Marguerite (2017 film)

Marguerite
Directed byMarianne Farley
Written byMarianne Farley
Produced byMarie-Hélène Panisset
StarringBéatrice Picard
Sandrine Bisson
CinematographyMarc Simpson-Threlford
Edited byMathieu Bélanger
Music byJulien Knafo
Production
companies
DIY Films
Les Films de L'Hydre
Distributed byH264 Distribution
Release date
  • 12 November 2017 (2017-11-12) (Taipei)
Running time
19 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Marguerite is a 2017 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Marianne Farley.[1] The film stars Béatrice Picard and Sandrine Bisson.[2]

The film premiered at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival on 12 November 2017.[3][4] In 2018, it screened at both LGBT and general film festivals.[5] It was one of 12 short films selected for screening on Ici TOU.TV in conjunction with the 2018 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma film festival.[6]

Plot

An elderly woman confronts her own long-repressed romantic feelings for another woman after learning that her home care nurse is a lesbian.

Cast

  • Béatrice Picard as Marguerite
  • Sandrine Bisson as Rachel

Awards

Marguerite won numerous film festival awards, including Best Actress (International) for Béatrice Picard at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Japan),[7] Best Short Film at QFilms Long Beach,[8] Best Short Film at TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival,[9] Best Short Film Female at FilmOut San Diego,[10] Best Women's Short Audience Award at Wicked Queer (Boston),[11] and the Live Action Short Grand Prize at Academy Award-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival.[12] It received an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[13][14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Duchesne, André (13 May 2018). "Marianne Farley invitée à Tokyo". La Presse.
  2. ^ "Marguerite Stirs the Heart". The Hollywood Times. 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "瑪格麗塔的情人 Marguerite". Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. November 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Marguerite (2017)". Sogou. 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ Dingle, Jon (4 October 2018). "Marianne Farley's Heartfelt Live-action Short Marguerite Sweeps the Boards at International Film Festivals". Filmoria.
  6. ^ Faradji, Helen (21 February 2018). "12 courts métrages des Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma s'invitent sur ICI Tou.tv". CBC Radio-Canada.
  7. ^ "The award results for SSFF & Asia 2018". Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  8. ^ "2018 QFilm Festival Award Winners". QFilms Long Beach. 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  9. ^ Burns, Chase (22 October 2018). "Rafiki Wins Top Awards at Seattle's TWIST Film Festival". The Stranger.
  10. ^ Rawles, Timothy (19 June 2018). "'Anything' takes top prizes at FilmOut's San Diego LGBT Film Festival 2018". San Diego Gay and Lesbian News.
  11. ^ Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival (3 May 2018). "Wicked Queer 2018 Best Women's Short Audience Award Winner: Marguerite by Marianne Farley". Facebook. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  12. ^ "2018 Film Festival Award Winners Announced on Sunday, August 12th". Rhode Island International Film Festival. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  13. ^ Yoon, Jennifer (22 January 2019). "Two Quebec filmmakers receive first-ever Academy Award nominations". CBC News.
  14. ^ Vlessing, Etan (22 January 2019). "Oscars: 'Fauve,' 'Marguerite' Land Two Nominations for Canada". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  15. ^ Staff (24 February 2019). "Oscar Winners 2019: The Complete List". Variety. Retrieved 25 February 2019.