Sonatine (1984 film)

Sonatine
Directed by Micheline Lanctôt
Produced by Pierre Gendron
Written by Micheline Lanctôt
Starring Marcia Pilote
Pascale Bussières
Pierre Fauteux
Kliment Denchev
Pierre Girard
Music by François Lanctôt
Cinematography Guy Dufaux
Edited by Louise Surprenant
Release date
  • 24 February 1984 (1984-02-24)
Running time
91 minutes
Country Canada
Language French

Sonatine is a 1984 Canadian drama film written and directed by Micheline Lanctôt.[1] The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Cast

  • Marcia Pilote as Louisette
  • Yves Jacques as The Subway Station Janitor
  • Pierre Giard
  • Pierre Fauteux as Fernand
  • Kliment Dentchev as Bulgarian seaman
  • Pascale Bussières as Chantal

Awards

Genie Award – Best Director; Venice Film Festival – Silver Lion

See also

References

  1. "Canadian Film Encyclopedia: Sonatine". TIFF. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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