Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful
2023 Canadian drama film
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Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (French: Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Lyne Charlebois and released in 2023.[1]
Veronika Molnar
Roger Frappier
| Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful | |
|---|---|
| French | Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles |
| Directed by | Lyne Charlebois |
| Written by | Lyne Charlebois |
| Produced by | Sylvie Lacoste Veronika Molnar Roger Frappier |
| Starring | Alexandre Goyette Mylène Mackay |
| Cinematography | André Dufour |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
| Music by | Viviane Audet Robin-Joël Cool Alexis Martin |
Production company | Max Films |
| Distributed by | Les Films Opale |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film stars Alexandre Goyette as Marie-Victorin Kirouac, the Roman Catholic clergyman who was instrumental in the creation of the Montreal Botanical Garden, and Mylène Mackay as Marcelle Gauvreau, a young botany student with whom he had a longtime emotionally intimate but platonic friendship.[2]
The cast also includes Rachel Graton, Francis Ducharme, Sylvie Moreau, Marianne Farley and Vincent Graton.[3]
Production
The film entered production in early 2023. It was shot principally in Montreal, although several days of location shooting were also undertaken in Cuba.[4]
Mackay previously played Gauvreau in André Forcier's 2019 film Forgotten Flowers (Les fleurs oubliées), opposite Yves Jacques as Kirouac.[5]
Distribution
The film premiered on November 2, 2023, as the closing film of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival.[1] It later screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival.[6]
Commercial release is slated for June 2024.[7]
Awards
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival | 2023 | Grand Prix Hydro-Québec | Lyne Charlebois | Won | [8] |
| Prix Iris | December 8, 2024 | Best Actress | Mylène Mackay | Nominated | [9] |
| Best Art Direction | Yola Van Leeuwenkamp | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Sophie Lefebvre | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | André Dufour | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Music | Viviane Audet, Robin-Joël Cool, Alexis Martin | Nominated | |||
| Best Hairstyling | Jean-Luc Lapierre, André Duval | Nominated |
