
External links
edit- Small Blind at IMDb
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