| Bonjour Timothy | |
| Director: | Wayne Tourell |
| Producer: | Micheline Charest Murray Newey Antony I. Ginnane |
| Starring: | Dean O'Gorman Stephen Papps Sabine Karsenti |
| Music: | Dan Tierney |
| Cinematography: | Matt Bowkett |
| Editing: | Jean-Marie Dot |
| Studio: | CINAR Films Tucker Films Ltd. |
| Distributor: | Alpha Media |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | New Zealand Canada |
| Language: | English |
Bonjour Timothy is a 1995 Canadian-New Zealander romantic comedy film directed by Wayne Tourell and starring Dean O'Gorman, Stephen Papps and Sabine Karsenti.
Bonjour Timothy is a coming of age story of a young French-Canadian girl who goes on exchange to Auckland. The story follows Timothy, played by Dean O'Gorman, a young New Zealand boy who develops a crush on Michelle, played by Sabine Karsenti, the young French-Canadian girl from Montreal who is living with his family on her exchange. The story follows Timothy, a social underdog in his school, as he goes through a period of self-discovery, and tries to gain the attention of his crush, Michelle. This story depicts the trials and tribulations associated with being in high school, and the awkward stages that accompany being a young adult.
The New Zealand Film Commission describes Bonjour Timothy as, "In Bonjour Timothy (1995) the underdog wins the affection of the girl against all odds, in a film about coming-of-age anxieties over sex and love" (Aveyard, Moran & Veith 2018).[1] [2]
Buzzfeed described Bonjour Timothy as, "The Best Teen Movie You've Never Heard Of."
The film was shot largely at and around Avondale College in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]
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