My Mother's Men Explained

My Mother's Men
Native Name:
Director:Anik Jean
Producer:Patrick Huard
Anik Jean
Starring:Léane Labrèche-Dor
Marc Messier
Patrick Huard
Benoît Gouin
Colm Feore
Music:Anik Jean
Cinematography:Steve Asselin
Editing:Jean-François Bergeron
Studio:Jessie Films
Distributor:Immina Films
Runtime:126 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

My Mother's Men (French: Les Hommes de ma mère) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anik Jean and released in 2023.[1] The film stars Léane Labrèche-Dor as Elsie, a woman who is fulfilling her recently deceased mother Anne's (Anne-Marie Cadieux) wishes that a portion of her ashes be given to each of her ex-husbands.[2]

The cast also includes Marc Messier, Patrick Huard, Benoît Gouin, Colm Feore, Jean-Simon Leduc, Isabel Richer, Sandrine Bisson, Louis-Georges Girard, Emma Lafrenière and Frank Marrs.

Jean, previously known as a musician, directed the film as her solo feature debut, and stated that she had connected with the script due to the recent death of her own father.[1]

Distribution

The film premiered commercially on August 4, 2023;[3] by August 21 it had made over $1 million at the provincial box office in Quebec.[4] It also screened in the Industry Selects program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and received a gala screening at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[6]

Awards

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
Prix IrisDecember 10, 2023Best ActressLéane Labrèche-Dor[7]
Best First FilmAnik Jean
Public PrizePatrick Roy, Patrick Huard, Anik Jean, Maryse Latendresse[8]

Notes and References

  1. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2001505/hommes-me-mere-anik-jean--leane-labreche-dor "Les hommes de ma mère, premier film d’Anik Jean, prend l’affiche"
  2. Olivier Du Ruisseau, "«Les hommes de ma mère»: le grand saut d’Anik Jean". Le Devoir, July 31, 2023.
  3. Isabelle Hontebeyrie, "«Les hommes de ma mère»: Léane Labrèche-Dor et Anik Jean jouent en justesse et en sensibilité". Le Journal de Montréal, August 3, 2023.
  4. Maxime Demers, "Box-office: le film «Les hommes de ma mère», d’Anik Jean, franchit le cap du million deux semaines après sa sortie". Le Journal de Montréal, August 21, 2023.
  5. Jeremy Kay, "James Marsh, Rebecca Snow, Neil Burger films among 12 TIFF Industry Selects sales titles". Screen Daily, August 21, 2023.
  6. Heidi Ulrichsen, "Cinéfest 2023 features strong Canadian content". Sudbury.com, August 23, 2023.
  7. https://ctvm.info/quebec-cinema-devoile-les-finalistes-aux-prix-iris-2023/ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023"
  8. Maxime Demers, "Le film «Viking», de Stéphane Lafleur, grand gagnant du 25e Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Journal de Montréal, December 10, 2023.