Chili's Blues
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| Chili's Blues | |
|---|---|
| French | C'était le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues |
| Directed by | Charles Binamé |
| Written by | José Fréchette |
| Produced by | Louise Gendron |
| Starring | Roy Dupuis Lucie Laurier |
| Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
| Edited by | Gaétan Huot |
| Music by | Richard Grégoire |
Production company | Les Productions du Cerf |
| Distributed by | Alliance Vivafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Chili's Blues (French: C'était le 12 du 12 et Chili avait les blues, lit. "It Was the 12th of December and Chili Had the Blues") is a Canadian romantic drama film, directed by Charles Binamé and released in 1994.[1] Set in 1963 and taking place in a train station in Montreal where passengers are temporarily stranded due to a snowstorm, the film centres on the interactions between Pierre-Paul (Roy Dupuis), a salesman, and Chili (Lucie Laurier), a depressed college student who is considering suicide, as they meet and fall in love while waiting for train services to resume.[2]
The cast also includes Joëlle Morin, Julie Deslauriers, Emmanuel Bilodeau, Pierre Curzi, Jean-François Pichette, Normand Chouinard, Élise Guilbault and Isabelle Brouillette.
The film premiered on August 26, 1994 at the Montreal World Film Festival.[3]
