Blue Winter (film)

Blue Winter
French	L'hiver bleu
Directed by	André Blanchard
Written by	André Blanchard Jeanne-Mance Delisle
Produced by	Marguerite Duparc
Starring	Christiane Lévesque Nicole Scant
Cinematography	Alain Dupras
Edited by	Ginette Leduc Francis Van den Heuvel
Music by	Abbitibbi
Production company	Cinak
Distributed by	Les Films du Crépuscule
Release date	1979 (1979)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Blue Winter (French: L'hiver bleu) is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by André Blanchard and released in 1979.[1] Using a cast of non-professional actors, the film centres on Christiane (Christiane Lévesque) and Nicole (Nicole Scant), two young adult sisters trying to establish themselves in the economically struggling city of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec.[2]

The film won the Prix de la critique québécoise in 1979.[2]

It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema.[3]

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  Alain Dupras and André Blanchard during filming
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  Filming with helicopter in Rouyn

References

1. Gilles Marsolais, "Les Mots de la tribu". Cinémas : Revue d'études cinématographiques Vol. 4, Iss. 2 (Winter 1994): 133-150,188.
2. "Hiver bleu, L’ – Film d’André Blanchard". Films du Québec, January 30, 2009.
3. Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 1984.

External links

• Blue Winter at IMDb