One Summer | |
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French | Le temps d'un été |
Directed by | Louise Archambault |
Written by | Marie Vien |
Produced by | Antonello Cozzolino Brigitte Léveillé |
Starring |
Patrice Robitaille Guy Nadon Élise Guilbault |
Cinematography | Mathieu Laverdière |
Edited by | Isabelle Malenfant |
Production company | Attraction Images |
Distributed by | Immina Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
One Summer ( French: Le temps d'un été) is a 2023 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Louise Archambault. [1]
The film stars Patrice Robitaille as Marc Côté, a Roman Catholic parish priest who has ministered for many years to the poor and homeless in Montreal but is struggling with the financial decline of his church; after a former family friend bequeaths him a rural property in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, he decides to take a group of his regular clients on a summer retreat as a respite from their lives, only to run into conflict with the property's longtime caretaker François Riendeau ( Sébastien Ricard) and opposition from the community. [2]
The cast also includes Élise Guilbault as Sister Monique, a nun who works with Marc in Montreal; Guy Nadon as Jean-Pierre Genin, a former lawyer who has fallen on hard times; and Martin Dubreuil as Sam, a military veteran struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder; [3] as well as Bruce Dinsmore, Gilbert Sicotte, Louise Turcot, Geneviève Rochette, Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard, Pierre Verville, Marc-André Leclair, Victoria Barkoff, Sylvio Archambault, Cedric Keka Shako, Natalie Tannous, Denis Marchand, Normand Chouinard and Océane Kitura Bohémier-Tootoo in supporting roles.
The film was written by Marie Vien, based in part on her own prior experiences volunteering for a homelessness support organization. [4]
It was shot in summer 2022 in Sainte-Luce near Rimouski. [5]
It premiered in Rimouski on July 4, 2023, [6] before opening commercially on July 14. [7]
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Prix Iris | December 10, 2023 | Best Supporting Actor | Guy Nadon | Nominated | [8] |
Best Supporting Actress | Élise Guilbault | Nominated | |||
Public Prize | Patrick Roy, Antonello Cozzolino, Brigitte Léveillé, Louise Archambault, Marie Vien | Nominated | |||
Canadian Screen Awards | May 2024 | Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film | Marc-André Leclair | Nominated | [9] |
Guy Nadon | Nominated | ||||
Best Hair | Nermin Grbic, Carole Bertini | Nominated | |||
Best Visual Effects | Marie-Claude Lafontaine, JF (Jafaz) Ferland, Simon Beaupré | Nominated |