Crème de menthe (film)

Crème de menthe is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Jean-Marc E. Roy and Philippe David Gagné and released in 2017.[1] The film stars Charlotte Aubin as Renée, a young woman who has been left with the responsibility of cleaning out her hoarder father's apartment after his death.[1] Its cast also includes Macha Limonchik and Fred-Éric Salvail.[2]

Crème de menthe
Film poster
Directed byPhilippe David Gagné
Jean-Marc E. Roy
Written byPhilippe David Gagné
Jean-Marc E. Roy
Produced byPhilippe David Gagné
Jean-Marc E. Roy
StarringCharlotte Aubin
Macha Limonchik
Fred-Éric Salvail
CinematographyOlivier Gossot
Edited byPhilippe David Gagné
Jean-Marc E. Roy
Production
company
Spira
Distributed byLa Boîte de pickup
Release date
Running time
22 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered in the Director's Fortnight stream at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] It was also screened at the Festival Off-courts de Trouville, where it won the Prix Studio Élément, and at the Quebec City Film Festival, where it won the Prix Public for Best Short Film.[2]

The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018.[5]

References
  1. Andrew Parker, "40 must-see shorts at TIFF 2017". TheGATE.ca, August 31, 2017.
  2. Anne-Marie Gravel, "Un autre prix pour Crème de menthe". Le Quotidien, September 21, 2017.
  3. François Lévesque, "Roy et Gagné retournent à Cannes". Le Devoir, April 20, 2017.
  4. "« Crème de menthe » de Philippe David Gagné et Jean-Marc E. Roy sélectionné au TIFF". Lien Multimédia, August 10, 2017.
  5. André Duchesne, "Iris: Le problème d'infiltration et Hochelaga en tête des nominations". La Presse, April 10, 2018.


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