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To Be Sixteen
To Be Sixteen (French: Avoir 16 ans) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre and released in 1979.[1] The film stars Yves Benoît as Louis, a 16-year-old high school student who is sent to a mental institution by his father (Aubert Pallascio) to punish him for his rebelliousness, and is under the care of a psychiatrist (Gilles Renaud).[2]
| To Be Sixteen | |
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| French | Avoir 16 ans |
| Directed by | Jean Pierre Lefebvre |
| Written by | Jean Pierre Lefebvre Claude Paquette |
| Produced by | Marguerite Duparc |
| Starring | Yves Benoît Aubert Pallascio Gilles Renaud |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
| Edited by | Marguerite Duparc |
| Music by | Gilles Bellemare Alain Lamontagne Paul Piché |
Production company | Cinak |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast also includes Marthe Choquette, Michèle Magny, Éric Beauséjour, Frédérique Collin, Pierre Curzi, Lise L'Heureux and Jean Marchand.[2]
The film premiered in the Directors Fortnight stream at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival,[3] and was later screened in the Critics Choice program at the 1979 Festival of Festivals.[4]
References edit
- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 219.
- ^ a b "Avoir 16 ans (To Be Sixteen)". Canadian Film Encyclopedia.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Lefebvre's deceptive simplicity". The Globe and Mail, May 22, 1982.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Festival of Festivals a film bonanza". The Globe and Mail, September 1, 1979.
External links edit
- To Be Sixteen at IMDb