| Heaven | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Le Petit Ciel |
| Directed by | Jean-Sébastien Lord |
| Written by | Catherine Carlson Jean-Sébastien Lord |
| Produced by | Claude Gagnon Samuel Gagnon |
| Starring | Jocelyn Blanchard Garance Clavel Julien Poulin |
| Cinematography | Bernard Fougères |
| Edited by | François Valcourt |
| Music by | Pierre Benoît |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Aska Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Heaven ( French: Le Petit Ciel) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Jean-Sébastien Lord and released in 2000. [1] The film stars Jocelyn Blanchard as Jacques Sauvé, the owner of a failing bar in Montreal whose relationship with his girlfriend Sophie (Garance Clavel) is also under strain as he is dying of cancer; meanwhile, in heaven, guardian angels are trying to help out under the supervision of Nebuchadnezzar (André Montmorency) and Ivan the Terrible (Dominique Lévesque) while Jesus Christ ( Julien Poulin), who has been the boss ever since God took retirement, is too busy trying to find his new girlfriend's g-spot to pay much attention to the actual operations of the workplace. [2]
The film premiered on March 17, 2000 as the closing night gala of the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. [3]
Poulin received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 3rd Jutra Awards in 2001. [1]
References
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Petit ciel, Le – Film de Jean-Sébastien Lord". Films du Québec, March 10, 2009.
- ^ Genevieve Royer, "Director's debut aims for the sky: Le Petit Ciel is a take on life and death". Montreal Gazette, March 17, 2000.
- ^ John Griffin, "New Biname film to kick off Rendez-vous". Montreal Gazette, February 10, 2020.
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