Phantom Life | |
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French | La Vie fantôme |
Directed by | Jacques Leduc |
Written by | Jacques Leduc Yvon Rivard |
Based on | La Vie fantôme by Danièle Sallenave |
Produced by | Roger Frappier |
Starring |
Ron Lea Johanne-Marie Tremblay Pascale Bussières |
Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
Edited by | Yves Chaput |
Production company | Max Films Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Phantom Life ( French: La Vie fantôme) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1992. [1] An adaptation of the novel by Danièle Sallenave, the film stars Ron Lea as Pierre, an academic at the Université de Sherbrooke who is torn between his marriage to Annie ( Johanne-Marie Tremblay) and his extramarital affair with the younger Laure ( Pascale Bussières). [2]
The film's cast also includes Gabriel Gascon, Rita Lafontaine, Jean-Guy Bouchard and Élise Guilbault.
The film premiered at the 1992 Montreal World Film Festival, [3] where it was named the most popular Canadian film of the festival. Bussières also won the award for Best Actress. [4]
The film received five Genie Award nominations at the 13th Genie Awards, for Best Adapted Screenplay (Leduc and Yvon Rivard), Best Cinematography ( Pierre Mignot), Best Art Direction/Production Design ( Louise Jobin), Best Costume Design ( Michèle Hamel) and Best Sound Editing (Jérôme Décarie, Diane Boucher, Michel Bordeleau, Francine Poirier and Claude Beaugrand). [5]
Phantom Life | |
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French | La Vie fantôme |
Directed by | Jacques Leduc |
Written by | Jacques Leduc Yvon Rivard |
Based on | La Vie fantôme by Danièle Sallenave |
Produced by | Roger Frappier |
Starring |
Ron Lea Johanne-Marie Tremblay Pascale Bussières |
Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
Edited by | Yves Chaput |
Production company | Max Films Productions |
Release date |
|
Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Phantom Life ( French: La Vie fantôme) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1992. [1] An adaptation of the novel by Danièle Sallenave, the film stars Ron Lea as Pierre, an academic at the Université de Sherbrooke who is torn between his marriage to Annie ( Johanne-Marie Tremblay) and his extramarital affair with the younger Laure ( Pascale Bussières). [2]
The film's cast also includes Gabriel Gascon, Rita Lafontaine, Jean-Guy Bouchard and Élise Guilbault.
The film premiered at the 1992 Montreal World Film Festival, [3] where it was named the most popular Canadian film of the festival. Bussières also won the award for Best Actress. [4]
The film received five Genie Award nominations at the 13th Genie Awards, for Best Adapted Screenplay (Leduc and Yvon Rivard), Best Cinematography ( Pierre Mignot), Best Art Direction/Production Design ( Louise Jobin), Best Costume Design ( Michèle Hamel) and Best Sound Editing (Jérôme Décarie, Diane Boucher, Michel Bordeleau, Francine Poirier and Claude Beaugrand). [5]