My Aunt Aline (French: Ma tante Aline) is a 2007 Canadian comedy film directed by Gabriel Pelletier.[1]
My Aunt Aline | |
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French | Ma tante Aline |
Directed by | Gabriel Pelletier |
Written by | Stéphane J. Bureau Frédéric Ouellet |
Produced by | Lorraine Richard Luc Martineau |
Starring | Béatrice Picard Sylvie Léonard |
Cinematography | Éric Cayla |
Edited by | Gaétan Huot |
Music by | Benoît Charest |
Distributed by | Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Plot
editGeneviève Saint-Louis (Sylvie Léonard) is a successful career woman who does nothing but work. One day, her aunt Aline (Béatrice Picard) shows up unexpectedly on her doorstep penniless and just one step away from a retirement home. Determined to stay out, Aline turns Geneviève's life upside-down as she takes her on the ride of her life that includes a stop in Cuba.
Awards
editPicard received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 28th Genie Awards.[2] The film received two Jutra Award nominations at the 10th Jutra Awards, for Best Hair (Réjean Forget) and Best Makeup (Kathryn Casault);[3] Forget won the award for Best Hair.[4]
References
edit- ^ Brendan Kelly, "'Comedy' about aging in Quebec gets real old, real fast". Montreal Gazette, July 20, 2007.
- ^ "28th Genie Awards nominees". Playback, February 18, 2008.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Prix Jutra 2008: récapitulatif". Films du Québec, December 26, 2008.
- ^ "Soie remporte trois Jutra". La Presse, February 28, 2008.
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