2 Seconds

2 Seconds
Directed by Manon Briand
Produced by Roger Frappier
Written by Manon Briand
Starring
Music by Dominique Grand
Sylvain-Charles Grand
Cinematography Louise Archambault
Pierre Crépô
James Gray
Edited by Richard Comeau
Production
company
Max Films Productions
Release date
September 12, 1998
Country Canada

2 Seconds (French: 2 secondes) is a Canadian drama film, released in 1998. This film was premiered in 1999 at the Sun Dance Film Festival.[1] Written and directed by Manon Briand, the film stars Charlotte Laurier as Laurie, a bisexual woman who takes a job as a bike courier in Montreal after being fired from her previous job as a professional downhill racer.[2] Laurie meets her soon to be best friend, Lorenzo . Lorenzo is the one who offered her a job at the bicycle company, but one of her co workers tries to make her life miserable. After talking to Lorenzo, Laurie figures out what she needs to do to help herself and try to resolve things.[3]

Awards

Montreal World Film Festival – Best Canadian Film, Best Director

References

  1. Briand, M. (2016). 2 Seconds. Retrieved December 01, 2016, from https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2_seconds/
  2. Thomas Waugh, Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2006. ISBN 9780773530690.
  3. 2 Seconds. (1990). Retrieved December 1, 2016, from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158446/


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.