Marguerite (2017 film) explained

Marguerite
Director:Marianne Farley
Producer:Marie-Hélène Panisset
Starring:Béatrice Picard
Sandrine Bisson
Music:Julien Knafo
Cinematography:Marc Simpson-Threlford
Editing:Mathieu Bélanger
Studio:DIY Films
Les Films de L'Hydre
Distributor:H264 Distribution
Runtime:19 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Marguerite is a 2017 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Marianne Farley.[1] The film stars Béatrice Picard and Sandrine Bisson.[2]

The film premiered at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival on 12 November 2017.[3] [4] In 2018, it screened at both LGBT and general film festivals.[5] It was one of 12 short films selected for screening on Ici TOU.TV in conjunction with the 2018 Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma film festival.[6]

Plot

An elderly woman confronts her own long-repressed romantic feelings for another woman after learning that her home care nurse is a lesbian.

Cast

Awards

Marguerite won numerous film festival awards, including Best Actress (International) for Béatrice Picard at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (Japan),[7] Best Short Film at QFilms Long Beach,[8] Best Short Film at TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival,[9] Best Short Film Female at FilmOut San Diego,[10] Best Women's Short Audience Award at Wicked Queer (Boston),[11] and the Live Action Short Grand Prize at Academy Award-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival.[12] It received an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.[13] [14] [15]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Duchesne . André . Marianne Farley invitée à Tokyo . . 13 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Marguerite Stirs the Heart . The Hollywood Times . January 1, 2019.
  3. Web site: 瑪格麗塔的情人 Marguerite . . November 2017 . 22 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171112184258/http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/film/programme/films/detail/1656 . November 12, 2017 .
  4. Web site: Marguerite (2017) . . 2017 . 22 February 2019 .
  5. Web site: Dingle . Jon . Marianne Farley's Heartfelt Live-action Short Marguerite Sweeps the Boards at International Film Festivals . Filmoria . 4 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Faradji . Helen . 12 courts métrages des Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma s'invitent sur ICI Tou.tv . . 21 February 2018.
  7. Web site: The award results for SSFF & Asia 2018 . Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia . 2018 . 22 February 2019.
  8. Web site: 2018 QFilm Festival Award Winners . QFilms Long Beach . 2018 . 22 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Burns . Chase . Rafiki Wins Top Awards at Seattle's TWIST Film Festival . . October 22, 2018.
  10. Web site: Rawles . Timothy . 'Anything' takes top prizes at FilmOut's San Diego LGBT Film Festival 2018 . . June 19, 2018.
  11. Web site: Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival . Wicked Queer 2018 Best Women's Short Audience Award Winner: Marguerite by Marianne Farley . . May 3, 2018 . 22 February 2019.
  12. Web site: 2018 Film Festival Award Winners Announced on Sunday, August 12th . . August 12, 2018 . 22 February 2019.
  13. Web site: Yoon . Jennifer . Two Quebec filmmakers receive first-ever Academy Award nominations . . January 22, 2019.
  14. Web site: Vlessing . Etan . Oscars: 'Fauve,' 'Marguerite' Land Two Nominations for Canada . . January 22, 2019 . 22 February 2019.
  15. Web site: Staff . Oscar Winners 2019: The Complete List . . February 24, 2019 . 25 February 2019.

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