The Woman Who Drinks
| The Woman Who Drinks | |
|---|---|
| La Femme qui boit | |
| Directed by | Bernard Émond |
| Produced by | Bernadette Payeur |
| Written by | Bernard Émond |
| Starring |
Élise Guilbault Luc Picard Michel Forget Fanny Mallette |
| Music by | Pierre Desrochers |
| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Labrecque |
| Edited by | Louise Côté |
| Distributed by | Christal Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
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]
Synopsis
There are moments of great beauty in this film about alcohol addiction. Constructed as a series of vignettes told in flashbacks – some set in the 1930s, some set in the 1950s; some silent, others with dialogue – La Femme qui boit builds its portrait of drunken despair in increments. Élise Guilbault gives a riveting performance as someone stripped of everything, looking back on her life with lucidity and despair. The film's cast also includes Luc Picard, Michel Forget, Fanny Mallette and Patrice Robitaille.
The film garnered five Genie Award nominations at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002:[2]
- Best Actress: Élise Guilbeault
- Best Supporting Actor: Michel Forget
- Best Director: Bernard Émond
- Best Art Direction/Production Design: André-Line Beauparlant
- Best Costume Design: Sophie Lefebvre
Guilbeault won the award for Best Actress.[3]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.
- ↑ "Inuit film Atanarjuat wins five Genie Awards". Sudbury Star, February 8, 2002.