Water Child

Water Child
L'Enfant d'eau
Directed by Robert Ménard
Produced by Robert Ménard
Roger Frappier
Written by Claire Wojas
Starring David La Haye
Marie-France Monette
Gilbert Sicotte
Monique Spaziani
Music by Ronald de Gagné
Richard Grégoire
Cinematography Michel Caron
Edited by Michel Arcand
Production
company
Les Productions Vidéofilms
Max Films Productions
National Film Board
Release date
 1995
Running time
 103 minutes
Country Canada
Language French

Water Child (French: L'Enfant d'eau) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Ménard and released in 1995.[1] The film stars David La Haye as Émile, a mentally handicapped young adult who survives a plane crash, finding himself on an otherwise deserted island with Cendrine (Marie-France Monette), a teenage girl.[1]

The film's cast also includes Gilbert Sicotte, Danielle Proulx and Monique Spaziani.

The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 16th Genie Awards: Best Actor (La Haye) and Best Original Score (Richard Grégoire).[2] La Haye won the award for Best Actor.[3]


References

  1. 1 2 "L'Enfant d'Eau takes a while to find its bearings". Montreal Gazette, August 29, 1995.
  2. ↑ "Genie Award nominees". Ottawa Citizen, January 14, 1996.
  3. ↑ "Three Genies for Le Confessionnal: Margaret's Museum wins six". Calgary Herald, January 15, 1996.
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