| Sisters and Neighbors! | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | René Richard Cyr |
| Producer: | Denise Robert |
| Based On: | Les Belles-sœurs by Michel Tremblay |
| Starring: | Geneviève Schmidt Guylaine Tremblay Anne-Élisabeth Bossé Ariane Moffatt |
| Music: | Daniel Bélanger |
| Cinematography: | Yves Bélanger |
| Editing: | Arthur Tarnowski |
| Studio: | Cinémaginaire |
| Distributor: | TVA Films |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Sisters and Neighbors! (fr|Nos belles-sœurs) is a Canadian musical comedy film, directed by René Richard Cyr and released in 2024.[1] Adapted from Michel Tremblay's influential stage play Les Belles-sœurs, the film stars Geneviève Schmidt as Germaine Lauzon, a 1960s housewife in the Le Plateau-Mont-Royal district of Montreal who wins a million trading stamps in a sweepstakes; needing to paste them all into booklets to exchange for prizes, she invites many of her family and friends over for a "stamping party", only to face the petty jealousies of many of the participants.[2]
The supporting cast includes Guylaine Tremblay, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Ariane Moffatt, Debbie Lynch-White, Véronic DiCaire, Valérie Blais, Pierrette Robitaille, Diane Lavallée, Véronique Le Flaguais, Jeanne Bellefeuille, Benoît Brière, Maxime Le Flaguais, Yves Jacques, Guillaume Cyr, Mégane Proulx, Steve Laplante, Isabelle Blais and Charles-Aubey Houde.[2]
The film has also screened in some markets under the English release title Our Sisters-in-Law, but its English title is officially Sisters and Neighbors! per Telefilm Canada.[3]
The film had a gala premiere on July 8, 2024,[4] before opening commercially on July 11.[5] It was an immediate hit, surpassing the $1 million benchmark for box office success in the Quebec market within one week of its release.[6]
| Award / Film Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Iris | December 8, 2024 | Best Costume Design | Francesca Chamberland | [7] | |
| Best Original Music | Daniel Bélanger | ||||
| Best Hairstyling | Daniel Jacob | ||||
| Best Makeup | Catherine Lavoie | ||||
| Best Visual Effects | Marie-Claude Lafontaine, Jean-François « Jafaz » Ferland, Sébastien Chartier | ||||
| Prix Michel-Côté | Yoann Sauvageau, Denise Robert, René Richard Cyr |