One Summer (film)

One Summer
French	Le temps d'un été
Directed by	Louise Archambault
Written by	Marie Vien
Produced by	Antonello Cozzolino Brigitte Léveillé
Starring	Patrice Robitaille Guy Nadon Élise Guilbault
Cinematography	Mathieu Laverdière
Edited by	Isabelle Malenfant
Production company	Attraction Images
Distributed by	Immina Films
Release date	July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

One Summer (French: Le temps d'un été) is a 2023 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Louise Archambault.[1]

The film stars Patrice Robitaille as Marc Côté, a Roman Catholic parish priest who has ministered for many years to the poor and homeless in Montreal but is struggling with the financial decline of his church; after a former family friend bequeaths him a rural property in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, he decides to take a group of his regular clients on a summer retreat as a respite from their lives, only to run into conflict with the property's longtime caretaker François Riendeau (Sébastien Ricard) and opposition from the community.[2]

The cast also includes Élise Guilbault as Sister Monique, a nun who works with Marc in Montreal; Guy Nadon as Jean-Pierre Genin, a former lawyer who has fallen on hard times; and Martin Dubreuil as Sam, a military veteran struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder;[3] as well as Bruce Dinsmore, Gilbert Sicotte, Louise Turcot, Geneviève Rochette, Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard, Pierre Verville, Marc-André Leclair, Victoria Barkoff, Sylvio Archambault, Cedric Keka Shako, Natalie Tannous, Denis Marchand, Normand Chouinard and Océane Kitura Bohémier-Tootoo in supporting roles.

Production

The film was written by Marie Vien, based in part on her own prior experiences volunteering for a homelessness support organization.[4]

It was shot in summer 2022 in Sainte-Luce near Rimouski.[5]

Release

It premiered in Rimouski on July 4, 2023,[6] before opening commercially on July 14.[7]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Prix Iris	December 10, 2023	Best Supporting Actor	Guy Nadon	Nominated	[8]
		Best Supporting Actress	Élise Guilbault	Nominated
		Public Prize	Patrick Roy, Antonello Cozzolino, Brigitte Léveillé, Louise Archambault, Marie Vien	Nominated
Canadian Screen Awards	May 2024	Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film	Marc-André Leclair	Nominated	[9]
			Guy Nadon	Nominated
		Best Hair	Nermin Grbic, Carole Bertini	Nominated
		Best Visual Effects	Marie-Claude Lafontaine, Jean-François Ferland, Simon Beaupré	Nominated

References

1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Temps d’un été, Le – Film de Louise Archambault". Films du Québec, July 8, 2023.
2. Manon Dumais, "«Le temps d’un été»: prendre congé de la rue". Le Devoir, July 14, 2023.
3. Constance Cazzaniga, "«Le temps d’un été»: Louise Archambault tend la main". Métro, July 13, 2023.
4. Maxime Demers, "Dans son film «Le temps d’un été»: Louise Archambault emmène une bande de sans-abri en vacances dans le Bas-du-Fleuve". Le Journal de Montréal, July 8, 2023.
5. Maude Parent, "Un tournage de la réalisatrice Louise Archambault à Sainte-Luce". iHeartRadio Canada, August 10, 2022.
6. Johanne Fournier, "Première mondiale du dernier film de Louise Archambault à Rimouski". La Tribune, July 4, 2023.
7. Silvia Galipeau, "Un été plein d’humanité". La Presse, July 14, 2023.
8. "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023". CTVM, November 14, 2023.
9. "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.

External links

• One Summer at IMDb