Sylvia (1985 Canadian film)

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Sylvia
Directed byMichel Murray
Written byMichel Murray
Produced byYves Leduc
CinematographyAndré-Luc Dupont
Edited bySuzanne Allard
Music byRaffaele Artiglière
Animation byMichel Murray
Production
company
Release date
  • August 29, 1985 (1985-08-29) (MWFF)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Sylvia is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Michel Murray and released in 1985.[1] A satire of the modern family, the film blends live action and animation in its depiction of a bored housewife with a couch potato husband, a computer-addicted son and a punk rocker daughter, who escapes from her family life by imagining herself as the heroine in a romance novel.[2]

The film was voiced by Denise Ally, Daniel Bérard and André Ducharme, with Mario Boucher, Caroline Gadoury, Michel Hébert and François Pierre Le Scouarnec appearing in the live-action segments.

The film premiered at the 1985 Montreal World Film Festival.[2]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Thierry Horguelin, "Tony et Sylvia sur un radeau". Ciné-Bulles, Vol. 5, No. 2 (November 1985).
  2. ^ a b Felicity Munn, "NFB feature entries at Montreal festival opposites in style". The Globe and Mail, August 7, 1985.
  3. ^ Jay Scott, "Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1986.

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