Sarah Prefers to Run
| Sarah Prefers to Run | |
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| Directed by | Chloé Robichaud |
| Produced by | Fanny-Laure Malo |
| Written by | Chloé Robichaud |
| Starring | Hélène Florent |
| Cinematography | Jessica Lee Gagné |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Sarah Prefers to Run (French: Sarah préfère la course) is a 2013 Canadian drama film written and directed by Chloé Robichaud.[1] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] It won the Women in Film & Television Vancouver Artistic Merit Award at the 2013 Vancouver International Film Festival.[4]
Plot
After coming in with top marks at her training camp Sarah (Sophie Desmarais) is encouraged to go to McGill University to train. When she brings up the idea to her parents they shoot her down telling her they don't have the money. Sarah talks with her co-worker Antoine (Jean-Sébastien Courchesne) about wanting to go to Montreal. He decides to move with her in order to help her financially. On their way to Montreal Antoine suggests that they marry in order to obtain financing available to young couple in university. Sarah shrugs him off.
Once at school Sarah quickly becomes overwhelmed with the financial responsibilities of being enrolled in the running program. She meets a fellow runner named Isabelle and befriends her. She decides to marry Antoine for the money.
At a student party Sarah watches Isabelle and begins to feel her heart speed up. She is taken to the hospital by Antoine where she learns that she has a heart condition that could prevent her from running. Back at home she kisses Antoine and the two have sex. The following day Sarah brushes him off telling him that sleeping with him was a one time thing. Antoine plays off his feelings however later he gets drunk and confesses that he loves Sarah despite himself. Antoine decides that he cannot continue living with Sarah and asks for a divorce. At the same time he tells her he will continue paying for their apartment for a few months until she can land on her feet.
Before a track session Sarah stands in the bathroom looking at the heart monitoring equipment she is supposed to wear in order to measure whether he heart is reaching dangerous levels when she is running. She decides not to wear it and to continue running anyway.
Cast
- Sophie Desmarais as Sarah
- Jean-Sébastien Courchesne as Antoine
- Hélène Florent as Isabelle
- Micheline Lanctôt as Coach Gendron
- Geneviève Boivin-Roussy as Zoey
- Benoît Gouin as Richard
- Ève Duranceau as Fanny
- Julianne Côté as Françoise
- Catherine Renaud as Coach junior
- Pierre-Luc Lafontaine as Sean
- André Beaupré as Gérant du resto
References
- ↑ Chloé Robichaud is heading to Cannes with Sarah préfère la course - Concordia grad lives the dream By T'Cha Dunlevy, GAZETTE Film Critic 18 April 2013
- ↑ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013. (English) SARAH PREFERE LA COURSE (SARAH PREFERS TO RUN)
- ↑ http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tag/sarah-prefere-la-course Cannes 2013 Review: ‘Sarah Prefers to Run’ Cannes Film Festival By Shaun Munro on 22 May 2013
- ↑ Tomlin, Raymond. "VIFF 2013: Award Winners Announced for 2013 Film Festival". www.vanramblings.com. Van Ramblings.