Manor (film)

Manor (French: Manoir) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Martin Fournier and Pier-Luc Latulippe and released in 2015.[1] The film profiles the residents of Gaulin Manor, a onetime hotel in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, which has been converted into a transitional housing facility for former psychiatric patients who remain at risk of homelessness, but is about to be closed and demolished for redevelopment.[2]

Not to be confused with The Manor (film).
Manor
FrenchManoir
Directed byMartin Fournier
Pier-Luc Latulippe
Written byMartin Fournier
Pier-Luc Latulippe
Produced byMartin Fournier
Pier-Luc Latulippe
CinematographyOlivier Tétreault
Edited byJean-François Lord
Production
company
Cheval Films
Release date
  • November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20) (RIDM)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered at the 2015 Montreal International Documentary Festival,[3] before going into commercial release in 2016.[2]

Awards

At RIDM, the film received an honorable mention from the Magnus Isaccson Award jury.[4]

The film won the Prix Iris for Best Documentary Film at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017.[5] It was also a nominee for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Olivier Tétreault) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Jean-François Lord).[6]

The film was the winner of the 2017 Prix collégial du cinéma québécois.[7]

References
  1. Mathilde Renaud, "Le documentaire «MANOIR» de Martin Fournier et Pier-Luc Latulippe". Bible urbaine, June 26, 2017.
  2. Odile Tremblay, "Le «Manoir» des laissés-pour-compte". Le Devoir, October 22, 2016.
  3. "A film to shut up the anti-refugee set". Cult MTL, November 20, 2015.
  4. Julianna Cummins, "'Homeland,' 'Among Us' win at RIDM". RealScreen, November 23, 2015.
  5. "Gala Québec Cinéma : couronné, Xavier Dolan défend les films en salle". Ici Radio-Canada, June 4, 2017.
  6. Olivier Dénommée, "Trois nominations pour Manoir". Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe, June 1, 2017.
  7. André Duchesne, "Manoir remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". La Presse, March 27, 2017.


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