Brother André (film)

Brother André (French: Le Frère André) is a Canadian biographical drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1987.[1] The film centres on the life of André Bessette (Marc Legault), a Roman Catholic lay brother who was widely credited with many miraculous healings, centring in particular on his interaction with his niece Marie-Esther (Sylvie Ferlatte) following a Eucharistic Congress in 1910.[2]

Brother André
FrenchLe Frère André
Directed byJean-Claude Labrecque
Written byGuy Dufresne
Pierre Valcour
Produced byPierre Valcour
StarringMarc Legault
Sylvie Ferlatte
CinematographyMichel Caron
Edited byAndré Corriveau
Music byJoël-Vincent Bienvenue
Production
company
Les Productions de la Montagne
Distributed byJ.-A, Lapointe Films
Release date
  • August 12, 1987 (1987-08-12)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film's cast also includes Jean Coutu, Raymond Cloutier, André Cailloux, Michel Cailloux, René Caron, Guy Provost, Guy Thauvette, Linda Sorgini and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge.

The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988, for Best Art Direction/Production Design (Ronald Fauteux), Best Costume Design (Denis Sperdouklis) and Best Sound Editing (Diane Boucher, Marcel Pothier, Viateur Paiement, Jo Caron and Antoine Morin).[3]

References
  1. "Quebec film focuses on Brother Andre's life". The Globe and Mail, August 21, 1987.
  2. Nicholas Read, "Brother Andre may prove inspirational". Vancouver Sun, October 28, 1987.
  3. Liam Lacey, "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". The Globe and Mail, February 17, 1988.


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