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Wintergreen (film)
Wintergreen (French: Paparmane) is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, directed by Joëlle Desjardins Paquette and released in 2012.[1] The film centres on the interaction between Jérôme (Steve Laplante), a parking station attendant who has never emotionally recovered from the death of his mother, and Camille (Sophie Desmarais), a singing telegram performer, whose lives are transformed by an ailing cat.
| Wintergreen | |
|---|---|
| French | Paparmane |
| Directed by | Joëlle Desjardins Paquette |
| Written by | Joëlle Desjardins Paquette |
| Produced by | Ménaïc Raoul |
| Starring | Steve Laplante Sophie Desmarais |
| Cinematography | Mathieu Laverdière |
| Edited by | Isabelle Malenfant |
| Music by | Simon Leclerc |
Production company | Voyous Films |
| Distributed by | 3.14 Collectif |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film premiered at the 2012 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.[2]
The film won the Golden Sheaf Award for Best Comedy at the 2012 Yorkton Film Festival, and was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2012.[3]
References
- ^ Nicolas Gendron, "Ainsi tournent-elles". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 31 No. 3 (Summer 2013). p. 54.
- ^ Danny Lennon, "COURTS DU QUÉBEC à Clermont-Ferrand! (no.1)". Voir, December 11, 2011.
- ^ "Rebelle, Goon, Cosmopolis among Canada's Top Ten: Honoured film titles will be shown at Lightbox from Jan. 4 to 13". Toronto Star, December 5, 2012.
External links
- Wintergreen at IMDb