Young Juliette (French: Jeune Juliette) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Anne Émond and released in 2019.[1] A semi-autobiographical coming of age story inspired by Émond's own teenage experiences, the film stars Alexane Jamieson as Juliette, an overweight and unpopular young girl who is bullied at her high school but learns how to fight back with her wit.[2]
| Young Juliette | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Jeune Juliette |
| Directed by | Anne Émond |
| Written by | Anne Émond |
| Produced by | Sylvain Corbeil |
| Starring | Alexane Jamieson Léanne Désilets Myriam Leblanc Robin Aubert Antoine DesRochers |
| Cinematography | Olivier Gossot |
| Edited by | Alexandre Leblanc |
| Music by | Vincent Roberge |
Production company | Metafilms |
| Distributed by | Maison 4:3 |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
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The film also stars Myriam Leblanc and Robin Aubert as Juliette's parents; Christophe Levac as her older brother Pierre-Luc; Léanne Désilets as her friend Léanne; Antoine DesRochers as her brother's best friend Liam, on whom Juliette has a romantic crush; Gabriel Beaudet as Arnaud, a classmate with Asperger syndrome whom Juliette defends from similar bullying; and Karl Farah and Stéphane Crête as teachers at her school.[3]
The film opened in theatres on August 9, 2019.[1]
Accolades
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 28 May 2020 | Best Original Screenplay | Anne Émond | Nominated | [4] |
| Prix Iris | 10 June 2020 | Best Film | Sylvain Corbeil | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Actor | Robin Aubert | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Anne Émond | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Sylvain Lemaitre | Nominated | |||
| Revelation of the Year | Alexane Jamieson | Nominated | |||
| Best Casting | Nathalie Boutrie | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b Dunlevy, T'cha (August 9, 2019). "Jeune Juliette a different kind of Quebec coming-of-age comedy". Montreal Gazette.
- ^ Lussier, Marc-André (August 9, 2019). "Jeune Juliette: inattendu et remarquable". La Presse.
- ^ Moreault, Éric (August 9, 2019). "Jeune Juliette: La vie ne vire pas toujours au drame". Le Soleil.
- ^ "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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