| Brother André | |
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| Director: | Jean-Claude Labrecque |
| Producer: | Pierre Valcour |
| Starring: | Marc Legault Sylvie Ferlatte |
| Music: | Joël-Vincent Bienvenue |
| Cinematography: | Michel Caron |
| Editing: | André Corriveau |
| Studio: | Les Productions de la Montagne |
| Distributor: | J.-A, Lapointe Films |
| Runtime: | 87 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Brother André (French: Le Frère André) is a Canadian biographical drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1987.[1] The film centres on the life of André Bessette (Marc Legault), a Roman Catholic lay brother who was widely credited with many miraculous healings, centring in particular on his interaction with his niece Marie-Esther (Sylvie Ferlatte) following a Eucharistic Congress in 1910.[2]
The film's cast also includes Jean Coutu, Raymond Cloutier, André Cailloux, Michel Cailloux, René Caron, Guy Provost, Guy Thauvette, Linda Sorgini and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge.
The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988, for Best Art Direction/Production Design (Ronald Fauteux), Best Costume Design (Denis Sperdouklis) and Best Sound Editing (Diane Boucher, Marcel Pothier, Viateur Paiement, Jo Caron and Antoine Morin).[3]