The Great Malaise
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| The Great Malaise | |
|---|---|
| French | Le Mal du siècle |
| Directed by | Catherine Lepage |
| Written by | Catherine Lepage |
| Produced by | Marc Bertrand |
| Starring | Miranda Handford Alexa-Jeanne Dubé |
| Edited by | Sophie Leblond |
| Music by | Philippe Brault |
| Animation by | Agathe Bray-Bourret Catherine Lepage |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
The Great Malaise (French: Le Mal du siècle) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Catherine Lepage and released in 2019.[1] A meditation on depression and anxiety, the film centres on a woman (Miranda Handford in English, Alexa-Jeanne Dubé in French) describing her personality and hopes and dreams, initially in positive terms but becoming more tentative and uncertain as her anxieties and self-doubts emerge.[2]
The film premiered at the 2019 Sommets du cinéma d'animation, where it received an honorable mention in the category for Best Canadian Film.[3]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[4]
