A Woman in Transit
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| A Woman in Transit (La Femme de l'hôtel) | |
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| Directed by | Léa Pool |
| Written by | Robert Gurik Michel Langlois Léa Pool |
| Produced by | Bernadette Payeur |
| Starring | Paule Baillargeon Louise Marleau |
| Cinematography | Georges Dufaux |
| Edited by | Michel Arcand |
| Music by | Yves Laferrière |
| Distributed by | J.-A. Lapointe Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $ 562,000 (estimated) |
A Woman in Transit (French: La Femme de l'hôtel) is a 1984 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Léa Pool.
Plot
Andrea Richler (Paule Baillargeon) is a well-known director who returns to her home town of Montreal to film a high-budget musical drama. At her hotel, she has a brief but unsettling encounter with a suicidal elderly woman named Estelle (Louise Marleau). This is briefly forgotten until later when she meets the old lady again and with mounting incredulity Andrea discovers that the actual events in the woman's life mirror the fictional events in the director's film.
Recognition
- 1985
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Song - Won (Paule Baillargeon, Marjolène Morin, Yves Laferrière)
- Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Won (Louise Marleau)
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction - Nominated (Léa Pool)
- Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Nominated (Bernadette Payeur)
- Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - Nominated (Michel Langlois, Léa Pool)
- 1984
- Montreal World Film Festival Off-Competition Canadian Movie International Press Award - Won (Léa Pool)
- Toronto Festival of Festivals Best Canadian Feature Film - Won (Léa Pool)
External links
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