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Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful
Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful (French: Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Lyne Charlebois and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Alexandre Goyette as Marie-Victorin Kirouac, the Roman Catholic clergyman who was instrumental in the creation of the Montreal Botanical Garden, and Mylène Mackay as Marcelle Gauvreau, a young botany student with whom he had a longtime emotionally intimate but platonic friendship.[2] The cast also includes Rachel Graton, Francis Ducharme, Sylvie Moreau, Marianne Farley and Vincent Graton.[3] ProductionThe film entered production in early 2023. It was shot principally in Montreal, although several days of location shooting were also undertaken in Cuba.[4] Mackay previously played Gauvreau in André Forcier's 2019 film Forgotten Flowers (Les fleurs oubliées), opposite Yves Jacques as Kirouac.[5] DistributionThe film premiered on November 2, 2023, as the closing film of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival.[1] It later screened in the Borsos Competition program at the 2023 Whistler Film Festival.[6] Commercial release is slated for June 2024.[7] Awards
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