Beyond Forty (French: La Quarantaine) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anne Claire Poirier and released in 1982.[1] The film centres on a group of childhood friends reuniting as adults in their 40s,[1] and has been compared by critics to the 1983 film The Big Chill.[2]
| Beyond Forty | |
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| La Quarantaine | |
| Directed by | Anne Claire Poirier |
| Written by | Anne Claire Poirier Marthe Blackburn |
| Starring | Monique Mercure Aubert Pallascio Luce Guilbeault Jacques Godin |
| Cinematography | Michel Brault |
| Edited by | André Corriveau |
| Music by | Joël Bienvenue |
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Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast includes Monique Mercure, Louise Rémy, Pierre Thériault, Aubert Pallascio, Luce Guilbeault, Michelle Rossignol, Patricia Nolin and Jacques Godin.[1]
The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983: Best Actress (Mercure), Best Supporting Actress (Nolin) and Best Costume Design (Huguette Gagné).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Quarantaine, La – Film d’Anne Claire Poirier". Films du Québec, March 21, 2009.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Passages, or everyone old is new again". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 1983.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Top Genie prospects for Bill Miner movie". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1983.
External links
edit- Beyond Forty at IMDb
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