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Lost Song
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRodrigue Jean
Written byRodrigue Jean
Produced byRodrigue Jean
François Landry
StarringSuzie LeBlanc
Patrick Goyette
Ginette Morin
Marilou Longpré Pilon
Louise Turcot
CinematographyMathieu Laverdière
Edited byMathieu Bouchard-Malo
Distributed byTransmar Films
Release date
  • September 6, 2008 (2008-09-06) (Toronto)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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