Noël Blank Explained

Noël Blank
Director:Jean-François Rivard
Producer:Christine Ciupka
Starring:Gilles Pelletier
Sylvain Marcel
Pascale Desrochers
Patrice Dussault
Music:Jean-François Rivard
Cinematography:Jean-Pierre Trudel
Editing:Vicky Daneau
Studio:Locomotion Films
Runtime:24 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Noël Blank is a Canadian short film, directed by Jean-François Rivard and released in 2003. The film stars Gilles Pelletier as Eddy, a man with Alzheimer's disease who temporarily leaves his nursing home to experience what is likely to be his last family Christmas.[1] The cast also includes Sylvain Marcel, Pascale Desrochers and Patrice Dussault.

The film's title is a play on words, blending "Noël blanc", the French-language translation of the phrase "White Christmas", with the English-language word "blank".

The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 24th Genie Awards.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://collections.cinematheque.qc.ca/recherche/oeuvres/fiche/70298-noel-blank "NOËL BLANK"
  2. "'Les Invasions' finishes sweep". Regina Leader-Post, May 3, 2004.