Stereotypes (film) explained

Stereotypes
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Director:Jean-Marc Vallée
Producer:Marcel Giroux
Starring:André Robitaille
France Parent
Martine Francke
Music:Yves Chamberland
Monique Lacasse
Louis Babin
Cinematography:Pierre Lambert
Editing:Jean-Marc Vallée
Studio:GPA Films
Runtime:20 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Stereotypes (French: Stéréotypes) is a Canadian fantasy short film, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and released in 1991.[1] The film centres on a woman who turns into a monster, and plunges her husband into a surreal alternate world, after he cheats on her.[2]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 14th Genie Awards,[3] and Vallée won the Bourse Claude-Jutra for Most Promising Filmmaker at the 1993 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Caroline Louis, "Sylvain Guy: The Written Image". La Scena Musicale, December 1, 2008.
  2. "Les Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 1993". 24 images, April/May 1993. pp. 56-58.
  3. "The nominees are..." Edmonton Journal, October 20, 1993.
  4. "Morin garners 2 Rendez-Vous du Cinema awards". Montreal Gazette, February 14, 1993.