Alphée of the Stars explained

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]

Awards

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.lesoleil.com/archives/alphee-des-etoilesune-annee-en-alphelie-3543f8a0eb7b19f53b7c169a20188b84 "Alphée des étoiles: une année en Alphélie"
  2. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/laure-waridel/ "Laure Waridel"
  3. http://www.macleans.ca/culture/introducing-the-canadian-screen-awards-and-their-2013-nominees/ "Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees"
  4. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/spotlight-shines-on-quebec-cinema-at-the-jutra-awards-1.1368459 "Spotlight shines on Quebec cinema at the Jutra awards"