Suzie Bastien Explained

Suzie Bastien was the pen name of Diane Jean (March 23, 1963 - July 26, 2021), a Canadian playwright from Montreal, Quebec.^[1] She was most noted for her 2019 play Sucré seize (Huit filles), which was a Governor General's Award nominee for French-language drama at the 2020 Governor General's Awards,^[2] and was adapted by Alexa-Jeanne Dubé into the 2023 feature film Sweet Sixteen (Sucré seize).^[3]

Works

• Le désir de Gobi, 2003
• Ceux qui l'ont connu, 2005
• Epicentre, 2016
• LukaLila, 2017
• L'effritement 1 et 2, 2017
• L'enfant revenant, 2018
• Sucré seize (Huit filles), 2019

Notes and References

1. Raymond Bertin, "Diane Jean, alias Suzie Bastien : elle promène son chien". Jeu, No. 20, Vol. 3, 2006. pp. 129-132.
2. Alexandre Vigneault, "Les finalistes 2020 dévoilés". La Presse, March 4, 2021.
3. Jean-François Vandeuren, "Une somptueuse bande-annonce et une première à Cinémania pour Sucré seize". Cinoche, September 27, 2023.