Marguerite (2017 film)
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Sandrine Bisson
| Marguerite | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Marianne Farley |
| Written by | Marianne Farley |
| Produced by | Marie-Hélène Panisset |
| Starring | Béatrice Picard Sandrine Bisson |
| Cinematography | Marc Simpson-Threlford |
| Edited by | Mathieu Bélanger |
| Music by | Julien Knafo |
Production companies | DIY Films Les Films de L'Hydre |
| Distributed by | H264 Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Marguerite is a 2017 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Marianne Farley.[1] The film stars Béatrice Picard and Sandrine Bisson.[2]
The film premiered at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival on 12 November 2017.[3][4] In 2018, it screened at both LGBT and general film festivals.[5] It was one of 12 short films selected for screening on Ici TOU.TV in conjunction with the 2018 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma film festival.[6]
An elderly woman confronts her own long-repressed romantic feelings for another woman after learning that her home care nurse is a lesbian.
Cast
- Béatrice Picard as Marguerite
- Sandrine Bisson as Rachel
Awards
Marguerite won numerous film festival awards, including Best Actress (International) for Béatrice Picard at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Japan),[7] Best Short Film at QFilms Long Beach,[8] Best Short Film at TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival,[9] Best Short Film Female at FilmOut San Diego,[10] Best Women's Short Audience Award at Wicked Queer (Boston),[11] and the Live Action Short Grand Prize at Academy Award-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival.[12] It received an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[13][14][15]