Marie-Sissi Labrèche

Marie-Sissi Labrèche
Born1969
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)novelist, short story writer, screenwriter
Years active2000s-present
Notable workBorderline

Marie-Sissi Labrèche (born 1969 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian writer, most noted as the cowriter of the 2008 film Borderline.[1] The film's screenplay was based on two of Labrèche's published novels, Borderline and La Brèche.[2] At the 29th Genie Awards in 2009, Labrèche and her cowriter Lyne Charlebois were cowinners of the Genie Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.[3]

Her novel Borderline was subsequently selected for the 2009 edition of Le Combat des livres.

Works

  • Borderline (2008)
  • La Brèche (2002)
  • Montréal, la marge au cœur (2004)
  • La Lune dans un HLM (2006)
  • Psy malgré moi (2009)
  • Amour et autres violences (2012)
  • La Vie sur Mars (2014)

References

  1. ^ "Borderline director aims for provocative, not perverse; Charlebois's debut is dark portrait of troubled soul". Montreal Gazette, February 4, 2008.
  2. ^ "Ladies behind the lenses; It's a banner year for female directors at festival that has already launched many careers". Toronto Star, September 5, 2008.
  3. ^ "Night belongs to Passchendaele". Ottawa Citizen, April 5, 2009.