Marriages (2001 film)

Marriages (French: Mariages) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Catherine Martin and released in 2001.[1] The film centres on Yvonne (Marie-Ève Bertrand), a young girl in 19th-century Quebec whose life is turned upside down by both her own sexual awakening and the apparent return of her mother, who died giving birth to her.[2]

Marriages
FrenchMariages
Directed byCatherine Martin
Written byCatherine Martin
Produced byLorraine Dufour
StarringMarie-Ève Bertrand
Guylaine Tremblay
Hélène Loiselle
CinematographyJean-Claude Labrecque
Edited byLorraine Dufour
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Production
companies
Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Productions 23
Distributed byFilm Tonic
Release date
  • August 27, 2001 (2001-08-27) (MWFF)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film's cast also includes Guylaine Tremblay, Hélène Loiselle, David Boutin, Mirianne Brûlé and Raymond Cloutier.

Critical response

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2001,[3] and Martin received a Genie Award nomination for Best Screenplay at the 22nd Genie Awards.[4]

References
  1. "Mariages – Film de Catherine Martin". Films du Québec, February 9, 2009.
  2. "Mariages/Catherine Martin : Rêve éveillé". Voir, September 26, 2001.
  3. "Lists, lists and lists: Tops in video". Peterborough Examiner, December 20, 2001.
  4. "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2001.


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