La neuvaine (2005)

Director:

Bernard Émond

Writer:

Bernard Émond

Stars:

Elise Guilbault, Patrick Drolet, Marie-Josée Bastien

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Elise Guilbault	...	Jeanne
Patrick Drolet	...	François
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marie-Josée Bastien	...	Bénévole refuge
Claude Binet	...	M. Tremblay
Luc Bourgeois	...	Urgentologue
Lise Castonguay	...	Thérèse
Richard Champagne	...	Agent de sécurité
Pierre Collin	...	Prêtre confident
Benoît Dagenais	...	Docteur Langlais
Stéphane Demers	...	Mari de Lise
Raoul Desmeules	...	Un aide
Muriel Dutil	...	Mère de Jeanne
Denise Gagnon	...	Grand-mère
Amélie Grenier	...	Femme du refuge
Éveline Gélinas	...	Jeune mère qui témoigne

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

loneliness | silence | sainte anne de beaupre quebec | born again | crisis of faith | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

August 2005 (Switzerland)

Also Known As:

A Novena

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 3,100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Association Coopérative des Productions Audio-Visuelles (ACPAV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Definitely worth a viewing or two

I saw this film about a year ago, and I found it very good. Not because of the action, but because of the introspection it causes. Élise Guilbert was outstanding in her role, as was Patrick Drolet. Bernard Émond didn't make a movie for a specific demographic, which is becoming more and more common even here, he wrote a movie about something that matters to him. Even though he is an admitted atheist, his movie revolves around the first of the three theological virtues, that of faith, and how it can be misplaced, misjudged, and yet so ingrained in our heritage.

The movie didn't try to play on clichés, nor did it try to explain and justify everything. It simply tells a good story, and Élise Guilbert will be back in the third film of the triptychch, the second one, CONTRE TOUTE ESPÉRANCE, is coming out on August 17th, and deals with Hope. I look forward to seeing it.