Summer Rain (French: Pluie d'été) is a Canadian short film, directed by François Dauteuil and released in 1985.[1] The film stars Paul Hébert as a farmer whose scarecrow transforms into a beautiful young woman (Geneviève Rioux) on a warm summer night.
| Summer Rain | |
|---|---|
| French | Pluie d'été |
| Directed by | François Dauteuil |
| Written by | François Dauteuil |
| Produced by | Louis-Georges Tétreault |
| Starring | Paul Hébert Linda Sorgini Geneviève Rioux Martin Faucher |
| Cinematography | Louis De Ernsted |
| Edited by | François Dupuis |
Production company | Les Productions SDA |
| Distributed by | Société Radio-Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast also includes Linda Sorgini and Martin Faucher.
The film premiered at the 1985 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.[2]
The film was awarded the Best Director Award at the 1985 Yorkton Film Festival,[3] and was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986.[4]
References
edit- ^ Richard Martineau, "Les Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois". Séquences, Vol. 120 (April 1985). pp. 72-74.
- ^ Gay, Richard (1985). "Arts et Spectacles: Le nouveau film de Claude Jutra ouvrira les Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois". Le Devoir. LXXVI (13): 9 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Schroeter, Edward (1985). "Producer flies from B.C. funeral to accept Yorkton film award". Regina Leader-Post: 33 (C.11) – via Google Books.
The remaining Golden Sheaf winners were: Best Direction - Pluie D'Ete, directed by Francois D'Auteuil for SDA Productions Ltd.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1986.
External links
edit- Summer Rain at IMDb
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