Suzie Bastien was the pen name of Diane Jean (March 23, 1963 - July 26, 2021), a Canadian playwright from Montreal, Quebec.[1] She was most noted for her 2019 play Sucré seize (Huit filles), which was a Governor General's Award nominee for French-language drama at the 2020 Governor General's Awards,[2] and was adapted by Alexa-Jeanne Dubé into the 2023 feature film Sweet Sixteen (Sucré seize).[3]
Works
edit- Le désir de Gobi, 2003
- Ceux qui l'ont connu, 2005
- Epicentre, 2016
- LukaLila, 2017
- L'effritement 1 et 2, 2017
- L'enfant revenant, 2018
- Sucré seize (Huit filles), 2019
References
edit- ^ Raymond Bertin, "Diane Jean, alias Suzie Bastien : elle promène son chien". Jeu, No. 20, Vol. 3, 2006. pp. 129-132.
- ^ Alexandre Vigneault, "Les finalistes 2020 dévoilés". La Presse, March 4, 2021.
- ^ Jean-François Vandeuren, "Une somptueuse bande-annonce et une première à Cinémania pour Sucré seize". Cinoche, September 27, 2023.
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