Familia (2005 film)
Familia is a 2005 French-language Canadian drama film. It was directed and written by Louise Archambault.
| Familia | |
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| Directed by | Louise Archambault |
| Written by | Louise Archambault |
| Produced by | Luc Déry Kim McCraw |
| Starring | Sylvie Moreau Mylène St. Sauveur Macha Grenon |
| Cinematography | André Turpin |
| Edited by | Sophie Leblond |
| Music by | Ramachandra Borcar |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | French English |
Plot Edit
The story revolves around two main characters: Michèle (Moreau, also known as "Charlotte Rocks her Socks"), a free-spirited aerobics instructor with a penchant for gambling, and Janine (Grenon), a suburban housewife and home decorator with a cheating husband. The lives of these two longtime friends intersect when Michele goes to live with Janine to escape an abusive boyfriend. Tensions abound as Michele's daughter Marguerite (St. Sauveur) introduces Janine's daughter Gabrielle (Gosselin) to a world of boys, drugs, and alcohol. Meanwhile, Michele can't quite kick her gambling addiction - no matter how many people she seems to hurt and deceive. Things come to a head when Janine confronts her adulterous husband and Marguerite discovers she's pregnant.
Cast Edit
- Sylvie Moreau as Michèle
- Mylène St. Sauveur as Marguerite
- Macha Grenon as Janine
- Juliette Gosselin as Gabrielle
- Micheline Lanctôt as Madeleine
- Patricia Nolin as Estelle
- Paul Savoie as Lucien
- Vincent Graton as Charles
- Emily Holmes as Kate
- Xavier Morin-Lefort as Olivier
- Jacques L'Heureux as François
- Norman Helms as Francis
- Sonia Vigneault as Laurence
- Alexandre Côté as Anthony
- Claude Despins as Scott
Awards Edit
Archambault won the 2005 Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time film director in Canada. In December 2005, the film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best films.[1]
References Edit
- ^ "Topping the list: Canada's cinematic achievements". National Post, December 14, 2005.
External links Edit
- Familia at IMDb