Vertige (TV series) explained

Genre:Drama-thriller
Director:Patrice Sauvé
Composer:Normand Corbeil
Country:Canada
Language:French
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:6
Executive Producer:Jacqueline Bouchard
Sylvie Desrochers
Carole Dufour
Producer:André Dupuy
Runtime:45 minutes
Network:Séries+

Vertige is a six-episode Canadian television miniseries, which aired on Séries+ in 2012. Written by Michelle Allen and directed by Patrice Sauvé, the series centres on the friends and family of Daphnée Roussel (Fanny Mallette), a woman who has been in a coma since falling off the roof of the family business three months earlier.[1] The series was produced by Pixcom.[2]

The cast includes Noémie Godin-Vigneau as her friend Jennifer, who wonders if the fall was a suicide attempt; Normand Daneau as her brother Adrien, who wants to take her off life support; Germain Houde and Monique Spaziani as her parents Gilles and Diana, who own the building but are being pressured by Adrien to sell it; Marilyn Castonguay as her sister Maya, who begins to suspect Adrien of having attempted to murder Daphnée; and Patrick Hivon as Daphnée's boyfriend Laurent, who also appears to have had potential motives to kill her.[1]

The series received 13 Prix Gémeaux nominations in 2012.[3] It won eight awards, for Best Direction in a Drama Series, Best Writing in a Drama Series, Best Editing in a Drama Series, Best Sound in a Drama Series, Best Original Music in a Drama Series, Best Theme Song, Best Costume Design and Best Hair and Make-Up.[4]

Following its run on Séries+, the series was rebroadcast on TVA in 2014,[5] and was added to Netflix in 2018.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/television/201203/07/01-4503323-vertige-une-nouvelle-production-originale-a-serie.php "Vertige, une nouvelle production originale à Série+"
  2. https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/television/201105/18/01-4400494-patrice-sauve-donne-le-vertige.php "Patrice Sauvé donne le Vertige"
  3. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/06/11/vertige-et-apparences-dominent "Vertige et Apparences dominent"
  4. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/09/16/vertige-le-tresor-cache "Vertige et Apparences triomphent"
  5. https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2014/07/28/apres-series-vertige-debarque-a-tva-cet-automne "Après Séries+, Vertige débarque à TVA cet automne"
  6. https://www.tvqc.com/2018/05/20/news/serie-quebecoise/vertige-la-serie-quebecoise-debarque-sur-netflix/ "Vertige: la série québécoise débarque sur Netflix"