Normande (film) explained

Normande
Native Name:
Director:Gilles Carle
Producer:Pierre Lamy
Starring:Carole Laure
Raymond Cloutier
Reynald Bouchard
Music:Lewis Furey
Cinematography:François Protat
Editing:Gilles Carle
Avdé Chiriaeff
Distributor:Cinepix
Les Productions Carle-Lamy
Runtime:103 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Normande (French: La Tête de Normande St-Onge) is a 1975 Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by Gilles Carle.[1] The film stars Carole Laure as the titular Normande St-Onge, a woman who is slowly losing her grip on reality as her difficult circumstances lead her to retreat into a fantasy world.[2]

The film's cast also includes Raymond Cloutier, Reynald Bouchard, Carmen Giroux and Denys Arcand.

Lewis Furey won the Canadian Film Award for Best Musical Score at the 27th Canadian Film Awards for his work on the film.[3] The film was also a nominee for Best Feature Film, but did not win.

Notes and References

  1. "A beautiful woman's insanity both repellent and attractive". The Globe and Mail, October 2, 1976.
  2. http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/tete-normande-st-onge-gilles-carle/ "Tête de Normande St-Onge, La – Film de Gilles Carle"
  3. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 111-114.