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 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 |
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Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
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]
References
edit- ^ Jean Siag, "Cinq minutes dans Le mal du siècle". La Presse, December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Finding Light in the Darkness - Four Films by the NFB: Altötting, I, Barnabé, 4 North A, and The Great Malaise". Animation World Network, January 29, 2021.
- ^ Alex Dudok de Wit, "‘And Then The Bear,’ ‘Sweet Night,’ ‘The Physics Of Sorrow’ Top Sommets 2019". Cartoon Brew, December 9, 2019.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.
External links
edit- The Great Malaise at IMDb
- Watch The Great Malaise on the NFB website
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