Gabrielle (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Louise Archambault |
| Written by | Louise Archambault |
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| Cinematography | Mathieu Laverdière |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Gabrielle is a 2013 Canadian drama film directed by Louise Archambault.[1] It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] The film was first shown at the Locarno International Film Festival on 12 August 2013[3] where it won the Audience Award.[4]
The film stars Gabrielle Marion-Rivard as Gabrielle, a young woman with Williams syndrome who participates in a choir of developmentally disabled adults,[5] and begins a romantic relationship with her choirmate Martin (Alexandre Landry) while the choir prepares for an upcoming engagement singing backing vocals for Robert Charlebois.[6]
The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[7][8] but it was not nominated. The film was also a finalist for Best Canadian Film at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2013, alongside The Dirties and the eventual winner, Watermark.[9]
The film garnered six Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Marion-Rivard), Best Supporting Actor (Landry), Best Editing (Richard Comeau), Best Sound (Bernard Gariépy Strobl and Pierre Bertrand) and Best Sound Editing (Sylvain Bellemare).[10] It won the awards for Best Picture and Best Actress.[11]
Cast
- Gabrielle Marion-Rivard as Gabrielle
- Alexandre Landry as Martin
- Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin as Sophie
- Vincent-Guillaume Otis as Rémi
- Benoit Gouin as Laurent
- Sébastien Ricard as Raphael
- Marie Gignac as Martin's mother
- Isabelle Vincent as Gabrielle's mother
- Robert Charlebois as Himself
See also
- List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Buyers adopt Gabrielle from eOne". Screen Daily. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Gabrielle". TIFF. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (6 August 2013). "Locarno Film Festival's New Topper Carlo Chatrian Raises the Stakes". Variety. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Locarno International Film Festival Awards for 2013". Internet Movie Database, 2013
- ^ "Interview: Louise Archambault on her film 'Gabrielle'". Indiewire, 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Locarno Film Review: ‘Gabrielle’". Variety, 20 August 2013.
- ^ "Gabrielle gets Canada's Oscar selection for best foreign film". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Oscars: Canada Names 'Gabrielle' As Foreign Language Contender". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ^ "Critics name Baichwal documentary 'Watermark' best Canadian film". CTV News, 7 January 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated". CBC News, 13 January 2014.
- ^ "'Orphan Black,' 'Gabrielle' big winners at Canadian Screen Awards". CTV News, 9 March 2014.