Lost Song (film)
Appearance
Lost Song | |
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Directed by | Rodrigue Jean |
Written by | Rodrigue Jean |
Produced by | Rodrigue Jean François Landry |
Starring | Suzie LeBlanc Patrick Goyette Ginette Morin Marilou Longpré Pilon Louise Turcot |
Cinematography | Mathieu Laverdière |
Edited by | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
Distributed by | Transmar Films |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Lost Song is a 2008 film by Canadian director Rodrigue Jean, his third long feature after Full Blast and Yellowknife. It won the Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Plot
After their first-born baby, Pierre (Patrick Goyette) and Élisabeth (Suzie LeBlanc) drive to the country to stay with his mother. The baby is restless, refusing to eat and having trouble sleeping. Élisabeth perplexed with what to do leaves the baby with her overly attentive mother-in-law Louise (Ginette Morin), spending time with teenaged neighbor Naomi (Marilou Longpré Pilon), and finding comfort in the girl’s friendship.
Cast
- Suzie LeBlanc ... Élisabeth
- Patrick Goyette ... Pierre
- Ginette Morin ... Louise
- Marilou Longpré Pilon ... Naomi
- Louise Turcot ... Patricia
- Louis Lafrenière-Audette ... Michel
- Charles Lafrenière-Audette ... Michel
- Normand St-Jacques ... Naomi's father
- Luc Dumais ... Priest
- Gabrielle Georgieff ... Singer
- Lina Fortin ... Organist
Awards
- Won Best Canadian Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival