Babine (film)

Babine
Directed by Luc Picard
Written by
Narrated by Fred Pellerin
Production
company
Cité-Amérique
Distributed by Alliance Vivafilm
Release date
 November 28, 2008
Running time
 112 minutes
Country Canada
Language French
Budget CAD $6,5M

Babine is a Canadian fantasy drama film, directed by Luc Picard and released in 2008.[1] Adapted from Fred Pellerin's book Il faut prendre le taureau par les contes, the film stars Vincent-Guillaume Otis as Babine, the village idiot of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Quebec.[2] A lifelong outcast because his mother (Isabel Richer) was believed to be the town witch, he becomes the immediate suspect when the town's church catches fire, killing the parish priest (Julien Poulin).[3] However, he will receive the support from the village's merchant, Toussaint Brodeur (Luc Picard), as he attempts to prove his innocence.

The film's cast also includes Alexis Martin, Gildor Roy, Marie Brassard and Antoine Bertrand.

A sequel film, Ésimésac, was released in 2012.

Cast

Reviews

Babine received generally favourable reviews by the critics.[4] It also received similar ratings from Rotten Tomatoes, with a 69% approval rating, and an average rating of 3.7 out of 5.[5] Overall, the movie was quite successful, collecting $2.8 million at the Quebec box office.[6]

Accolades

The film received many awards and nominations, including two Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards in 2009: Best Supporting Actress (Richer) and Best Sound Editing (Olivier Calvert, Natalie Fleurant, Francine Poirier and Lise Wedlock).

Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and Nominees Result
Directors Guild of Canada Production Design - Feature Nicolas Lepage Nominated
Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Isabel Richer Nominated
Best Achievement in Sound Editing Olivier Calvert

Natalie Fleurant

Francine Poirier

Lise Wedlock

 Nominated
Jutra Awards Best Art Direction Nicolas Lepage Winner
Best Costume Design Carmen Alie Winner
Best Make-up Kathryn Casault Winner
Best Music Normand Corbeil

Serge Fiori

 Winner
Best Sound Dominique Chartrand

Olivier Calvert

Louis Gignac

Gavin Fernandes

 Winner
Best Actor Vincent-Guillaume Otis Nominated
Best Hairstyling Denis Parent Nominated
Best Screenplay Fred Pellerin Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Luc Picard Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Babine: la belle histoire d'un pays d'en haut". Le Soleil, November 22, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Babine,ou l'ode à la folie". Le Devoir, October 4, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Babine – Film de Luc Picard". Films du Québec, January 1, 2009.
  4. ↑ Coulombe, M. (2008, November 28). Babine: Conte fantastique. Retrieved April 03, 2018, from http://ici.radio-canada.ca/arts-spectacles/cinema/2008/11/28/001-babine-coulombe.asp
  5. ↑ "Babine." Babine (2008) - Rotten Tomatoes, 16 Sept. 2014, www.rottentomatoes.com/m/babine/.
  6. ↑ http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/11/19/magie-a-saint-elie
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