The New Life of Paul Sneijder

The New Life of Paul Sneijder (French: La Nouvelle Vie de Paul Sneijder) is a 2016 drama film, directed by Thomas Vincent.[1] It is a co-production of Canada and France.[2]

The New Life of Paul Sneijder
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FrenchLa Nouvelle Vie de Paul Sneijder
Directed byThomas Vincent
Written byThomas Vincent
Yaël Cojot-Goldberg
Based onLe cas Sneijder by Jean-Paul Dubois
Produced byPierre Forette
Thierry Wong
StarringThierry Lhermitte
Géraldine Pailhas
Pierre Curzi
Guillaume Cyr
Aliocha Schneider
CinematographyRonald Plante
Edited byMike Fromentin
Music byPhilippe Deshaies
Lionel Flairs
Benoit Rault
Production
company
Ciné Nominé
Distributed bySND Films
Christal Films
Release date
  • 8 June 2016 (2016-06-08)
Running time
114 minutes
CountriesCanada
France
LanguageFrench

Based on the novel Le cas Sneijder by Jean-Paul Dubois, the film stars Thierry Lhermitte as Paul Sneijder, a man who is injured in an elevator accident which has also killed his daughter. Suffering an existential crisis which leads him to question the values on which he has based his life, he begins to rebuild his spirit by taking a new job as a dog walker.[1] The film's cast also includes Géraldine Pailhas, Pierre Curzi, Guillaume Cyr and Aliocha Schneider. It was filmed on Nuns' Island, Montreal.[2]

Cyr garnered a Prix Iris nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Guy, Chantal (September 2, 2016). "La nouvelle vie de Paul Sneijder: tout ce qui descend doit remonter ***1/2". La Presse (in French).
  2. ^ a b Lévesque, François (September 3, 2016). ""La nouvelle vie de Paul Sneijder" — L'art de rebondir". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Prix Iris : Annonce des finaliste et autres surprises". Atuvu (in French). April 5, 2017.
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