The Woman Who Drinks

The Woman Who Drinks
FrenchLa Femme qui boit
Directed byBernard Émond
Written byBernard Émond
Produced byBernadette Payeur
StarringÉlise Guilbault
Luc Picard
Michel Forget
Fanny Mallette
CinematographyJean-Claude Labrecque
Edited byLouise Côté
Music byPierre Desrochers
Production
company
Distributed byChristal Films
Release date
  • March 9, 2001 (2001-03-09)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Woman Who Drinks (French: La Femme qui boit) is a Canadian drama film, released in 2001. Written and directed by Bernard Émond, the film stars Élise Guilbault as a woman struggling with alcoholism.[1] The film's cast also includes Luc Picard, Michel Forget, Fanny Mallette, Gilles Renaud and Patrice Robitaille.

Synopsis

The story follows the final moments of a middle-aged woman who reflects on her past life as an alcoholic and the various problems caused by it.

Accolades

Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
Genie Awards 2002 (22nd) Best Actress Élise Guilbeault Won [2] [3]
Best Supporting Actor Michel Forget Nominated
Best Director Bernard Émond Nominated
Best Art Direction/Production Design André-Line Beauparlant Nominated
Best Costume Design Sophie Lefebvre Nominated

References

  1. ^ "A fight with life and the bottle: La Femme Qui Boit captures the despair of being a slave to drink". Montreal Gazette, February 16, 2001.
  2. ^ "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
  3. ^ "Inuit film Atanarjuat wins five Genie Awards". Sudbury Star, February 8, 2002.


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