An Extraordinary Person
An Extraordinary Person (French: Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Monia Chokri and released in 2013.[1] The film stars Magalie Lépine-Blondeau as Sarah, a brilliant academic who suffers from severe social anxiety but must cope with seeing many old friends at her colleague's engagement party.[2] The film's cast also includes Anne Dorval, Sophie Cadieux, Evelyne Brochu, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Laurence Leboeuf, Marilyn Castonguay and Anne-Marie Cadieux.
| An Extraordinary Person | |
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 Film poster | |
| French | Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire |
| Directed by | Monia Chokri |
| Written by | Monia Chokri |
| Produced by | Nancy Grant |
| Starring | Magalie Lépine-Blondeau |
| Cinematography | Josée Deshaies |
| Edited by | Xavier Dolan |
Production company | Metafilms |
| Distributed by | La Distributrice des films |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film premiered at the 2013 Locarno Festival,[1] and was named in the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list as one of the ten best Canadian short films of 2013.[3] It won the Prix Jutra for Best Short Film at the 16th Jutra Awards.[2]
References
- Julie Ledoux, "Le court métrage Quelqu’un d’extraordinaire de Monia Chokri en compétition au Festival du film de Locarno". Voir, July 17, 2013.
- "Chutes extraordinaires et royaumes mortels: 7 courts métrages québécois de La distributrice de films". 24 images, Vol. 172 (June/July 2015).
- "TIFF's Top 10 films of 2013 taps Enemy, The F Word, Gabrielle". CBC News, December 3, 2013.