Alphée of the Stars | |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Hugo Latulippe |
Producer: | Éric De Gheldere Hugo Latulippe Colette Loumède |
Starring: | Hugo Latulippe Laure Waridel |
Music: | Alain Auger |
Cinematography: | Philippe Lavalette |
Editing: | Annie Jean |
Studio: | Esperamos Films |
Distributor: | National Film Board of Canada |
Runtime: | 83 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | French |
Alphée of the Stars (French: Alphée des étoiles) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Hugo Latulippe and released in 2012.[1] The film documents a sabbatical year taken by Latulippe and his then-wife Laure Waridel in Switzerland, and its impact on their daughter Alphée, who has developmental disabilities caused by Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome.[2]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Feature Length Documentary,[3] and a Jutra Award nomination for Best Documentary Film at the 15th Jutra Awards.[4]